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Asian elephant population parameters were assessed using microsatellite, SNP, and sex determination DNA markers. This represents one of the first studies in mainland Asia to demonstrate that integrating microsatellite and SNP data enhances genotyping success from degraded fecal samples, increases the number of useable samples and markers, and ...
Rachel Crouthers +5 more
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Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is classified as a critically endangered species under the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list and is protected under Indonesian law.
Widodo Arif Rohman +3 more
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Morphometric and Paleobiological Insights Into Pleistocene Sicilian Wolf Populations
ABSTRACT The Pleistocene wolves (Canis lupus) from Sicily represent one of the few known insular populations of this species from that time period. Despite their potential relevance for understanding carnivore adaptations in insular contexts, no dedicated study has previously investigated their morphology and evolutionary significance.
Domenico Tancredi +3 more
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Exploring legal‐ and health‐risk messaging to reduce demand for elephant skin
Abstract Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) are poached for an illegal trade in their skins, which are used in traditional medicine in Africa and Asia. We explored whether messages about the legal and health risks of using elephant skin for medicinal purposes (stomach illness) could reduce such consumption.
Beilu Duan +10 more
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Kestane hortumluböceği Curculio elephas (Gyllenhal) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) ve Kestane içkurdu Cydia splendana (Hübner) (Lep.: Tortricidae) kestane üretiminde kalite ve verim kayıplarına neden olan önemli zararlılardır.
Hülya Ulusay +3 more
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Yacimiento-Museo de Ambrona [PDF]
El Yacimiento-Museo de Ambrona conserva restos paleontológicos, principalmente de Elephas anticuus, en una acumulación por causas naturales, e industria lítica, que denota una intervención humana atribuida al aprovechamiento de los recursos alimenticios,
Elías Terés Navarro
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ABSTRACT Objectives The grandmother hypothesis proposes that ancestral women ceased reproduction midlife to instead provision their grandchildren. An alternative “two‐sex” account proposes that the high energetic burden of caring for slow‐developing offspring was met with biparental investment.
Edward H. Hagen
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Abstract A subadult Moschognathus whaitsi from the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, was scanned using synchrotron radiation X‐ray computed tomography (SRXCT). Its subadult state allowed the cranial bones and teeth to be identified and individually reconstructed in 3D.
Tristen Lafferty +3 more
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