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Different shape but the same topographical complexity—The lingual gross anatomy of the Saimaa (Pusa saimensis) and Baltic ringed seals (Pusa hispida botnica)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite the distinctly different shapes of their tongues, the tongue gross anatomy of Saimaa ringed seal closely resembled that of Baltic ringed seal. There were no differences in the extrinsic and intrinsic tongue muscles or their associated vascularization and innervation between Saimaa and Baltic ringed seals.
Juha Laakkonen, Heini Nihtilä
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Developmental morphology of claspers and clasper‐glands during maturation in Potamotrygon wallacei (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygoninae)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The claspers are the copulatory organs in male elasmobranchs, responsible for directing the semen into the female cloaca (C). However, the microscopic morphology of the claspers remains poorly understood. This study describes the morphology of the claspers and clasper glands (CGs) of cururu stingray (Potamotrygon wallacei) at different ...
Matheus Samuel Cunha Braga, Grazyelle Sebrenski da Silva, Maria Inês Braga de Oliveira, Jaydione Luiz Marcon, Ruben Dario Morales Gamba   +4 more
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Endangered and endemic species increase forest conservation values of species diversity based on the Shannon-Wiener index

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2016
Species diversity is the most important component of biodiversity and plays an important role in maintaining forest ecosystem processes and stability. The assessment of the forest conservation value of species diversity is commonly carried out based on ...
Song Q, Wang B, Wang J, Niu X
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Long-Term Trends in the Structure and Dynamics of the Fish Communities in Buško Blato Reservoir

Croatian Journal of Fisheries, 2020
Buško Blato Reservoir, the third largest hydro accumulation in Europe, is situated in the south-eastern part of the karstic Livanjsko Polje Valley. This aquatic ecosystem is distinguished by a very rich ichthyofauna and the presence of four endemic fish ...
Mušović Aldijana, Škrijelj Rifat, Gajević Mahir, Stroil Belma Kalamujić, Vesnić Adi, Mitrašinović-Brulić Maja, Đug Samir   +6 more
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Distribution and species diversity of freshwater crabs of the family Pseudothelphusidae in Colombia (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)

Nauplius, 2020
The study of Colombian freshwater crabs has advanced significantly, but species records are scattered across different museums and research institutions. Assuming that museum collections incorporate valuable information in estimating species diversity, a
Martha R. Campos, Diógenes Campos
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Comparative analysis of cytoarchitectonic and neurochemical aspects of the globus pallidus in the rock cavy (Kerodon rupestris) and the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The globus pallidus (GP), a subcortical structure within the basal ganglia, plays a crucial role in modulating cortico‐subcortical circuits related to motor control and associative/limbic functions. However, the cytoarchitectonic and neurochemical organization of this structure remains poorly characterized in naturally existing wild‐type ...
Lavínnya Yáskara de Aquino Matoso, Yasmin Pinto Fernandes Albuquerque, Karina Maia Paiva, Rodrigo Freire Oliveira, Nelyane Nayara Martins de Santana, Expedito Silva do Nascimento‐Júnior, Rovena Clara G. J. Engelberth, Jeferson de Souza Cavalcante, Adhil Bhagwandin, Paulo Leonardo Araújo de Góis Morais, José Rodolfo Lopes de Paiva Cavalcanti   +10 more
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Osteohistological evidence for terrestrial adaptation and an extended growth period in mekosuchine crocodylians and its potential role in their extinction

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Australasian crocodylian fossil record is dominated by the extinct endemic clade Mekosuchinae, with known members spanning the Eocene‐to‐Holocene. This diverse clade exhibited high morphological disparity, from early members superficially similar to Crocodylus, to more terrestrial forms later in the clade's evolutionary history.
Devin K. Hoffman, Cecily S. C. Nicholl, Oliver Bradley, Sreya Magar, Marie Sofia Sebaratnam, Alexandra Houssaye, Ryan N. Felice, Adam M. Yates, Stephen F. Poropat, Philip D. Mannion   +9 more
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Body mass and sex estimation from lower carnassial tooth morphometry in the endangered Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus): An ecomorphological analysis of sexual size dimorphism

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) is an endangered subspecies characterized by highly fragmented populations and increasing human–carnivore conflict across the Iberian Peninsula. Although body mass strongly influences predator–prey dynamics and ecological performance, quantitative assessments of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) and body mass
Leonardo Cotts, Eduardo Rossener, Ricardo Moratelli, Maria da Luz Mathias, Oscar Rocha‐Barbosa   +4 more
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Redescription of †Eobrasilia coutoi (Metatheria: Polydolopimorphia), a unique sclerocarpophagous metatherian from the Palaeogene of South America: Systematic affinities, and paleoecological and evolutionary implications

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The ‘Palaeogene strata’ of the Itaboraí Basin (upper Paleocene‐lower Eocene), Southeastern Brazil, has preserved 29 genera and almost 50 species of metatherians (about 65% of its mammalian diversity). Among them, Eobrasilia coutoi Simpson, 1947 is the most enigmatic due to its quite fragmentary nature.
Leonardo M. Carneiro, Hugo Bampi, Ana C. Bernardes‐Dias, Lidiane Asevedo, João P. P. Araújo, Matheus R. Arêas, Alessandra S. Machado, Ricardo T. Lopes, Rafael C. Silva, Marina B. Soares, Gustavo R. Oliveira   +10 more
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Mapping Pure Mangrove Patches in Small Corridors and Sandbanks Using Airborne Hyperspectral Imagery

Remote Sensing, 2019
Taijiang National Park (TNP) of Taiwan is the northernmost geographical position of mangrove habitats in the Northern Hemisphere. Instead of occupying a vast region with a single species, the mangroves in TNP are usually mingled with other plants in a ...
Cheng-Chien Liu, Tsai-Wen Hsu, Hui-Lin Wen, Kung-Hwa Wang   +3 more
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