Journal of Asian Earth Sciences: X, 2022 The Kargil Formation in the region of Ladakh (northern India) is known for its late Oligocene mammal fauna of both large mammals and rodents. New excavations in the area yielded a maxillary fragment of an insectivore with three premolars and two roots of
Wasim A. Wazir +5 more
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Structure of the ovaries of the Nimba otter shrew, Micropotamogale lamottei, and the Madagascar hedgehog tenrec, Echinops telfairi [PDF]
, 2005 The otter shrews are members of the subfamily Potamogalinae within the family Tenrecidae. No description of the ovaries of any member of this subfamily has been published previously.
A.C. Enders +18 more
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Flea Communities on Small Mammals in Lowland Environment
Ekológia (Bratislava), 2020 The landscape of south-western Slovakia is characterised by anthropogenous reshaping, while fragments of undisturbed, waterlogged habitats have been preserved in what remains of the meandering ancient Žitava River.
Baláž Ivan, Zigová Martina
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Амурский зоологический журнал, 2011 Проведен анализ изменчивости метрических признаков нижней челюсти Crocidura shantungensis Miller, 1901 за последние 43 тысячи лет. Показано, что наиболее крупные экземпляры нижней челюсти соответствуют голоценовому времени, наиболее мелкие ...
V. E. Panasenko, S. K. Kholin
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The Gelasian (Late Villanyan-MN17) diversified micromammal assemblage with Mimomys pliocaenicus from Coste San Giacomo (Anagni basin, central Italy), taxonomy and comparison with selected european sites [PDF]
, 2015 The Gelasian site of Coste San Giacomo (CSG) (central Italy) provides a unique opportunity to investigate the faunal and environmental changes occurred in Mediterranean Europe during the Early Pleistocene. The finding of both large and small mammal fauna
Bellucci, Luca +2 more
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New systematic insights about plio-pleistocene moles from poland [PDF]
, 2016 The generic attribution of the Plio-Pleistocene Polish moles ?Neurotrichus polonicus and ?Neurotrichus skoczeni has been questioned several times in the past.
Kotsakis, Tassos +2 more
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Assessing the umbrella value of a range-wide conservation network for Jaguars (Panthera onca) [PDF]
, 2016 Umbrella species are employed as conservation short-cuts for the design of reserves or reserve networks. However, empirical data on the effectiveness of umbrellas is equivocal, which has prevented more widespread application of this conservation strategy.
Adriaensen +62 more
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Differentiation of flea communities of small mammals in selected habitats in the Eastern Tatra Mts
Folia Oecologica, 2019 Research into small mammals and their ectoparasites was carried out in the Belianske Tatras during 2010–14, evaluating flea communities found on small mammals on the basis of species richness, abundance and level of infestation.
Baláž Ivan +2 more
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Antimicrobial Activity of Cathelicidin-Derived Peptide from the Iberian Mole Talpa occidentalis
Vaccines, 2022 The immune systems of all vertebrates contain cathelicidins, a family of antimicrobial peptides. Cathelicidins are a type of innate immune effector that have a number of biological functions, including a well-known direct antibacterial action and ...
Andrea Otazo-Pérez +6 more
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Establishing macroecological trait datasets: digitalization, extrapolation, and validation of diet preferences in terrestrial mammals worldwide [PDF]
, 2014 Ecological trait data are essential for understanding the broad-scale distribution of biodiversity and its response to global change. For animals, diet represents a fundamental aspect of species’ evolutionary adaptations, ecological and functional roles,
Dalby, Lars +7 more
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