A new Late Pleistocene non-anthropogenic vertebrate assemblage from the northern Iberian Peninsula: Artazu VII (Arrasate, Basque Country) [PDF]
, 2016 Late Pleistocene palaeontological sites without human intervention are limited in the Cantabrian region, and even more so those with a good state of preservation and rich biodiversity.
Arrizabalaga, Álvaro +8 more
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Molecular evolution of the hyaluronan synthase 2 gene in mammals: implications for adaptations to the subterranean niche and cancer resistance [PDF]
, 2015 The naked mole-rat (NMR) Heterocephalus glaber is a unique and fascinating mammal exhibiting many unusual adaptations to a subterranean lifestyle.
Christopher G. Faulkes +5 more
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Lista actualizada de la diversidad de los mamíferos del Perú y una propuesta para su actualización
Revista Peruana de Biología, 2021 La lista de mamíferos del Perú más reciente, publicada en el año 2020, compiló un total de 569 especies y 82 especies endémicas, sin embargo, en corto tiempo varios cambios taxonómicos han ocurrido y obligan a presentar otra lista actualizada de todas ...
Víctor Raúl Pacheco Torres +6 more
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Evolutionary history of LINE-1 in the major clades of placental mammals [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: LINE-1 constitutes an important component of mammalian genomes. It has a dynamic evolutionary history characterized by the rise, fall and replacement of subfamilies.
Dobigny, Gauthier +3 more
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Metabolic rate limits the effect of sperm competition on mammalian spermatogenesis. [PDF]
, 2013 Sperm competition leads to increased sperm production in many taxa. This response may result from increases in testes size, changes in testicular architecture or changes in the kinetics of spermatogenesis, but the impact of each one of these processes on
AH Schultz +30 more
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The accelerating influence of humans on mammalian macroecological patterns over the late Quaternary [PDF]
, 2019 The transition of hominins to a largely meat-based diet ~1.8 million years ago led to the exploitation of other mammals for food and resources. As hominins, particularly archaic and modern humans, became increasingly abundant and dispersed across the ...
Elliott Smith, Rosemary E. +4 more
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Ekológia (Bratislava), 2021 Changes in the structure of small mammals’ communities (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia) along urban–rural gradient indicate the environmental state of stability or instability.
Langraf Vladimír +5 more
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General palaeontology, systematics and evolution (Vertebrate palaeontology) Early Late Miocene insectivores (Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from the Cañada section (Province of Zaragoza, east Central Spain). [PDF]
, 2012 Vallesian (early Late Miocene) strata from the recently introduced Ca˜nada section (province of Zaragoza, east Central Spain) have yielded fairly large insectivore assemblages. These show that, after the generally dry Aragonian, the Vallesian gave rise
García Paredes, Israel +4 more
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Applied Hedgehog Conservation Research
AnimalsHedgehogs (Order Eulipotyphla, Family Erinaceidae, Subfamily Erinaceinae) are familiar and popular spiny mammals, but they face many challenges in modern human-dominated environments [...]
Nigel Reeve +2 more
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Discovery of a new mammal species (Soricidae: Eulipotyphla) from Narcondam volcanic island, India
Scientific Reports, 2021 We discovered a new Crocidura species of shrew (Soricidae: Eulipotyphla) from Narcondam Island, India by using both morphological and molecular approaches. The new species, Crocidura narcondamica sp. nov. is of medium size (head and body lengths) and has
Manokaran Kamalakannan +5 more
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