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EXPLAINING LATERALITY [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Working with multi-species allometric relations and drawing on mammalian theorist Denenberg’s works, I provide an explanatory theory of the mammalian dual-brain as no prior account ...
Reid, Mark D
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Rewilded horses in European nature conservation – a genetics, ethics, and welfare perspective

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 1, Page 407-427, February 2025.
ABSTRACT In recent decades, the integration of horses (Equus ferus) in European rewilding initiatives has gained widespread popularity due to their potential for regulating vegetation and restoring natural ecosystems. However, employing horses in conservation efforts presents important challenges, which we here explore and discuss.
Lilla Lovász   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Problems of reintroduction and introduction of hares (Leporidae) in the Russian Federation

open access: yesВетеринария и кормление
Biodiversity is not only the wealth and beauty of our world, it is the interdependence and mutual influence of all its parts on each other. Hares are a kind of link in the ecosystem.
Valtsiferova S.V.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of Host and Landscape‐Associated Factors in the Infection and Transmission of Pathogens: The Case of Directly Transmitted Virus in Mammals

open access: yesVeterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 1, January 2025.
The figure shows the effects (increasing upward arrow or decreasing downward arrow) the most common host traits, landscape attributes, climatic features and anthropogenic variables recorded in the review had on the infection and transmission of directly transmitted virus to mammals.
María del Carmen Villalobos‐Segura   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Retrospective multicenter analysis of causes of death in wild mammals in Southern Germany (2019–2023)

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science
IntroductionWild mammals are important indicators of ecosystem health, zoonotic risks, and anthropogenic pressures. Systematic necropsies provide valuable insights into mortality patterns, yet regionally structured evaluations in Central Europe remain ...
M. Nowak   +28 more
doaj   +1 more source

Abolishing the security dilemma: Why we need to integrate the militaries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This article argues that the Security Dilemma can in fact be abolished by integrating the militaries into one common global organisation, possibly under one common command.
Beyer, Anna Cornelia
core   +2 more sources

The European Union One Health 2023 Zoonoses report

open access: yesEFSA Journal, Volume 22, Issue 12, December 2024.
Abstract This report by the European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control presents the results of zoonoses monitoring and surveillance activities carried out in 2023 in 27 Member States (MSs), the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) and 10 non‐MSs. Key statistics on zoonoses and zoonotic agents in humans, food,
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The genetic analysis of new Polish strains of European brown hare syndrome virus

open access: yesPolish Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2014
Abstract In this paper we describe recently occurring outbreaks of European brown hare syndrome (EBHS) in a captive hare population. The aim of our study was to evaluate the phylogenetic position of detected Polish strains compared to other European strains of EBHSV. Investigations were undertaken in hares from different provinces of Poland. Liver
E, Kwit   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The Neolithic Revolution in the Middle East

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, Volume 77, Issue 4, Page 1154-1196, November 2024.
Abstract This paper investigates the causes and the consequences of the emergence of agriculture in the Middle East. Agriculture has emerged in many parts of the world since the end of the last Ice Age about 15 000 years ago. The paper first surveys the Palaeolithic Period to understand why agriculture did not emerge earlier.
Robert C. Allen
wiley   +1 more source

The accelerating influence of humans on mammalian macroecological patterns over the late Quaternary [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

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