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Gut microbiota and fecal metabolites in captive and wild North China leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) by comparsion using 16 s rRNA gene sequencing and LC/MS-based metabolomics

BMC Veterinary Research, 2020
Background Gut microbes significantly contribute to nutrient digestion and absorption, intestinal health and immunity, and are essential for the survival and environmental adaptation of wild animals.
Yan Hua, Heqin Cao, Jiao Wang, Fengping He, Guangshun Jiang   +4 more
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Segmental composition and nerve distribution of the brachial plexus in Galictis cuja

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Galictis cuja is a neotropical mustelid with terrestrial locomotor habits, yet the anatomy of its brachial plexus has remained undescribed. This study characterizes the origin, organization, and distribution of the brachial plexus nerves in 15 adult specimens (30 antimeres).
Natan da Cruz de Carvalho, Thais Mattos Estruc, Ingrid Bete Palmeira, Julia Fagundes Franco, Emillin Reis Bermudez, Paulo de Souza‐Junior, Marcelo Abidu‐Figueiredo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial Heterogeneity of Habitat Selection of Large Carnivores and Their Ungulate Prey in Proximity to Roads

Ecology and Evolution
Geographic heterogeneity, encompassing both species‐environment interactions and interspecific relationships, significantly influences the ecological attributes of wildlife habitat selection and population distribution.
Xuankai Liang, Zexu Long, Shiyu Chen, Jinzhe Qi, Buyi Sun, Nathan James Roberts, Heng Bao, Guangshun Jiang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Innervation of the tubarial glands: A hypothesis‐driven anatomical review

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The tubarial glands have been described as a macroscopic bilateral glandular complex in the posterolateral nasopharynx near the torus tubarius and the pharyngeal opening of the Eustachian tube. Since their recognition on prostate‐specific membrane antigen‐based imaging, their anatomical classification has remained debated, with converging ...
Mugurel Constantin Rusu, Ivan Varga, Răzvan Costin Tudose   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Owners’ experiences of caring for cats with chronic kidney disease in the UK

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
Objectives The aim of the present study was to describe current practices in the management of feline chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the experiences and emotions of caring for a cat with CKD, reported by UK cat owners.
Jenna Elliott, Holly Reyes-Hughes, Angie Hibbert, Emily Blackwell, Natalie C Finch   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Three‐dimensional digital analysis of musteloid masticatory muscle architecture

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Musteloids span an enormous breadth of dietary modes within a single superfamily. In this study, we utilize digital dissection techniques to reconstruct the internal 3D anatomy of muscles within the musteloid feeding apparatus, and explore how dietary specializations might alter the size, orientation, and curvature of fascicles therein.
Cassidy E. Davis, Edwin Dickinson, Madison Manzo, Ashley R. Deutsch, Jillian S. Davis, Michael C. Granatosky, Adam Hartstone‐Rose   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bite force estimates and morphological correlations of jaw muscles in parrots

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Parrots (Order: Psittaciformes) are renowned for their high bite force (BF) and morphological correlates thereof, including a highly mobile skull and two unique mandibular adductor muscles—m. pseudomasseter and m. ethmomandibularis, with the former being hypothesized to increase force output.
Ana Carolina L. Faillace, Arin Berger, Marcelo Ismar S. Santana, Adam Hartstone‐Rose   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intra‐ and Interspecific Spatial Temporal Interactions Drive Habitat Selection of Three Sympatric Top Predators

Ecology and Evolution
The population distribution and habitat selection of top predators are critically important for species conservation and habitat management. While previous studies have identified environmental characteristics and food resources as factors influencing ...
Chenbing Chu, Wannian Cheng, Baoxiang Huang, Wentao Zhang, Xinpeng Liu, Shixin Gao, Nathan James Roberts, Heng Bao, Jiayin Gu, Guangshun Jiang   +9 more
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Amino acid changes in the spike protein of feline coronavirus correlate with systemic spread of virus from the intestine and not with feline infectious peritonitis [PDF]

, 2014
Recent evidence suggests that a mutation in the spike protein gene of feline coronavirus (FCoV), which results in an amino acid change from methionine to leucine at position 1058, may be associated with feline infectious peritonitis (FIP).
Tasker, S, Harley, Ross, Porter, E, Stuart G Siddell, Séverine Tasker, Day, M J, Ross Harley, Porter, Emily, Siddell, S G, Siddell, Stuart G, Emily Porter, Porter, Emily L, Anja Kipar, Christopher R Helps, Helps, C R, Tasker, Séverine, Kipar, A, Day, Michael J, Kipar, Anja, Helps, Christopher R, Michael J Day, Harley, R   +21 more
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Fascicle measurement methods do result in lengths that are significantly different

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
A recent comparison of the most prevalent methods for measuring fascicles, in situ measurement versus chemical digestion, concluded that the measurements are indistinguishable based on data from different conspecific individuals. However, our study of contralateral muscles of the same individuals shows that the methods clearly result in statistically ...
Katherine M. Clark, Reece A. Brown, Maggie Funderburk, Elise S. Bush, Anthony Herrel, Adam Hartstone‐Rose   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source