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Collpas as activity hotspots for frugivorous bats (Stenodermatinae) in the Peruvian Amazon: underlying mechanisms and conservation implications [PDF]
, 2009 In western Amazonia, large numbers of frugivorous bats regularly visit natural forest clearings known locally as collpas (also called clay licks or mineral licks).
Bravo Ordonez, Adriana
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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 +6 more
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Acta Scientiarum: Biological SciencesThe National Park Cavernas do Peruaçu (NPCP) is located within priority conservation areas for the Cerrado and Caatinga biomes, which are among Brazil's most endangered environments.
Clever Gustavo Pinto +4 more
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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 +3 more
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Tissue Distribution of the MERS-Coronavirus Receptor in Bats
Scientific Reports, 2017 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has been shown to infect both humans and dromedary camels using dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) as its receptor. The distribution of DPP4 in the respiratory tract tissues of humans and camels reflects
W. Widagdo +8 more
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Biology Open, 2021 The postprandial blood glucose level is very high for the body size in frugivorous bats. Like other homeotherms, bats release heat during digestion of dietary macronutrients.
Venkatesh Nagarajan-Radha +1 more
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Land birds on atolls: diversity, origin, and function
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Oceanic islands are global hotspots of avian biodiversity and endemism. Their isolation and distinct environmental conditions have uniquely shaped the evolutionary trajectories of island birds, while, in turn, land bird communities have become critical providers of ecological functions to island ecosystems.
Sebastian Steibl +6 more
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Perceptual strategies in active and passive hearing of neotropical bats [PDF]
, 2008 Basic spectral and temporal sound properties, such as frequency content and timing, are evaluated by the auditory system to build an internal representation of the external world and to generate auditory guided behaviour. Using echolocating bats as model
Goerlitz, Holger R.
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Local development planning and bats in the UK : “an impenetrable fog” ? [PDF]
, 2011 This study was supported by RPS Group plc (Planning & Development)Despite national and international protection, and the focus of conservation biology research, UK bat populations remain under threat from development.
Cohen, Keith
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PLoS ONE, 2015 Bats are an ideal mammalian group for exploring adaptations to fasting due to their large variety of diets and because fasting is a regular part of their life cycle.
Lei Zhu +3 more
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