Phylogenetic Relationships of Macaques (Cercopithecidae: Macaca) Inferred from Partial Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) Cytochrome Oxidase II (COII) gene [PDF]
, 2016 The molecular phylogenetic relationships among ten species of macaques were assessed using mitochondrialDNA (mtDNA) cytochrome oxidase II (COII) gene. The 27 individuals comprising of ten species within genusMacaca, namely, M. sylvanus, M.
Abdullah, Mohd Tajuddin +2 more
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But how does it smell? An investigation of olfactory bulb size among living and fossil primates and other euarchontoglirans [PDF]
Altres ajuts: CERCA Programme/Generalitat de CatalunyaPrimates are often considered to have a poor sense of smell. While all studies identify small olfactory bulbs (OB; the region of the brain responsible for processing scent) among haplorhines, whether ...
Bertrand, Ornella C. +6 more
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Mobile DNA elements in primate and human evolution [PDF]
, 2007 Roughly 50% of the primate genome consists of mobile, repetitive DNA sequences such as Alu and LINE1 elements. The causes and evolutionary consequences of mobile element insertion, which have received considerable attention during the past decade, are ...
Batzer, Mark A. +4 more
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Skull of the Eocene primate Omomys carteri from western North America [PDF]
, 2010 The description of a skull of the omomyid primate Omomys carteri from the middle Eocene Bridger Formation of southwestern Wyoming provides important new information relevant to our understanding of Eocene primate systematics and evolution.
Burger, Benjamin J.
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Enhancing search efficiency by means of a search filter for finding all studies on animal experimentation in PubMed [PDF]
, 2010 Collecting and analysing all available literature before starting an animal experiment is important and it is indispensable when writing a systematic review (SR) of animal research.
Alice Tillema +5 more
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Comparative Morphology of Primate Distal Phalanges: Implications for Early Primate Evolution and the Origins of the Primate Nail [PDF]
, 2015 Human manual dexterity is strongly enhanced by the presence of flattened nails associated with well-developed apical pads. However, the presence of nails is not unique to humans; it is one of the few traits that unite all living primates.
Maiolino, Stephanie A.
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The Biological Overview Effect: Our Place in Nature [PDF]
, 2019 While gazing at the Earth from orbit, some astronauts have described a cognitive shift known as the overview effect. Here we describe an analogous biological overview effect produced by looking at the tiny twig of humanity on the tree of life.
Chopra, Aditya, Lineweaver, Charles
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Blue Eyes on Red Lists: Conservation and the Future of the Blue-eyed Black Lemur [PDF]
, 2016 The family Lemuridae represents a large and important group within the order Primate. Today, lemurs—endemic to Madagascar—are the most threatened mammal group on Earth. Almost every one of the 100-plus recognized species suffers from habitat destruction
Meier, Katherine
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An interdisciplinary approach to the evolution of grasping and manipulation [PDF]
, 2019 This paper is an introduction to a special issue of the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (2019, volume 127: issue 3) focused on an interdisciplinary approach to the evolution of grasping and manipulation in tetrapods. Grasping is associated with
Bardo, Ameline, Pouydebat, Emmanuelle
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The successive emergence of ERVL-MaLRs in primates. [PDF]
Virus Evol, 2023 Zuo Z.
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