Systematics of the Southeast Asian mongooses (Herpestidae, Carnivora): solving the mystery of the elusive collared mongoose and Palawan mongoose [PDF]
Veron, Géraldine, Patou, Marie-Lilith, Debruyne, Regis, Couloux, Arnaud, Fernandez, Desamarie Antonette P., Wong, Siew Te, Fuchs, Jérome, Jennings, Andrew P. (2015): Systematics of the Southeast Asian mongooses (Herpestidae, Carnivora): solving the mystery of the elusive collared mongoose and Palawan mongoose.
Géraldine Veron +7 more
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AbstractIn most cooperative breeders, reproductive skew is high. However, in the banded mongoose, Mungos mungo, multiple females reproduce concurrently within a social group, indicating that skew is relatively low in this species. In order to evaluate the degree of reproductive skew in the banded mongoose, we identified 14 polymorphic microsatellite ...
R. C. Waldick, P. Johnson, J. Pemberton
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Marsh Mongoose Herpestes palustris is the only extant endemic mammal of the East Kolkata wetlands, which has been declared a RAMSAR site in 2002. Since its first description by the scientists of the Zoological Survey of India, the population of this ...
J.K. Mallick
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Mongoose Manor: Herpestidae remains from the Early Pleistocene Cooper’s D locality in the Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa [PDF]
Mongooses (Herpestidae) are an important component of African ecosystems, and a common constituent of southern African fossil assemblages. Despite this, mongoose fossils from the Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa, have received relatively little
Cohen, Brigette +2 more
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We report unusual foraging events in two of the most invasive terrestrial predators in the world that are well established in the Caribbean islands: the Small Indian Mongoose (Urva auropunctata), locally known as jurón, and the Domestic Cat (Felis catus).
Miguel A. Landestoy T. +2 more
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Neoplasia ovárica (Luteoma) en una Suricata (Suricata suricatta)
En este artículo se describe el caso de una Suricata suricatta de 5 años, hembra, nacida bajo cuidado humano en el Zoológico de Cali, Colombia, que presentó reporte de comportamiento anormal.
Marcela Rojas-Bustamante +3 more
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Wild Encounters: Analyzing Human-Animal Interactions in British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums Facilities. [PDF]
We investigated the quantity and diversity of animal–visitor interactions in BIAZA‐accredited facilities, finding 740 opportunities for interactions across a range of contexts including walkthroughs and handling. Meet and greets were the most offered and were influenced by the number of individual animals, cost of interaction, and animal popularity ...
Welsh T +4 more
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Morphological aspects of the brain in the Indian grey mongoose (Herpestes Edwardsii) [PDF]
Mongoose is a common name for 29 to 34 species in 14 genera of the family Herpestidae which are found in vast areas of southwestern Asia, especially southern Iran.
Babak Rasouli +2 more
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Prevalence of mortality in mammals: A retrospective study from wildlife rescue center of Nepal
To assess threats to the population of native mammals and their survival, we performed a retrospective study utilizing a rescue and rehabilitation database from Nepal.
Binaya Adhikari +4 more
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Annotated Checklist and Conservation Status of Mammal Species in Sarpang District, Bhutan
Bhutan has a total geographical area of 38,394 Km² located in between the Indo-Malayan and Palearctic region, out of which 51.44% (19750.75 km²) of its total geographical area has been designated as the protected area.
Jigme Tenzin +4 more
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