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DIY: A Practical Field-to-Sequencer Workflow for Metabarcoding the Diet of Terrestrial Carnivore Species. [PDF]
Mol Ecol ResourABSTRACT Metabarcoding of faecal samples is a powerful, non‐invasive approach for investigating the feeding ecology of carnivores, revealing prey diversity and unexpected dietary components with greater resolution than traditional methods. However, the approach remains technically demanding, as challenges and potential biases arise at every stage, from
Virtuoso FAS +9 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2020 We report three cases of sparganosis due to plerocercoids of the tapeworm Spirometra sp. in captive meerkats (Suricata suricatta) from a zoo exhibit in the southeastern United States. Two meerkats were euthanized, one due to an uncontrollable seizure and
Brittany McHale +8 more
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Animals, 2021 We approached the study of the main (MOB) and accessory olfactory bulbs (AOB) of the meerkat (Suricata suricatta) aiming to fill important gaps in knowledge regarding the neuroanatomical basis of olfactory and pheromonal signal processing in this iconic ...
Mateo V. Torres +4 more
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Small carnivores of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, the southern Western Ghats, India
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2018 The small carnivores of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary were surveyed using camera traps. The study was conducted between November 2016 and February 2017 at 111 camera trap locations. Twenty-five mammal species were recorded, including nine small carnivores
E. R. Sreekumar, P. O. Nameer
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2019 A camera trap survey was conducted in the recently protected Cleopatra’s Needle Critical Habitat (CNCH) in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines from February to May 2015 at 39 camera trap sites.
Paris N. Marler +3 more
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An African urban mesocarnivore: Navigating the urban matrix of Durban, South Africa
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 Urbanisation is rapidly transforming natural habitats with the potential to benefit synanthropic species, especially mesocarnivore species. Knowledge of the spatio-temporal ecology of mongoose species in an urban matrix is limited.
Jarryd P. Streicher +2 more
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First records in Tanzania of the Vulnerable Jackson's mongoose Bdeogale jacksoni (Herpestidae) [PDF]
Oryx, 2006 New records in Tanzania of the Vulnerable Jackson's mongoose Bdeogale jacksoni expand its distribution by over 900 km to the south. During two independent camera-trap surveys over 3 years B. jacksoni, one of Africa's most cryptic small carnivores and previously thought to be endemic to Kenya, was recorded in forests of the Udzungwa Mountains.
De Luca DW, Rovero F
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Small carnivores of the montane forests of Eravikulam National Park in the Western Ghats, India
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2017 The study of small carnivores of the montane forests of Eravikulam National Park in the southern Western Ghats, India recorded nine species of small carnivores using the camera trapping technique.
S. Nikhil, P. O. Nameer
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Asian Journal of Research in Zoology, 2022 Aim: To study the morphological characteristics of dorsal guard hair of five carnivoran species native to Tamil Nadu for the creation of an identification key for application in wildlife forensics. Study Design: The experiment was designed to observe the physical characters of each hair strand and measure widely used morphological parameters from
Debasis Jana +4 more
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Carnivoran remains from the Malapa hominin site, South Africa. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Recent discoveries at the new hominin-bearing deposits of Malapa, South Africa, have yielded a rich faunal assemblage associated with the newly described hominin taxon Australopithecus sediba.
Brian F Kuhn +4 more
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