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We describe the functional anatomy of masticatory muscles in nine opossums, finding a generalized anatomical pattern with differences related to skull morphology. Variation in quantitative myological data and estimated bite force was mostly related to size, and the increase in bite force supports dietary diversification associated with size increase ...
Juann A. F. H. Abreu, Diego Astúa
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Abstract Domesticated European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) have long been chosen as laboratory model organisms. Despite this, there has been no definitive study of the vertebral musculature of wild rabbits. Relevant descriptions of well‐studied veterinary model mammals (such as dogs) are generally applicable, but not appropriate for a species ...
Nuttakorn Taewcharoen+3 more
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['Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health\n — Current Policy Issues']
The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education
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Culturally Imbued Trees: Physical and Metaphysical Connections
ABSTRACT Australian Aboriginal song‐lines and Dreaming tracks follow the movement and interactions of ancestral beings and are marked by physical features associated with those ancestral beings at culturally significant places, often termed ‘sacred sites’.
Ken Mulvaney, David Cooper
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['Breaking Down Language Barriers in the Top\n End']
The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education
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Snake and Moon ‘Right Way Marriage’ Stories on Stone and Bark
ABSTRACT In northwest Australia, boab trees hold significant cultural values for First Nations people. Their leaves, bark, roots and nuts are important as traditional resources for food, medicine, fibre, water and shade and serve as reference points in the landscape. Some of the tree trunks are inscribed with images and symbols which tell of events and
Jane Balme+7 more
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