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A new Eliomys from the Upper Miocene of Spain and its implications for the phylogeny of genus [PDF]
, 2014 In this paper, we describe a previously unknown species of the glirid Eliomys from the Late Miocene and Early Pliocene Cabriel, Alcoy and Granada basins of southeastern Spain. Eliomys yevesi sp. nov.
Garcia-Alix Daroca, Antonio +3 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Palaeolagus, a late Eocene to early Miocene North American lagomorph genus, represented by numerous and well-preserved specimens, has been long considered a basal leporid, although it is currently understood as a stem lagomorph.
Irina Ruf +4 more
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Not so unique to Primates: The independent adaptive evolution of TRIM5 in Lagomorpha lineage.
PLoS ONE, 2019 The plethora of restriction factors with the ability to inhibit the replication of retroviruses have been widely studied and genetic hallmarks of evolutionary selective pressures in Primates have been well documented.
Ana Águeda-Pinto +5 more
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The morphofunctional characteristic of euarchontoglires’ intestine
RUDN Journal of Agronomy and Animal Industries, 2014 The research results of morphofunctional peculiarities of lagomorpha and rodentia intestine are represented. The peculiarities of the intestine’s structural functioning of the examined species are also represented.
N A Slesarenko, V A Komiakova
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Leopards Exhibit Nuanced Predation Patterns but Rely on Wild Prey in a Human-Dominated Agricultural Landscape in the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe Sri Lankan endemic subspecies of leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) is facing intensifying human–leopard interactions in unprotected highlands, from where 107 scat samples indicated its wide‐ranging diet of 17 prey species, the black‐naped hare (Lepus nigricollis) being the favorite, while medium‐sized prey such as barking deer (Muntiacus malabaricus)
Kumara PHSC +5 more
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BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2011 Background Since the first report of the antiretroviral restriction factor TRIM5α in primates, several orthologs in other mammals have been described. Recent studies suggest that leporid retroviruses like RELIK, the first reported endogenous lentivirus ...
Areal Helena +4 more
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FOSSIL LAGOMORPHA (MAMMALIA) OF ITALY: SYSTEMATICS AND BIOCHRONOLOGY
Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, 2020 Revisions performed in the last 15 years added remarkable novelties to the taxonomy and biochronology of Italian fossil lagomorphs. Several new taxa have been erected basing on new materials and on the revision of old materials.
CHIARA ANGELONE +2 more
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Los micromamíferos (Eulipotyphla, Chiroptera, Rodentia y Lagomorpha) del yacimiento del Pleistoceno Superior de la cueva de El Sidrón (Asturias) [PDF]
, 2018 In the Late Pleistocene site of El Sidrón cave, with a date of ~ 49,000 ky, known for its numerous fossil remains of Neanderthals, some remains of micromammals were found, whose detailed study is carried out in this work.
Duarte Matías, Elsa +2 more
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The accelerating influence of humans on mammalian macroecological patterns over the late Quaternary [PDF]
, 2019 The transition of hominins to a largely meat-based diet ~1.8 million years ago led to the exploitation of other mammals for food and resources. As hominins, particularly archaic and modern humans, became increasingly abundant and dispersed across the ...
Elliott Smith, Rosemary E. +4 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Domestic rabbits of different body sizes differ disproportionately in the length of their tooth row or the length of their diastema. Abstract In various domestic mammals, smaller breeds tend to have proportionally larger teeth, whereas this is not a universal trend across mammals.
Ursina L. Fasciati +3 more
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