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Age-dependent cognitive inflexibility in great apes [PDF]

, 2015
The ability to suppress and/or change behaviour on the basis of negative feedback, often conceptualized as cognitive flexibility, has rarely been investigated in nonhuman great apes across a broad age range. In this study, 25 chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes,
Call, Josep, Marin Manrique, Hector
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‘Just part of the job’ – understanding work‐related injuries and safety culture in companion animal veterinary practices

Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
Objectives To examine the prevalence and types of work‐related injuries in companion animal practices, explore the context of their occurrence and the behaviours of injured persons. Methods A mixed‐methods analysis of a cross‐sectional online survey of UK employees of a consolidated group of veterinary practices.
J. S. P. Tulloch, I. Schofield, R. Jackson, M. Whiting   +3 more
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Faunistic inventory of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Mauritius Island, Indian Ocean: Diversity and spatial distribution of species of veterinary interest Inventaire faunistique du genre Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) sur l'île Maurice dans l'océan Indien: diversité et répartition spatiale des espèces présentant un intérêt vétérinaire

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Four Afrotropical Culicoides species are recorded in Mauritius with suspected or historically involvement in BTV and EHDV transmission. All species were distributed all over the island. While intra‐specific morphological variations were detected, genetic analyses did not reveal any cryptic diversity. Abstract Viruses transmitted by biting midge species
Diana P. Iyaloo, Khouaildi B. Elahee, Varina Ramdonee Mosawa, Nabiihah R. Munglee, Ishana Mahadeo, Christophe Genevieve, Hemant Bhoobun, Lorn Ribon‐Chaudat, Rosenka Lardeux, Pachka Hammami, Karine Huber, David Bru, Yannick Grimaud, Harena Rasamoelina‐Andriamanivo, Thierry Baldet, Claire Garros   +15 more
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Building Babies - Chapter 16 [PDF]

, 2012
In contrast to birds, male mammals rarely help to raise the offspring. Of all mammals, only among rodents, carnivores, and primates, males are sometimes intensively engaged in providing infant care (Kleiman and Malcolm 1981).
A Fuentes, A Goldizen, A Gozalo, A Morcillo, A Paul, A Savage, AC Keddy Hector, AF Dixson, AF Dixson, AI Houston, AI Houston, AI Houston, AJ Bateman, AK Birnie, AM Hurtado, AW Goldizen, AW Goldizen, AW Goldizen, B Jantschke, BB Smuts, BC Sheldon, BC Trainor, BC Trainor, BS Hewlett, BS Hewlett, C Ross, C Schradin, C Schradin, C Welker, CK Wolovich, CK Wolovich, CK Wolovich, CM Anderson, CM Drea, CM Nievergelt, CR Pryce, CT Snowdon, DC Geary, DC Geary, DG Kleiman, DJ Gubernick, DK Brockmann, DM Fragaszy, DS Sherry, E Fernandez-Duque, E Fernandez-Duque, E Fernandez-Duque, E Fernandez-Duque, E Fernandez-Duque, E Fernandez-Duque, E Fernandez-Duque, E Fernandez-Duque, E Fernandez-Duque, E Fernandez-Duque, EC Price, EC Price, EC Price, EC Price, ED Starin, ED Starin, ER Patel, EW Heymann, F Marlowe, F Marlowe, FB Bercovitch, GA Parker, GG Achenbach, H Kokko, HG Erkert, HS Morland, J Allman, J Itani, J Mitani, J Moreno, JA Stallcup, JC Buchan, JC Mitani, JC Wingfield, JE Fite, JK Martin, K Hirschenhauser, KA Hoffman, KAI Nekaris, KG Anderson, KL Bales, KL Bales, KL Kramer, KL Wuensch, KM Kostan, LM Porter, LM Porter, LT Gettler, LT Gettler, M Huck, M Huck, M Huck, M Huck, M Rotundo, MA Norconk, ME Yamamoto, MF Small, MJ Wade, MJ Wade, MJE Charpentier, ML Bastian, ML Rafacz, N Nicolson, NG Solomon, P Löttker, PA Garber, PA Garber, PB Gray, PC Wright, PC Wright, PC Wright, PE Komers, PL Whitten, PM Kappeler, PM Kappeler, R Dawkins, R Härdling, R Palombit, RA Fisher, RIM Dunbar, RJ Hoage, RL Trivers, S Gursky, S Lappan, S Maynard Smith, S Perry, S Sánchez, S Tardif, SA Kingma, SB Hrdy, SD Tardif, SN Austad, SP Mendoza, SR Tecot, TE Ziegler, TE Ziegler, TE Ziegler, TE Ziegler, TG O’Brien, TH Clutton-Brock, TR Harris, U Reichard, W Goymann, W Leutenegger, W Wickler, WC McGrew, ZF Xiang   +150 more
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Tree planting choices mediate wildfire damage to tropical forest restoration in eastern Madagascar

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Wildfires threaten tropical rainforest conservation and restoration around the world, and they pose a particular risk to the unique species assemblages in eastern Madagascar. Following an intense period of wildfires in 2020–2022 that impacted 33% of 46 tropical forest restoration sites installed by the non‐profit organization Green Again Madagascar ...
J. Leighton Reid, Marcellin Velo, Sebastián Aparicio‐Vera, Quinlan Campbell, Eva Colberg, Jordan T. Coscia, Mariel Fitzgerald, Lee Frelich, Leilani Hyatt, Chris M. Logan, Pika MacDougal, Rebecca A. Montgomery, Gabrielle N. Ripa, Ezra J. Staengl, Phoebe A. Judge, D. Matthew Hill, Catherine S. Hill   +16 more
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Dossier Madagascar - Introduction générale

Revue de Primatologie, 2011
This special issue is devoted to Madagascar, the natural kingdom of the lemurs. Twelve articles of various disciplines were gathered to present a general overview on what is done in primatology by or implying French-speaking people.
Dominique Gommery, Delphine Roullet
doaj   +1 more source

Parasite–microbiota interactions potentially affect intestinal communities in wild mammals [PDF]

, 2018
1. Detecting interaction between species is notoriously difficult, and disentangling species associations in host-related gut communities is especially challenging.
Aivelo, Tuomas Juho Eero, Norberg, Anna Marja Ilona   +1 more
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An update on pacemaking in the myometrium

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend The spread of multiple electrical signals (panel A, blue‐to‐red indicates increasing electrical excitability) that are spatiotemporally distinct, yet in‐phase with the excitatory episode, determines action potential shape and form (panel B, as recorded by single cell microelectrodes) and ensures contractile amplitude and duration
Susan Wray, Michael J. Taggart
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Diverse Circular DNA Viral Communities in Blood, Oral, and Fecal Samples of Captive Lemurs

Viruses
Few studies have addressed viral diversity in lemurs despite their unique evolutionary history on the island of Madagascar and high risk of extinction. Further, while a large number of studies on animal viromes focus on fecal samples, understanding viral
Elise N. Paietta, Simona Kraberger, Michael C. Lund, Karla L. Vargas, Joy M. Custer, Erin Ehmke, Anne D. Yoder, Arvind Varsani   +7 more
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Finding Meanings in Low Dimensional Structures: Stochastic Neighbor Embedding Applied to the Analysis of Indri indri Vocal Repertoire

Animals, 2019
Although there is a growing number of researches focusing on acoustic communication, the lack of shared analytic approaches leads to inconsistency among studies.
Daria Valente, Chiara De Gregorio, Valeria Torti, Longondraza Miaretsoa, Olivier Friard, Rose Marie Randrianarison, Cristina Giacoma, Marco Gamba   +7 more
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