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Revue de Primatologie, 2011 Madagascar is one of the most important hotspot of the world biodiversity. Among the numerous endemic animals living in the island, the lemurs are the more emblematic. Within the primate order, this group is one of the most diversified.
Dominique Gommery, Beby Ramanivosoa
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Last year, we challenged the view that large‐bodied theropod dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex resembled primates in cognition and behavior, a proposition made by Herculano‐Houzel in 2023. More recently, Jensen et al. have criticized our work on this topic, raising methodological and conceptual issues.
Kai R. Caspar +5 more
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Variable geographic distribution of Blastocystis subtypes and its potential implications. [PDF]
, 2013 Blastocystis is a common intestinal micro-eukaryote found in both humans and non-human hosts and known to be genetically very diverse. It has been divided into numerous subtypes (STs), nine of which have been identified in humans to date.
Alfellani, Mohammed A +5 more
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Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.Abstract Most research programs recruit students with high grades, previous lab experience, and strong supervisor recommendations. However, these requirements can bar students from historically marginalized backgrounds from gaining these kinds of valuable experiences, thus contributing to the well documented limited diversity in science, technology ...
Jacqueline Cerda‐Smith +2 more
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Familiars: representing Facebook users’ social behaviour through a reflective playful experience [PDF]
, 2009 In this paper, we describe the design and development of a social game called Familiars. Inspired by the daemons in Pullman’s “Dark Material” trilogy, Familiars are animal companions that sit on your Facebook profile and change into different animal ...
Ferrari, Eva +5 more
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz +6 more
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Sensibilisation à l’environnement d’un collège alsacien et d’une école malgache
Revue de Primatologie, 2015 Since 2010, the Mulhouse zoo organizes school pedagogical projects on Madagascar ecology subjects. It has developed tools allowing classrooms to awake their ecological awareness and to establish a correspondence with Malagasy children. We present in this
David Di Paolo
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Evolutionary stasis of the pseudoautosomal boundary in strepsirrhine primates
eLife, 2020 Sex chromosomes are typically comprised of a non-recombining region and a recombining pseudoautosomal region. Accurately quantifying the relative size of these regions is critical for sex-chromosome biology both from a functional and evolutionary ...
Rylan Shearn +9 more
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Deficits of psychomotor and mnesic functions across aging in mouse lemur primates [PDF]
, 2015 International audienceOwing to a similar cerebral neuro-anatomy, non-human primates are viewed as the most valid models for understanding cognitive deficits.
Agatha eLiévin-Bazin +12 more
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Among the vertebrates, mammals are notable for the dominance of live birth and placental nutrition. The structural diversity of the mammalian placenta is remarkable, despite sharing a single common ancestor and conserved physiological functions.
Davis Laundon +5 more
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