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Journal of Mammalogy, 2016 Guidelines for use of wild mammal species in research are updated from Sikes et al. (2011). These guidelines cover current professional techniques and regulations involving the use of mammals in research and teaching; they also incorporate new resources,
R. Sikes
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Spontaneous Tumors and Non-Neoplastic Proliferative Lesions in Pet Degus (Octodon degus)
Veterinary Sciences, 2020 In recent years, degus (Octodon degus), rodents native to South America, have been becoming increasingly popular as pet animals. Data about neoplastic diseases in this species are still sparse and mainly limited to single-case reports.
Tanja Švara +4 more
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Viruses, 2022 While parrot bornaviruses are accepted as the cause of proventricular dilatation disease (PDD) in psittacine birds, the pathogenic role of bornaviruses in common canaries is still unclear.
Monika Rinder +4 more
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Guidelines of the American Society of Mammalogists for the Use of Wild Mammals in Research
, 2007 General guidelines for use of wild mammal species are updated from the 1998 version approved by the American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) and expanded to include additional resources.
W. L. Gannon, R. Sikes
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Evaluation of Welfare in Commercial Turkey Flocks of Both Sexes Using the Transect Walk Method
Animals, 2021 The study was conducted between March and September 2019 in six meat-type turkey flocks with similar management standard procedures using the transect walk method. The concept of the method is based on visual observation of the birds while slowly walking
Nina Mlakar Hrženjak +9 more
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Host and viral traits predict zoonotic spillover from mammals
Nature, 2017 The majority of human emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, with viruses that originate in wild mammals of particular concern (for example, HIV, Ebola and SARS).
K. Olival +5 more
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The Evolution of Sociality and the Polyvagal Theory [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 The polyvagal theory (PT), offered by Porges (2021), proposes that the autonomic nervous system (ANS) was repurposed in mammals, via a second vagal nerve, to suppress defensive strategies and support the expression of sociality. Three critical assumptions of this theory are that (1) the transition of the ANS was associated with the evolution of social ...
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How many species of mammals are there?
Journal of Mammalogy, 2018 Accurate taxonomy is central to the study of biological diversity, as it provides the needed evolutionary framework for taxon sampling and interpreting results.
Connor J. Burgin +3 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 Natural or human-induced environmental changes can modify the structure of ecological communities and thus alter food web interactions. After the collapse of hake stocks (Merluccius hubbsi) provoked by fisheries over the Patagonian shelf in 1997 profound
Damián G. Vales +4 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Bottlenose dolphins have a complex vocal repertoire that varies depending on behavioral context, social structure, group composition, and anthropogenic pressures.
Aylin Akkaya +14 more
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