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Progamotaenia capricorniensis sp nov (Cestoda : Anoplocephalidae) from wallabies (Marsupialia : Macropodidae) from Queensland, Australia [PDF]

Parasite, 2003
Progamotaenia capricorniensis sp. nov. (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) is described from the wallabies Macropus dorsalis (Gray, 1837] and Petrogale assimilis Ramsay, 1877 from Queensland, Australia.
Beveridge, I, Turni, C
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First Genomic Evidence of a Henipa-like Virus in Brazil

Viruses, 2022
The viral genus Henipavirus includes two highly virulent zoonotic viruses of serious public health concern. Hendra henipavirus and Nipah henipavirus outbreaks are restricted to Australia and Southeast Asia, respectively.
Leonardo H. Almeida Hernández, Thito Y. Bezerra da Paz, Sandro Patroca da Silva, Fábio S. da Silva, Bruno C. Veloso de Barros, Bruno T. Diniz Nunes, Lívia M. Neves Casseb, Daniele B. Almeida Medeiros, Pedro F. da Costa Vasconcelos, Ana C. Ribeiro Cruz   +9 more
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Mammalian forelimb evolution is driven by uneven proximal-to-distal morphological diversity

eLife, 2023
Vertebrate limb morphology often reflects the environment due to variation in locomotor requirements. However, proximal and distal limb segments may evolve differently from one another, reflecting an anatomical gradient of functional specialization that ...
Priscila S Rothier, Anne-Claire Fabre, Julien Clavel, Roger BJ Benson, Anthony Herrel   +4 more
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First Report of Bartonella spp. in Marsupials from Brazil, with a Description of Bartonella harrusi sp. nov. and a New Proposal for the Taxonomic Reclassification of Species of the Genus Bartonella

Microorganisms, 2022
The genus Bartonella (Rhizobiales: Bartonellaceae) encompasses facultative intracellular Gram-negative alphaproteobacteria that parasitize mainly erythrocytes and endothelial cells, as well as macrophages, monocytes and dendritic cells. Although they can
Renan Bressianini do Amaral, Marita Vedovelli Cardozo, Alessandro de Mello Varani, Maria Eduarda Chiaradia Furquim, Clara Morato Dias, William Oliveira de Assis, Alanderson Rodrigues da Silva, Heitor Miraglia Herrera, Rosangela Zacarias Machado, Marcos Rogério André   +9 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the vulnerable Australian crest-tailed mulgara (Dasycercus cristicauda)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
In this announcement, we report the complete mitogenome of the vulnerable Crest-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus cristicauda) (Krefft, 1867). The mitogenome was 17,085 bp in length and contained 13 protein-coding genes, two rRNA genes, 22 tRNAs and a 1583 bp ...
Jaco D. Zandberg, Wayne G. Reeve, Frances Brigg, Serina M. McConnell, Peter B. S. Spencer   +4 more
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Evolution of the patella and patelloid in marsupial mammals [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
The musculoskeletal system of marsupial mammals has numerous unusual features beyond the pouch and epipubic bones. One example is the widespread absence or reduction (to a fibrous “patelloid”) of the patella (“kneecap”) sesamoid bone, but prior studies ...
Alice L. Denyer, Sophie Regnault, John R. Hutchinson   +2 more
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Cranial anatomy of the earliest marsupials and the origin of opossums. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2009
BackgroundThe early evolution of living marsupials is poorly understood in part because the early offshoots of this group are known almost exclusively from jaws and teeth.
Inés Horovitz, Thomas Martin, Jonathan Bloch, Sandrine Ladevèze, Cornelia Kurz, Marcelo R Sánchez-Villagra   +5 more
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Parasitological examination results of zoo animals in Germany between 2012 and 2022. [PDF]

Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl
Parasitic infections in zoo animals are a critical concern for both animal health and management. The aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of endo- and ectoparasites among zoo animals in Germany.
Murnik LC, Schmäschke R, Bernhard A, Thielebein J, Eulenberger K, Barownick N, Gawlowska S, Delling C.   +7 more
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Discovery of a Rodent Hepacivirus in the Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]

Viruses
In the eastern Brazilian Amazon, the Viseu municipality has almost 70% of its territory deforested. Monitoring viruses from wildlife hosts enables the prevention and control of epizootic events and outbreaks.
Prestes NGO, Hernández LHA, da Silva FS, da Paz TYB, Aragão AO, de Barros BCV, Guimarães RJPS, Ramos RTJ, Casseb LMN, da Silva SP, Vasconcelos PFDC, Cruz ACR.   +11 more
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UNA NUEVA ESPECIE DE LUTREOLINA THOMAS, 1910 (MARSUPIALIA, DIDELPHIDAE) DEL PLEISTOCENO TEMPRANO DE LA PAMPA AUSTRAL (PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA)

Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina, 2023
Se describe a Lutreolina tonnii sp. nov. (Mammalia, Metatheria, Marsupialia, Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) procedente de niveles del Pleistoceno Temprano (o Temprano–Medio) de las barrancas costeras de los alrededores de Necochea, Provincia de Buenos ...
Francisco J. Goin, Martín de los Reyes
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