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The variability of giraffe skull morphology

Journal of Anatomy, Volume 249, Issue 5, Page 1068-1086, November 2026.
What does giraffe skull shape tell us about their development and evolution? Abstract Giraffe (Giraffa spp.) are among the most unique and charismatic extant animals, largely due to their distinct morphology. The evolutionary and developmental origin of ossicones is a key factor in giraffid biology, yet other features building their characteristic head
Nikolaos Kargopoulos, Jesús Marugán‐Lobón, Anusuya Chinsamy‐Turan, Bernard R. Agwanda, Michael Butler Brown, Stephanie Fennessy, Sara Ferguson, Rigardt Hoffman, Fredrick Lala, Arthur Muneza, Ogeto Mwebi, Moses Otiende, Alice Petzold, Sven Winter, Abdoul Razack Moussa Zabeirou, Julian Fennessy   +15 more
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Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 5, Page 2214-2239, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
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Book Forum | Land of famished beings: West Papuan theories of hunger

The Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.
Margaret Jolly, Shiori Shakuto, Hatib Kadir, Veronica Koman, Hannah Della Bosca, Wensislaus Fatubun, Sophie Chao   +6 more
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Long‐Term Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Large Periapical Lesions Managed by Non‐Surgical and Surgical Endodontic Treatment: A Case Series

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT The management of large periapical lesions is challenging, as lesion size alone does not predict treatment outcome or mandate surgery. This case series presents three large periapical lesions with 4‐ to 12‐year follow‐up, illustrating different therapeutic pathways.
Mohsen Aminsobhani, Maryam Babaahmadi, Razieh Amiri, Maryam Habibzadeh, Nazanin Kamali   +4 more
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Latitudinal effect on the structure of snake–prey interaction networks is mediated by snake species richness

Ecography, Volume 2026, Issue 10, October 2026.
Despite the growing number of studies on trophic networks in recent decades, there are still important gaps in our understanding of how these networks are structured across broad environmental gradients. These gaps are even greater in some groups of terrestrial vertebrates, such as snakes, requiring a cohesive synthesis of their broader trophic ...
Daniela Pinto‐Coelho, Kate P. Maia, Laura R. V. Alencar, Marcio Martins, Paulo R. Guimarães   +4 more
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Buildings as accidental habitat: Where animals nest, sleep and forage

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 10, Page 3531-3551, October 2026.
Abstract Animals have long inhabited human buildings alongside us, but our understanding comes from isolated studies, such as reports of a possum in the roof or a bat in our walls. What we lack is the building's perspective: which building features actually serve as habitat and for whom?
Bethany M. Kiss, Sarah A. Bekessy, Brandon Mak, Fabio Sweet, Georgia E. Garrard, Wolfgang W. Weisser, Casey Visintin   +6 more
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The Kang Appliance: A Novel Tooth-Borne Approach to Decompression of Dentigerous Cysts in Pediatric Patients

Case Reports in Dentistry
Dentigerous cysts are common odontogenic cysts that can cause significant disruption to normal tooth eruption and jaw development in pediatric patients.
Mary Chapman, Jenny Kang
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Substrate‐Dependent Variation in Environmental DNA Persistence and Degradation From a Small Mammal

Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 26, Issue 7, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Environmental DNA (eDNA) analyses have been applied to terrestrial environments for over a decade, yet knowledge of the dynamics of eDNA deposition, movement and degradation remains limited. To address this, we conducted a controlled experiment over 1 year to assess the persistence of eDNA from an arboreal mammal across four substrates (water,
Austin M. Guthrie, Christine E. Cooper, Philip W. Bateman, Mieke van der Heyde, Morten E. Allentoft, Paul Nevill   +5 more
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Colonial Cartography and World Heritage Valuing in Takayna Country: A Reflection on the Use of the Simple Additive Weighted Method

Austral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT In many regions there are disputes about future land use that make knowledge of spatial variation in conservation value an important input to negotiation. Current approaches to measuring spatial conservation values for the purposes of recognition and protection remain largely trapped in colonising cartographic methodologies that marginalise ...
Jennifer Diana Evans (Dharug), Kerry Lynn Bridle, James Barrie Kirkpatrick   +2 more
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Ultrasonographic features of the platypus abdomen via a limited left pre‐epipubic acoustic window from a series of 54 individuals

Australian Veterinary Journal, Volume 104, Issue 10, Page 653-660, October 2026.
Introduction There are notable differences between the platypus and common species of domestic mammal in the location and structure of some abdominal organs. The aim of this study was to detail the size, position and relative locations of organs in the left side of the platypus abdomen, to assist evidence‐based decision‐making in a clinical setting ...
JW Macgregor, RA Lonsdale, C Holyoake, JH Connolly, ID Robertson, R Donaldson, K Warren   +6 more
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