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Of cowboys, fish, and pangolins: US trade in exotic leather

Conservation Science and Practice, 2019
Illegal wildlife trade is a lucrative business, which is driving many species towards extinction. Pangolins (Manis spp.) and arapaimas (Arapaima spp.) are two CITES listed genera coveted in the leather fashion industry for their unique skin pattern.
Sarah Heinrich, Joshua V. Ross, Phill Cassey   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unravelling the phylogeny of armadillos and their kin (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) combining morphological, molecular, and stratigraphic data

Cladistics, EarlyView.
Abstract Cingulata, a major lineage of Xenarthra, comprises extinct and extant armoured placental mammals that diversified throughout the Cenozoic. Despite extensive study, phylogenetic hypotheses based on morphological and molecular data remain incongruent, and no total evidence analysis has been conducted. Here, we integrate the largest morphological
Daniel M. Casali, Mariela C. Castro, Martin R. Ciancio, Timothy J. Gaudin, Jeremy L. Bramblett, Alberto Boscaini, Fernando A. Perini, Max C. Langer   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

How endorser attributes influence conservation communication

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Conservation communication often uses the celebrity endorsement strategy. However, robust evidence regarding its effectiveness is still limited. More importantly, practitioners do not have guidelines for selecting an ideal endorser because there is no clear consensus on what endorser attributes are most critical.
Xia He, Tien Ming Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Local Ecological Knowledge Insights Into the Distribution and Activity Patterns of Temminck's Pangolin in Ruaha Landscape, Tanzania

Ecology and Evolution
Tanzania is home to three species of pangolins: Temminck's pangolin (Smutsia temminckii), giant ground pangolin (Smutsia gigantea), and white‐bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis). However, distribution and habitat preferences have yet to be well known
Rose Peter Kicheleri, Courtney Hughes, Michael Honorati Kimaro, Charles Peter Mgeni, Nyemo Amos Chilagane, Hillary Thomas Mrosso, Simon Joshua Chidodo, Fenrick Filbert Msigwa, Elisante Azaeli Kimambo, Rajabu Joseph Kangile, George Bunyata Bulenga, Camille Warbington   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

The E‐cadherin‐Wnt‐mir‐994 Axis Repurposes a Cadherin Switch for Niche Robustness and Germline Stem Cell Maintenance

Cell Proliferation, EarlyView.
In the Drosophila ovarian niche, an E‐cadherin‐to‐N‐cadherin switch, mediated by Wnt‐mir‐994 signalling, is repurposed to ensure niche resilience. This compensatory mechanism maintains niche integrity and stem cell support upon E‐cadherin loss, revealing a robustness circuit.
Renjun Tu, Hiu Laam Yau, Runzhi Deng, Sarah E. Webb, Shiyuan Chen, Jianquan Ni, Ting Xie   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pangolin – Adorable but Endangered [PDF]

, 2019
29-31Pangolins are the world’s only truly scaly mammals in the world to be covered from head to toe in keratin scales.
Kapil, Shubhada
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Pangolin anatomy

Imaging data of Pangolin used in Zobek et al., in press, Integrative and Comparative Biology.
Casey Holliday
core   +1 more source

Pangolins in eastern Nepal: trade and ethno-medicinal importance

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2015
Pangolin populations are declining globally due to illicit trade for meat and ethno-medicinal practices. We performed semi-structured interviews to analyze scenario of trade activities and documented the ethno-medicinal importance of pangolins in four ...
Hem Bahadur Katuwal, Kaustuv Raj Neupane, Dipendra Adhikari, Mohan Sharma, Sanjan Thapa   +4 more
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Updating the forelimb anatomy of the domestic cat (Felis catus, Felidae) based on evolutionary inferences of its muscles and nerves I: Shoulder and brachium

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
In this study, we provide a detailed description of the shoulder and brachium muscles and the brachial plexus of the domestic cat (Felis catus). We identified muscular variants (articularis humeri, coracobrachialis longus, biceps brachii caput breve), clarified the independence of the anconeus medialis muscle from the triceps brachii muscle, and ...
Juan Fernando Vélez García, Ismael Vélez Cabrera, Maria Angelica Miglino   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

尼泊尔拉姆琼县地区的印度穿山甲急需关注

Wildlife Letters
The Indian pangolin is an endangered mammal in Nepal, with minimal research on its distribution, population, and habitat, especially compared to the Chinese pangolin. This study aimed to document the presence of Indian pangolin in Lamjung District, Nepal,
Asmit Neupane, Kirtan Pandit, Krishika Regmi, Bijaya Neupane, Anisha Dhakal   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source