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The relationship between form and function of the carnivore mandible

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Dietary morphology diversified extensively in Carnivoraformes (living Carnivora and their stem relatives) during the Cenozoic (the last 66 million years) as they evolved to capture, handle, and process new animal and plant diets. We used 3D geometric morphometrics, mechanical advantage, and finite element analysis to test the evolutionary ...
Charles J. Salcido, P. David Polly
wiley   +1 more source

From armadillos to sloths: Patterns and variations in xenarthran coronary anatomy

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Species of the superorder Xenarthra play a vital ecological role in the Neotropics. Despite their evolutionary significance, anatomical studies on their coronary circulation remain scarce. This study investigated the coronary anatomy of 82 hearts from nine Xenarthra species across the Dasypodidae, Myrmecophagidae, and Bradypodidae.
Wilson Viotto‐Souza, André Luiz Quagliatto Santos, Marcelo Abidu‐Figueiredo, Thaís Aparecida Silva, Rodrigo Ananias Barreiros Silva, Paulo de Souza‐Junior   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bed site selection by a subordinate predator: an example with the cougar (Puma concolor) in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem [PDF]

PeerJ, 2017
As technology has improved, our ability to study cryptic animal behavior has increased. Bed site selection is one such example. Among prey species, bed site selection provides thermoregulatory benefits and mitigates predation risk, and may directly ...
Anna Kusler, L. Mark Elbroch, Howard Quigley, Melissa Grigione   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Panthera leo

, 1982
Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758). Syst. Nat., lOth ed., 1:41. TYPE LOCALITY: Algeria, Constantine, Barbary. DISTRIBUTION: Subsaharan Africa (except tropical rainforests); Gir Forest (N.W. India). COMMENT: Formerly in non-desert N. Africa; S. E. Europe, and S. W. Asia. PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Felidae. CITES - Appendix I and U.S.
Honacki, James H., Kinman, Kenneth E., Koeppl, James W.   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

The Case of the Missing Green Iguana Predators: Reviews of Ecological Literature Should Go Beyond Google Scholar

The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Abstract Knowing about species interactions is essential for ecological research, conservation efforts, resource management, and maintaining healthy ecosystems, but many of these, such as reports of predation, may not always be published in easily located resources—if they are published at all.
Matthijs P. van den Burg, Hinrich Kaiser
wiley   +1 more source

Endocranial Morphology of the Extinct North American Lion (Panthera atrox) [PDF]

, 2017
The extinct North American lion (Panthera atrox) is one of the largest felids (Mammalia, Carnivora) to have ever lived, and it is known from a plethora of incredibly well-preserved remains.
Cuff, A R, Goswami, A, Stockey, C
core   +2 more sources

The impacts of biological invasions

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock, Teun Everts, Neil Angelo S. Abreo, Jamie Bojko, Victor Deklerck, James W. E. Dickey, Ana Clara S. Franco, Emili García‐Berthou, Stelios Katsanevakis, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Stefano Mammola, Martin A. Nuñez, Ben Parker, Riccardo Scalera, Ismael Soto, Diederik Strubbe, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Tim Adriaens, Paride Balzani, Dagmara Błońska, Elizabeta Briski, Rein Brys, Amy L. Burgess, James E. Byers, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Victoria Dominguez Almela, Romina D. Dimarco, Margarita Florencio, Antonín Kouba, Melina Kourantidou, Irmak Kurtul, Irene Martín‐Forés, Olivier Morissette, Julian D. Olden, Bruno E. Soares, Jakub Truszkowski, Hugo Verreycken, Marc Kenis, Ronaldo Sousa, J. Robert Britton   +42 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological drivers of female lion (Panthera leo) reproduction in the Kruger National Park

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
The role of social cues in the reproduction of social mammals, particularly carnivores, has been thoroughly studied and documented in literature. However, environmental cues such as resources of water, food, and shelter have been identified to a lesser ...
Nkabeng T. Maruping‐Mzileni, Sam Ferreira, Kim Young, Paul J. Funston   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Synchrotron radiation reveals the identity of the large felid from Monte Argentario (Early Pleistocene, Italy) [PDF]

, 2018
We describe here a partial skull with associated mandible of a large felid from Monte Argentario, Italy (Early Pleistocene; ~1.5 million years). Propagation x-ray phase-contrast synchrotron microtomography of the specimen, still partially embedded in the
Fernandez, Vincent, Iurino, Dawid A., Marco, Cherin, Paciaroni, Alessandro, Petrillo, Caterina, Rettori, Roberto, Sardella, Raffaele, Zanatta, Marco   +7 more
core   +4 more sources

Twenty years of dynamic occupancy models: a review of applications and look to the future

Ecography, EarlyView.
Since their introduction over 20 years ago, dynamic occupancy models (DOMs) have become a powerful and flexible framework for estimating species occupancy across space and time while accounting for imperfect detection. As their popularity has increased and extensions have further expanded their capabilities, DOMs have been applied to increasingly ...
Saoirse Kelleher, Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita, Jane Elith, Natalie J. Briscoe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source