Isabelline coloration: a heretofore unrecognized chromatic aberration in bighorn sheep
California Fish and Wildlife JournalColoration is among the characteristics noted first by observers, and color has a strong influence on how animals are perceived. Abnormal coloration has been reported in a variety of taxa, but less frequently among mammals than other classes of ...
Vernon C. Bleich
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Préparer une chambre pour l’enfant à venir, un enjeu de genre ?
Strenae, 2014 Today's parents choose and plan for their children to be born into their family. These births are therefore meticulously prepared. Here, we examine the sexual dimension of this preparation.
Catherine Rollet, Agnès Pelage
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Effects of age, density, and seasonality on molt pattern in the mammal genus (Peromyscus) [PDF]
, 2015 Molting, or replacement of pelage (hair) in mammals, occurs during ontogeny as individuals transition from juveniles to adults. Environmental factors can cause variation in molt in many species for thermoregulatory and camouflage purposes.
Graves, Rebecca Catherine
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an island endemic forest specialist and a widespread habitat generalist [PDF]
, 2016 Background. The bay cat Catopuma badia is endemic to Borneo, whereas its sister species the Asian golden cat Catopuma temminckii is distributed from the Himalayas and southern China through Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
Fickel, Joerns +11 more
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From shadows to data: first robust population assessment of snow leopards in Pakistan
Ecography, EarlyView.The snow leopard Panthera uncia is a flagship species of the greater Himalayan region and symbolizes the integrity of this ecological system. Within the greater Himalayas, Pakistan holds special significance as the north of the country represents a confluence of three major mountain ranges (Hindu Kush, Pamir–Karakoram, and Himalaya).
Muhammad Ali Nawaz +9 more
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E-Spania, 2013 L’objet de l’article qui est ici présenté est l’étude des relations entre deux corpora du XIIe siècle: les œuvres de l’évêque Pélage d’Oviedo et l’ Historia silensis (ou plutôt legionensis).
Raquel ALONSO ÁLVAREZ
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Mark-recapture and mark-resight methods for estimating abundance with remote cameras: a carnivore case study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Abundance estimation of carnivore populations is difficult and has prompted the use of non-invasive detection methods, such as remotely-triggered cameras, to collect data.
Robert S Alonso +4 more
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Planning tiger recovery: Understanding intraspecific variation for effective conservation [PDF]
, 2015 Although significantly more money is spent on the conservation of tigers than on any other threatened species, today only 3200 to 3600 tigers roam the forests of Asia, occupying only 7% of their historical range.
Balkenhol, Niko +10 more
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Development and evaluation of the retail cuts, yields and sensory properties of smoked grasscutter (Tryonomys swinderianus) [PDF]
, 2014 The study was carried out to develop retail cuts, evaluate the effect of the method of pelage (removal/scalding) on the yield and organoleptic quality of smoked grasscutter (Tryonomys swinderianus).
Ebabhamiegbebho, Peter Akhere +2 more
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Worldwide, transportation agencies have been involved in road mitigation efforts to reduce road mortality and promote connectivity of endangered species. Baseline data on how mammals respond to highway construction, however, are rarely collected in road mitigation and monitoring studies, including in the USA.
Thomas J. Yamashita +4 more
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