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Euarchontan opsin variation brings new focus to primate origins [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Debate on the adaptive origins of primates has long focused on the functional ecology of the primate visual system. For example, it is hypothesized that variable expression of short- (SWS1) and middle-to-long-wavelength sensitive (M/LWS) opsins, which ...
Bernard, Henry   +10 more
core   +5 more sources

Karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus): native taonga (treasure) or environmental weed?

open access: yesNew Zealand Journal of Botany, Volume 63, Issue 5, Page 887-912, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) is an endemic New Zealand tree species that attracts polarising views and controversy. Prior to the arrival of humans in New Zealand, karaka was probably restricted to warmer areas of the northern North Island, but it now occurs throughout much of New Zealand, including on Rēkohu/Chatham
Kate G. McAlpine   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

La Muerte de Farruko Pop/The Death of Farruko Pop

open access: yesAnthropology and Humanism, Volume 50, Issue 2, December 2025.
Abstract In May 2024, the body of Farruko Pop—a Q'eqchi’‐Maya singer and social media influencer—was found buried in a shallow grave in Guatemala City. Although he was just 18 years old and from a small rural community, his murder made front‐page news and became the major subject of commentary and speculation in the country.
Eric Hoenes del Pinal
wiley   +1 more source

Morphometrics of genus Caluromys (Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae) in northern South America [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
We reviewed the morphometric relationships between different forms of the woolly opossum, genus Caluromys, in northern South America by means of univariate and multivariate analyses of skull characters.
López Fuster, María José   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

An Evaluation of the Contemporary Uses and Cultural Significance of Mammals in Mexico [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
We evaluated current uses of wild mammals by indigenous and mestizo communities in Mexico by extracting data from 59 sources published or produced between 1987–2017, covering data from 240 localities and 3,905 questionnaires.
Mendoza, Germán David Mendoza   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Bayesian population‐based assessment of ascertainment bias in flea‐borne typhus surveillance in California, 2011–2019

open access: yesMedical and Veterinary Entomology, Volume 39, Issue 4, Page 765-775, December 2025.
Although flea‐borne typhus is historically associated with poorer living conditions, FBT surveillance reporting is associated with greater socioeconomic advantage at the population level. FBT surveillance may be biased towards socioeconomic advantage in its ascertainment of surveillance data.
Kyle Yomogida   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revisión biogeográfica de los marsupiales del Parque Nacional del Manú, Perú

open access: yesEspacio y Desarrollo, 1991
Se revisó los datos biogeográficos de las 9 especies de marsupiales presentes en el Parque Nacional del Manú, Estación Biológica de Cocha Cashu y Puesto de Pakitza, según fuentes escritas, datos de colecta de los museos de Historia Natural de la ...
Bethzabé Guevara Gálvez
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Infomap Bioregions: Interactive mapping of biogeographical regions from species distributions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Biogeographical regions (bioregions) reveal how different sets of species are spatially grouped and therefore are important units for conservation, historical biogeography, ecology and evolution. Several methods have been developed to identify bioregions
Antonelli, Alexandre   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Avian influenza overview September–November 2025

open access: yesEFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2025.
Abstract Between 6 September and 28 November 2025, 2896 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) virus detections were reported in domestic (442) and wild (2454) birds in 29 countries in Europe. The magnitude and geographical extent of these detections were unprecedented for this time of the year, particularly in wild birds.
European Food Safety Authority   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Philander opossum

open access: yes, 1993
Philander opossum (Linnaeus, 1758). Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:55. TYPE LOCALITY: "America;" restricted to Surinam by J. A. Allen (1900) and further restricted to Paramaribo, Surinam, by Matschie (1916). DISTRIBUTION: Tamaulipas, México, through Central and South America to Paraguay and NE Argentina.
openaire   +1 more source

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