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Cranial osteology of Hypoptophis (Aparallactinae: Atractaspididae: Caenophidia), with a discussion on the evolution of its fossorial adaptations. [PDF]
J Morphol, 2022 We have thoroughly described the cranial osteology and inner ear of Hypoptophis wilsonii—the first μCT‐based description of the aspects of cephalic anatomy of any snake belonging to subfamily Aparallactinae. The skull bones and the inner ear of this species are adapted for burrowing, with many of these adaptations characterizing other aparallactines ...
Das S, Brecko J, Pauwels OSG, Merilä J.
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Материалы по археологии и истории античного и средневекового Крыма, 2017 The article is devoted to the study of Bosporus bronze coins with the monogram BAE on the reverse. The objects of the study were both initially imprinted images and over-markings on the obverse. The appearance on them of the busts and symbols of Gorgon, Isis, Zeus Amon, and Serapis is not accidental.
Choref M.M.
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Материалы по археологии и истории античного и средневекового Причерноморья, 2021 The article focuses on the obols, tetrachalkoi and dichalkoi of the Panticapaeum and Phanagoria mints with busts of Apollo in a laurel wreath, bearded Hercules as well as Nike with six-pointed star with long rays on the obverse and with images of an ...
Choref, M.M.
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Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 3, Issue 7, July 2021., 2021 Abstract Exotic pet supply is a key, predominantly legal, component of global wildlife trade, but few studies have quantified its diversity or global reach. Here, using information extracted from the public (open) Facebook accounts of two wildlife exporters in Togo, West Africa, we identified at least 200 species, predominantly reptiles, but also ...
Lauren A. Harrington +5 more
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Home thoughts of abroad: Ohthere’s Voyage in its Anglo‐Saxon context
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 256-288, May 2020., 2020 The Old English text known as Ohthere’s Voyage is regarded as a key source for Norwegian history. Consequently, the context of its composition and inclusion in the Old English Orosius has often been overlooked. This article demonstrates that the text cannot be separated from the processes that shaped it during its early transmission.
Ben Allport
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In tempi di guerra e di peste. Horrea e mobilità del grano pubblico tra gli Antonini e i Severi [PDF]
, 2007 Si esaminano i problemi logistici connessi al trasferimento del grano pubblico destinato all’approvvigionamento di Roma negli anni segnati dalla peste antonina e dalle campagne militari orientali di Lucio Vero e Settimio ...
De Romanis, F
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Visual pigments, ocular filters and the evolution of snake vision [PDF]
, 2016 Much of what is known about the molecular evolution of vertebrate vision comes from studies of mammals, birds and fish. Reptiles (especially snakes) have barely been sampled in previous studies despite their exceptional diversity of retinal photoreceptor
Bruno F. Simões +24 more
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, 2013 Copyright © The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies 2008. Published version reproduced with the permission of the publisher.This study concerns navigation in a geographical sense and in the sense of the reader finding a way through a complex ...
Arafat +51 more
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Scylax of Caryanda, Pseudo-Scylax, and the Paris Periplus: Reconsidering the Ancient Tradition of a Geographical Text [PDF]
, 2016 The Periplus preserved in the manuscript Parisinus suppl. gr. 443, and erroneously ascribed to Scylax of Caryanda (sixth century BC), is the oldest extant specimen of ancient Greek periplography: it belongs to the second half of the fourth century.
Atzori, Manfredo +5 more
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