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Patterns of spinal motion, kinematic spaces and the land‐to‐sea transition in carnivorans

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Using 3D reconstructions, we quantify intervertebral joint mobility to investigate how cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebral regions evolved distinct kinematic roles in pinnipeds. The findings reveal lineage‐specific adaptations for swimming and highlight the functional significance of vertebral joint flexibility in ecological transitions.
Juan Miguel Esteban, Alberto Martín‐Serra, Alejandro Pérez‐Ramos, Borja Figueirido   +3 more
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Zoonotic Mansonella ozzardi in Raccoons, Costa Rica, 2019–2022

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Mansonella ozzardi, a filarioid parasite, causes human mansonellosis in the Americas. We identified raccoons (Procyon lotor) as wildlife reservoirs of M. ozzardi in Costa Rica.
Joban Quesada, Paula Alfaro-Segura, Alberto Solano-Barquero, Karen Vega, Ernesto Rojas-Sánchez, Mauricio Jiménez, Alicia Rojas   +6 more
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Three‐dimensional digital analysis of musteloid masticatory muscle architecture

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Musteloids span an enormous breadth of dietary modes within a single superfamily. In this study, we utilize digital dissection techniques to reconstruct the internal 3D anatomy of muscles within the musteloid feeding apparatus, and explore how dietary specializations might alter the size, orientation, and curvature of fascicles therein.
Cassidy E. Davis, Edwin Dickinson, Madison Manzo, Ashley R. Deutsch, Jillian S. Davis, Michael C. Granatosky, Adam Hartstone‐Rose   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

How wildlife respond to tropical cyclones: short‐term tactics and long‐term impacts

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT From butterflies to lizards and from sharks to seabirds, wildlife exhibit tactics to survive the impacts of tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes, cyclones, or typhoons depending on where they occur. Some species seek refuge during the storm by moving, some remain in place and ride it out, and others move longer distances, avoiding the ...
Erin L. Koen, Mohamed Khalil Meliane, Zachery B. Holmes, Karl E. Miller, William J. Barichivich, Emilie Dedeban, Alex Furst, Miranda Imeri, Peyton E. Niebanck, Samantha Nunn, Kailee Pearson, Nicole Rita, Brier Ryver, Dakotah Shaffer, Susan C. Walls, E. Hance Ellington   +15 more
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What Are the Primary Cues Used by Mammalian Predators to Locate Freshwater Turtle Nests? A Critical Review of the Evidence

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Turtle biologists have long been interested in the biotic and abiotic factors that influence the detection of freshwater turtle nests by mammalian predators.
Gregory A. Geller, Scott L. Parker
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Procyon lotor subsp. lotor Linnaeus 1758

, 2005
Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 627, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo ...
Wilson, Don E., Reeder, DeeAnn
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Can't outrun recurrence: Long‐term outcomes of treating American black bear sarcoptic mange

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
Abstract The growing incidence of sarcoptic mange in American black bears (Ursus americanus) has become a concern for wildlife managers in the eastern United States. Inconsistency in the use of single and multi‐dose treatment approaches makes it difficult to evaluate their effects on post‐release outcomes of mange‐rehabilitated bears, which remain ...
Raquel Francisco, Viviana Berdecia‐Martinez, Marcelo Jorge, Jillian R. Broadhurst, Katherine Martin, Carl Tugend, John Tracey, Karra Pierce, Peach Van Wick, Michael J. Yabsley   +9 more
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Effect of age class on the survivorship and spatial movement patterns of headstarted Texas horned lizards soft‐released into an urban population

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
When compared to resident lizards of the corresponding age class, juvenile headstarted Texas horned lizards soft‐released into an urban population exhibited more favorable responses to short‐term translocation objectives (i.e., daily movement rates, home range sizes, and survival rates) than did conspecifics headstarted to the adult age class ...
Forrest P. Nielsen, Raymond W. Moody, Rebecca J. Snyder, Cameron R. Forehand, Katharine A. Marske, Hayley Lanier, Jessa L. Watters, Cameron D. Siler   +7 more
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Depredación de iguana mexicana de cola espinosa (Ctenosaura pectinata) por un mapache norteño (Procyon lotor) en el Occidente de México

Mammalogy Notes
El mapache norteño (Procyon lotor) tiene una dieta amplia que incluye materia vegetal, invertebrados, pequeños vertebrados y en ocasiones granos. Mediante cámaras trampa documentamos por primera vez la depredación de la iguana mexicana de cola espinosa (
Ruben Ortega-Álvarez, Juan L. Peña-mondragón, Alejandro Casas, Alana Pacheco-Flores, Fernando Estañol-Tecuatl, Emanuel Ruíz-Villareal, Vivian Trejo-Mondragón, Ana K. Ramírez-Ávila   +7 more
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Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) survival in southwestern Oregon

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
We captured and monitored radio‐collared ringtails over 2 years to estimate monthly and annual survival rates. We found that annual survival rates were much higher within forested landscapes in Oregon than for populations in the southwestern United States.
Lindsay N. Somers, Katie M. Dugger, DeWaine H. Jackson   +2 more
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