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Quantitative muscle architecture in large carnivorous marsupials (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) and links to substrate use and prey processing

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Dasyurid species Sarcophilus harrisii, Dasyurus maculatus, and Dasyurus viverrinus, occupying diverse ecological niches and forming a guild structure in Tasmania, provide a basis for examining the roles of various forelimb muscle groups in prey capture and locomotion.
Riya G. Bidaye, Samuel H. Frenkel, David P. Hocking, Alistair R. Evans, Justin W. Adams   +4 more
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Non-native amphibians and reptiles recorded in the Faroe Islands since 1950 [PDF]

The Faroe Islands, a North Atlantic archipelago historically devoid of native amphibians and reptiles,have experienced multiple human-mediated introductions of several taxa over the past century.
Jensen, Jens-Kjeld, Magnussen, Eyðfinn
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Clade‐wide morphological and functional variation of the sauropsid columella

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The columella (=stapes) is the middle ear bone of reptiles that transmits vibrations from the environment to the inner ear. It has been shown to exhibit extensive interspecific morphological disparity in several clades; however, its morphological variation and associated functional consequences remain poorly described.
John Peacock, Serjoscha W. Evers, Tiago R. Simões, Garth M. Spellman, Daniel J. Field   +4 more
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Climate but Not Land Use Influences Body Size of Fowler's Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)

Ecology and Evolution
Anthropogenic changes to the environment have been associated with changes in body size of multiple organisms. However, although climate and land use influences on body size have been examined separately, the simultaneous effects and potential ...
Paradyse E. Blackwood, Amanda K. Martin, Jennifer A. Sheridan   +2 more
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Radionuclide transfer to reptiles

, 2010
Reptiles are an important, and often protected, component of many ecosystems but have rarely been fully considered within ecological risk assessments (ERA) due to a paucity of data on contaminant uptake and effects. This paper presents a meta-analysis of
Dmitry V. Semenov, Semenov, Dmitry V, Copplestone, David, Yankovich, Tamara L., Tamara L. Yankovich, Nicholas A. Beresford, Wood, Michael D, Michael D. Wood, Beresford, Nicholas A, Yankovich, Tamara L, Semenov, Dmitry V., David Copplestone, Beresford, Nicholas A., Wood, Michael D., Wood, MD, Beresford, NA, Copplestone, D, Semenov, DV, Yankovich, TL   +18 more
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Born this way: Does variation in perinatal limb bone morphology predict adult locomotor repertoire in primates?

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Primates show a high degree of locomotor diversity that engenders similar variance in limb bone cross‐sectional geometry and bending strength: leaping primates have stronger hindlimb bones whereas suspensory species have stronger forelimb bones.
Angela M. Mossor, Jeremy Busken, Lorna Benden, Ethan Mardovin, Andrew Bostick, Grégoire Boulinguez‐Ambroise, Timothy D. Smith, Jesse W. Young   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drivers of tail evolution in squamates and their implications for the fossorial origin of snakes

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The axial skeleton serves as the primary structural support in all vertebrates and is subdivided into five distinct regions: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and caudal. Relaxation of constraints acting on the terminal end of the axial skeleton has led to remarkable variation in caudal vertebrae number across Squamata.
Olivia Binfield, Marco Camaiti, Lucy Roberts   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

First Report of Marek’s Disease Virus in Commercial Turkeys in Slovenia

Animals
Marek’s disease (MD), caused by Mardivirus gallidalpha 2 (GaAHV-2), also known as MD virus (MDV), is a lymphoproliferative disease that primarily affects chickens.
Zoran Žlabravec, Brigita Slavec, Ema Rožmanec, Saša Koprivec, Alenka Dovč, Olga Zorman Rojs   +5 more
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Conservation of Mesoamerican Amphibians and Reptiles [PDF]

, 2013
Mesoamerica (or Middle America) is one of the world’s major herpetofauna hotspots with over 1,900 species of which about 1,000 are endemic. It is a hugely complicated region with megadiverse habitats and complex conservation conundrums.
Lewis, Todd R.
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Exploring the cranial morphology and possible convergences of Triassic non‐crocodylomorph pseudosuchians (Archosauria: Pseudosuchia) with other sauropsids through linear morphometrics

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Triassic pseudosuchians had highly diversified cranial morphologies. These archosaurs occupied diverse ecological roles, ranging from terrestrial predators and herbivores to semiaquatic ambush predators and possible waders. Here, we apply linear cranial morphometrics to assess possible convergences with other sauropsids from the clades ...
Rafael Terras, Rodrigo Temp Müller, Leonardo Kerber, Mirian Carbonera   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source