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Wild meat consumption in changing rural landscapes of Indonesian Borneo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat can play a crucial role in the food system of rural communities residing near tropical forests. Yet, socio‐ecological changes across tropical landscapes are impacting the patterns and sustainability of meat consumption. To understand the prevalence, frequency and drivers of wild meat, domestic meat and fish consumption in this ...
Katie L. Spencer, Daniel J. Ingram, Namrata B. Anirudh, Ardiantiono, Susan M. Cheyne, Leejiah J. Dorward, Abdul Kadir, Michaela G. Y. Lo, Courtney L. Morgans, Jatna Supriatna, Nurul L. Winarni, Freya A. V. St. John, Matthew J. Struebig   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Complete mitochondrial genome of critically endangered Crocidura nicobarica (Soricidae: Eulipotyphla) from the Great Nicobar Island, India

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
The mitogenome (17,388 bp) of the Nicobar shrew, Crocidura nicobarica was determined in the present study. The mitogenome comprises 13 PCGs (11,427 bp), 22 tRNAs (1507 bp), two rRNAs (2538 bp), and a major non-coding control region (1932 bp). The Maximum
Shantanu Kundu, Manokaran Kamalakannan, Kaomud Tyagi, Vikas Kumar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Low-High Burst: A Double Potency Varying-RTT Based Full-Buffer Shrew Attack Model

IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, 2019
The full-buffer Shrew (FB-Shrew) denial of service (DoS) attack is a variant of the classic Shrew attack that exploits the congestion control mechanism of transmission control protocol (TCP).
Meng Yue, Minxiao Wang, Zhi-jun Wu
semanticscholar   +1 more source

'It is Germany where he truly lives': Nazi claims on Shakespearean drama [PDF]

, 2012
The fact that the Nazis tried to claim Shakespeare as a Germanic playwright has been well documented but recently theatre historians have claimed that their “success” was rather limited.
Heinrich, A.
core   +1 more source

Civility, honour and male aggression in early modern English jestbooks

Gender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article discusses the comical representation of inter‐male violence within early modern English jestbooks. It is based on a rigorous survey of the genre, picking out common themes and anecdotes, as well as discussing their reception and sociable functions. Previous scholarship has focused on patriarchs, subversive youths and impoliteness.
Tim Somers
wiley   +1 more source

Highly diversified shrew hepatitis B viruses corroborate ancient origins and divergent infection patterns of mammalian hepadnaviruses

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2019
Significance Hepatitis B viruses (HBVs) have existed for millions of years. We describe divergent HBV species in shrews, which are ancient insectivorous mammals.
Andrea Rasche, Felix Lehmann, A. König, Nora Goldmann, V. Corman, A. Moreira-Soto, A. Geipel, D. van Riel, Y. Vakulenko, Anna-Lena Sander, Hauke Niekamp, Ramona Kepper, Mathias Schlegel, C. Akoua-Koffi, B. F. C. D. Souza, F. Sahr, A. Olayemi, Vanessa Schulze, R. Petraitytė-Burneikienė, A. Kazaks, K. A. A. T. Lowjaga, J. Geyer, T. Kuiken, C. Drosten, A. Lukashev, E. Fichet-Calvet, R. Ulrich, D. Glebe, J. Drexler   +28 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The accelerating influence of humans on mammalian macroecological patterns over the late Quaternary [PDF]

, 2019
The transition of hominins to a largely meat-based diet ~1.8 million years ago led to the exploitation of other mammals for food and resources. As hominins, particularly archaic and modern humans, became increasingly abundant and dispersed across the ...
Elliott Smith, Rosemary E., Lyons, S. Kathleen, Payne, Jonathan L., Smith, Felisa A., Villaseñor, Amelia   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Additional Siphonaptera Records From Small Mammals in the Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan [PDF]

, 2018
Fleas were collected from mammals during the period 1990-1992 in two upper peninsula counties. Identified specimens were compared to existing distribution records for both parasite and host. Only those records which are newly documented for county, upper
Lederle, Patrick E, Scharf, William C
core   +2 more sources

Chinese Pangolin Changes Local Vertebrate Assemblages and Contributes to Their Interspecific Interactions by Burrowing and Revisitation

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In this study, we systematically analyzed the utilization patterns of Chinese pangolin burrows by sympatric species in Guangdong Province, China, including differences in species composition using burrow mounds and burrow tunnels. We found that repeated visits to burrows by Chinese pangolin promoted the use of burrows by sympatric species, suggesting ...
Song Sun, Ruirui Mao, Hongliang Dou, Haiyang Gao, Ying Wang, Yaqian Zhang, Fei Wu, Yuanwen Kuang, Zhishu Xiao, Yan Hua   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reassessment of the conservation status of Crocidura fingui, a shrew endemic to Príncipe Island, Gulf of Guinea

Oryx
The Fingui white-toothed shrew Crocidura fingui, categorized as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, is endemic to Príncipe Island, Central Africa. It is currently known from < 10 sites and its ecology and any threats are largely unknown.
João C.T. Alves, Yodiney dos Santos, Patrícia Guedes, Ricardo Rocha   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source