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Small mammal communities in the Mikumi National Park, Tanzania

Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 2010
<strong>Abstract</strong> The abundance and similarity of communities of small mammals (rodents and shrews) were investigated in eight habitats in the Mikumi National Park.
Jestina Venance
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Morphometric analysis of postnatal lung development in the gray short‐tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica): An ultrastructural study

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract An ultrastructural morphometric analysis of the postnatal development of the lung in the gray short‐tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica) has been conducted to evaluate the morphofunctional status of this poorly developed marsupial lung immediately following parturition.
Kirsten Ferner
wiley   +1 more source

Relative enlargement of the medial preoptic nucleus in the Etruscan shrew, the smallest torpid mammal

Scientific Reports, 2022
Endothermy is a key feature of mammalian biology and enables mammals to maintain stable body temperature and homeostatic functions in the face of a rapidly changing environment.
Senmiao Sun, Michael Brecht
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Individual strategies of aggressive and non-aggressive male mice in encounters with trained aggressive residents [PDF]

, 1992
To determine whether individual differences in offensive behaviour are related to differences in defensive behaviour, the responses of male wild house mice, Mus domesticus, of an aggressive and a non-aggressive line to defeat by physically stronger ...
Benus, Rensina F.,, Koolhaas, Jaap M.,, Oortmerssen, Geert A. van,   +2 more
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Functional and numerical responses of shrews to competition vary with mouse density

PLoS ONE, 2018
For decades, ecologists have debated the importance of biotic interactions (e.g., competition) and abiotic factors in regulating populations. Competition can influence patterns of distribution, abundance, and resource use in many systems but remains ...
Carolyn A. Eckrich, E. Flaherty, M. Ben-David   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Beyond mammals: the evolution of chewing and other forms of oropharyngeal food processing in vertebrates

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz, Maja Mielke, Stephan Handschuh, Anthony Herrel, Patrick Lemell, Léa Da Cunha, Nicolai Konow   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Technical advance: The use of tree shrews as a model of pulmonary fibrosis.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive disease with a high morbidity and mortality. Some of the mechanisms of fibrosis development have been described using rodent models; however, the relevance of findings in these ...
Jennifer L Larson-Casey, Chao He, Pulin Che, Meimei Wang, Guoqiang Cai, Young-Il Kim, Mustapha El Hamdaoui, Rafael Grytz, Qiang Ding, A Brent Carter   +9 more
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Composition and function of haemolymphatic tissues in the European common shrew. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2008
Studies of wild animals responding to their native parasites are essential if we are to understand how the immune system functions in the natural environment.
Daniel P Bray, Malcolm Bennett, Paula Stockley, Jane L Hurst, Anja Kipar   +4 more
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Biogeographical Importance of the Livingstone Mountains in Southern Tanzania: Comparative Genetic Structure of Small Non-volant Mammals

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
The Livingstone Mountains (LM; also known as the Kipengere Range) found in south-western Tanzania at the northern end of Lake Nyasa are an important region for understanding the biogeography of Eastern Africa.
Laura N. Cuypers, Christopher Sabuni, Radim Šumbera, Tatiana Aghová, Edita Lišková, Herwig Leirs, Stuart J. E. Baird, Joëlle Goüy de Bellocq, Joëlle Goüy de Bellocq, Josef Bryja, Josef Bryja   +10 more
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Vertebrate Natural History Notes from Arkansas, 2017 [PDF]

, 2017
Because meaningful observations of natural history are not always part of larger studies, important pieces of information often are unreported. Small details, however, can fills gaps in understanding and also lead to interesting questions about ...
Buckley, M., Bursey, C. R, Cloutman, D. G, Connior, M. B, Durden, L. A, Fayton, T. J, McAllister, C. T, Robison, H. W, Sasse, D. B, Schratz, S., Tumlison, R.   +10 more
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