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Unravelling the phylogeny of armadillos and their kin (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) combining morphological, molecular, and stratigraphic data

open access: yesCladistics, EarlyView.
Abstract Cingulata, a major lineage of Xenarthra, comprises extinct and extant armoured placental mammals that diversified throughout the Cenozoic. Despite extensive study, phylogenetic hypotheses based on morphological and molecular data remain incongruent, and no total evidence analysis has been conducted. Here, we integrate the largest morphological
Daniel M. Casali   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Circumstances of human conflicts with bears and patterns of bear maul injuries in Bhutan: Review of records 2015-2019.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2020
Bhutan is one of the biological hotspots in the world where humans and natural flora and fauna co-exist in close proximity. Bhutan is home to two species of bears: Sloth Bear and Himalayan Black Bear. Human conflicts with bears are reported from all over
Dorji Penjor, Thinley Dorji
doaj   +1 more source

Gastrointestinal parasites of six large mammals in the Wasgomuwa National Park, Sri Lanka

open access: yesInternational Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022
Gastrointestinal (GI) parasites may impose detrimental consequences on wildlife populations due to their capacity to cause mortality and reduce fitness. Additionally, wild animals play an important role in the transmission of zoonoses.
Dishane K. Hewavithana   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

ALBINO SLOTH BEAR

open access: yes, 1988
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
openaire   +2 more sources

Local perceptions of Asiatic black bear conservation in a subsistence agriculture community of Mustang, Nepal

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Household surveys in Kunjo, Mustang district examined local perceptions of Asiatic black bear conservation, crop damage, and human‐bear interactions. Crop damage was greater near forest edges, while more than half of households have negative attitude towards bear conservation. The findings highlight the importance of incorporating local perceptions and
Sangam Poudel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceptions and attitudes to understand human-wildlife conflict in an urban landscape – A systematic review

open access: yesEcological Indicators, 2023
Managing human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) in human-dominated habitats is an important issue in wildlife conservation. Understanding and addressing local people’s attitudes and behaviours toward HWC is thought to be imperative for successful human-wildlife ...
Sayantani M. Basak   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘Elbow grease and yellow soap’: Housework time in working‐class households in late‐nineteenth and early twentieth‐century Britain

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Housework is central to feminist calls for recognition of women's work, economic histories explaining the sexual division of labour, and claims regarding the progressive role of scientific knowledge. Yet little is known about the time it actually took. We address this lacuna.
Sara Horrell, Jane Humphries
wiley   +1 more source

Obesity and the Politics of Taddeo di Bartolo's Inferno

open access: yesRenaissance Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines Taddeo di Bartolo's depiction of Hell in the Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta, the mother church of San Gimignano. In a striking departure from similar scenes of the period, the fresco, painted in the early fifteenth century, emphasizes the obesity of the sinners—suggesting a deliberate visual critique.
Stefania Roccas Gandal
wiley   +1 more source

Unfolded Sloth-bear neocortex

open access: yes, 2014
This is the unfolded neocortex of the Sloth Bear from the brain catalogue (http://siphonophore.org/braincatalogue). The brain is viewed from the top, the interhemispheric margin is in the middle of the image, left hemisphere to the left, right hemisphere
Roberto Toro (508449)
core   +1 more source

A Carnivorous Sloth Bear

open access: yes, 1945
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
openaire   +2 more sources

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