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Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
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The Intriguing Effects of Substituents in the N-Phenethyl Moiety of Norhydromorphone: A Bifunctional Opioid from a Set of “Tail Wags Dog” Experiments

Molecules, 2020
(−)-N-Phenethyl analogs of optically pure N-norhydromorphone were synthesized and pharmacologically evaluated in several in vitro assays (opioid receptor binding, stimulation of [35S]GTPγS binding, forskolin-induced cAMP accumulation assay, and MOR ...
Meining Wang, Thomas C. Irvin, Christine A. Herdman, Ramsey D. Hanna, Sergio A. Hassan, Yong-Sok Lee, Sophia Kaska, Rachel Saylor Crowley, Thomas E. Prisinzano, Sarah L. Withey, Carol A. Paronis, Jack Bergman, Saadet Inan, Ellen B. Geller, Martin W. Adler, Theresa A. Kopajtic, Jonathan L. Katz, Aaron M. Chadderdon, John R. Traynor, Arthur E. Jacobson, Kenner C. Rice   +20 more
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Squirrel monkey responses to information from social demonstration and individual exploration using touchscreen and object choice tasks [PDF]

PeerJ, 2019
We aimed to study whether a non-human primate species responded differently to information acquired socially compared with that acquired individually. To do so, we attempted to train squirrel monkeys to perform binary discriminations.
Elizabeth Renner, Mark Atkinson, Christine A. Caldwell   +2 more
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More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Our paper highlights the limitations of the framework used by many conservation‐focused programmes that incorporate food security objectives. This framework encourages the substitution of wild proteins with domestic proteins by promoting animal farming in communities located near conservation areas.
Muriel Figuié, Luzibo Ottilia Munsaka, Vupenyu Dzingirai, Olivier Lepiller, Maxwell Phiri, Patrice Grimaud   +5 more
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Perceptual Tuning Influences Rule Generalization: Testing Humans With Monkey-Tailored Stimuli

i-Perception, 2019
Comparative research investigating how nonhuman animals generalize patterns of auditory stimuli often uses sequences of human speech syllables and reports limited generalization abilities in animals.
Andrea Ravignani, Piera Filippi, W. Tecumseh Fitch   +2 more
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Photoacoustic imaging of squirrel monkey cortical and subcortical brain regions during peripheral electrical stimulation

Photoacoustics, 2022
The investigation of neuronal activity in non-human primate models is of critical importance due to their genetic similarity to human brains. In this study, we tested the feasibility of using photoacoustic imaging for the detection of cortical and ...
Kai-Wei Chang, Yunhao Zhu, Heather M. Hudson, Scott Barbay, David J. Guggenmos, Randolph J. Nudo, Xinmai Yang, Xueding Wang   +7 more
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Experimental yellow fever virus infection in the squirrel monkey (Saimiri spp.) I: gross anatomical and histopathological findings in organs at necropsy [PDF]

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2020
BACKGROUND Non-human primates contribute to the spread of the yellow fever virus (YFV) and the establishment of transmission cycles in endemic areas. OBJECTIVE To describe the severe histopathological aspects of YFV infection, 10 squirrel monkeys were
Milene Silveira Ferreira, Pedro Soares Bezerra Júnior, Valíria Duarte Cerqueira, Gabriela Riet Correa Rivero, Carlos Alberto Oliveira Júnior, Paulo Henrique Gomes Castro, Gilmara Abreu da Silva, Wellington Bandeira da Silva, Aline Amaral Imbeloni, Jorge Rodrigues Sousa, Ana Paula Sousa Araújo, Franko de Arruda e Silva, Robert B Tesh, Juarez Antônio Simões Quaresma, Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos   +14 more
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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
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Chronic Wasting Disease Agents in Nonhuman Primates

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014
Chronic wasting disease is a prion disease of cervids. Assessment of its zoonotic potential is critical. To evaluate primate susceptibility, we tested monkeys from 2 genera.
Brent Race, Kimberly D. Meade-White, Katie Phillips, James Striebel, Richard Race, Bruce Chesebro   +5 more
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Bushmeat consumption frequency and preferences among rural households in a West African savanna landscape: Implications for food security and conservation

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The drivers of consumer demand for bushmeat are relatively well studied in tropical forest systems, but much less so in savanna areas. This is important because differing ecological and socio‐economic conditions lead to different factors affecting the relationship between local communities and their natural resources.
Hannah N. K. Sackey, James McNamara, E. J. Milner‐Gulland, Yaa Ntiamoa‐Baidu   +3 more
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