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Ontogenetic changes and sexual dimorphism in the cranium and mandible of the Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus L.)

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Walruses have been an important subsistence and cultural resource for humans and have been exploited for millennia across their distribution. This exploitation has contributed to severe declines in several populations and local extirpations.
Katrien Dierickx   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Three subspecies of Pelargonium laevigatum (Geraniaceae)

open access: yesBothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 1995
Pelargonium laevigatum (L. f.) Willd. is a variable species. The macromorphology, anatomy of the leaves, chromosome numbers and geographical distribution of the species were studied, and it is concluded that three subspecies should be distinguished.
C. M. van Wyk (née Schoken)   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Color Polymorphism of Unfeathered Parts of the Great White Egret Ardea alba alba in Europe: An Analysis of the Internet Images

open access: yesDiversity, 2023
Polymorphism has been described in many avian taxa including Ardeidae. This study investigated the spatio-temporal distribution of color polymorphic forms (with regard to the color of the unfeathered parts (legs/lores)) of the Great White Egret Ardea ...
Karolina Cieślińska   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Pliocene Varanus (Squamata, Varanidae) remains from Megalo Emvolon, Thessaloniki, Greece

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
The article describes new cranial and postcranial varanid material from Megalo Emvolon Lower Pliocene vertebrate fossil site near Thessaloniki. The fossils, likely representing a single individual, are referred to Varanus cf. marathonensis. Abstract This study describes new fossil varanid material from a recently discovered fossil spot (MVL site) at ...
Chara Drakopoulou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Notes on the genus Rubus in southern Africa

open access: yesBothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 1984
The species Rubus ludwigii EckI, & Zeyh. is re-examined and a key is provided to the subspecies recognized, A new subspecies spatiosus C. H. Stirton is described. R. rigidus Sm. var. longepedicellatus C. E.
C. H. Stirton
doaj   +1 more source

Accrediting Neurology Fellowships Accelerates Subspecialization [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2013
In the 2011 American Academy of Neurology Residents Survey 86% of American neurology residents planned to complete a fellowship after their residency, up from estimates of 78% in 2008 and 74% in 1996 (1–3). There has been an increase in the types of subspecialty fellowship programs and, importantly, the available certifications.
Hodgson, Trent S.   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Origin, evolution and biogeographic dynamics of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Southwestern Europe

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Pleistocene is a key period for understanding the evolutionary history and palaeobiogeography of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). The species was first documented in southeastern Iberia at the beginning of the Middle Pleistocene and appears to have rapidly spread throughout Southwestern Europe, where it was found in numerous ...
Maxime Pelletier
wiley   +1 more source

CONTRIBUTIONS TO DISTRIBUTION OF TURKISH FRESHWATER ISOPODS (CRUSTACEA: ISOPODA)

open access: yesTrakya University Journal of Natural Sciences, 2016
This study was carried out to contribute to distribution of freshwater isopods in Marmara Region (including Gökçeada and Bozcaada islands) of Turkey. For this aim, it was evaluated the material which was sampled during the years 1991, and 1998-2002 in a ...
Belgin Çamur-Elipek, Nurcan Özkan
doaj   +2 more sources

Does salinity make a difference—Kidney anatomy of Saimaa (Pusa saimensis) and Baltic ringed seals (Pusa hispida botnica)

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract As habitat salinity markedly differs between the endangered, freshwater‐dwelling Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa saimensis Nordquist, 1899) and the brackish water‐inhabiting Baltic ringed seal (Pusa hispida botnica Gmelin, 1788), we investigated whether this difference has resulted in morphological changes to their kidneys.
Heini Nihtilä, Juha Laakkonen
wiley   +1 more source

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