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Functional Morphology of the Pedal Musculature and Grip Force Estimation in the Red‑and‑Green Macaw (Ara chloropterus Gray, 1859)

open access: yesJournal of Morphology, Volume 287, Issue 8, August 2026.
Integration of detailed hindlimb anatomy with biomechanical analyses demonstrates that pedal performance in the red‐and‐green macaw is driven by specialized muscle architecture and force distribution. Hypertrophy of digit IV flexor musculature, together with modifications of the intrinsic and extensor muscles, enhances grasping stability, climbing, and
Sérgio Roberto Posso   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shared foraging behaviors between hyenas and hominins in the Middle Paleolithic Levant: New evidence from Geula Cave, Israel

open access: yesJournal of Quaternary Science, Volume 41, Issue 6, Page 896-914, August 2026.
ABSTRACT While competition with large carnivores is likely to have shaped Middle Paleolithic hominins' subsistence behavior, palimpsested human and carnivore accumulations render the signal challenging to isolate. This study presents a detailed zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of a non‐anthropogenic faunal assemblage from a MIS 5 (~130–80 ka ...
Meir Orbach   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Engineering Nanoscale Frontiers: Valve Metal Oxide Nanostructures From Fundamentals to Multifunctional Biomedical Applications

open access: yesThe Chemical Record, Volume 26, Issue 8, August 2026.
Valve metal oxide nanostructures such as TiO2, Ta2O5, Nb2O5, ZrO2, and HfO2 are emerging as versatile biomedical platforms due to their tunable surface properties, exceptional stability, and inherent biocompatibility. This review highlights their synthesis, physicochemical properties, and biological interactions, addressing their roles in advanced ...
Nina Kummer   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental factors associated with nesting habits and age shape the composition and connection between skin and uropygial gland microbiomes of birds

open access: yesJournal of Animal Ecology, Volume 95, Issue 8, Page 1435-1452, August 2026.
This study provides new insights into how ecological conditions influence the evolution of host‐associated symbiotic communities and their functional roles. The findings suggest that pathogen pressures linked to nesting habits in birds shape bacterial communities of the uropygial gland, and their connection with the skin microbiome, where the ...
Ester Martínez‐Renau   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Century Later: Taxonomic Review of the Neotropical Genus Hyptiocheta Becker, 1922 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), With Description of Three New Andean Species

open access: yesAustral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT The previously monotypic Neotropical genus Hyptiocheta Becker, 1922 is reviewed. Hyptiocheta convexa Becker, 1922 is redescribed, and three new species are described and illustrated from South America: H. archaeoptera Quevedo, Soares & Lamas sp. nov. (Ecuador), H. chuspi Quevedo, Soares & Gutiérrez‐Bustamante sp. nov. (Peru) and H.
Lucas Quevedo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Egg‐Carrying and Cheliceral Comb in Ibaloniinae Harvestmen From the Solomon Islands (Opiliones: Podoctidae)

open access: yesAustral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Four new species of Ibaloniinae harvestmen are described from the Solomon Islands, Melanesia. Based on the original diagnosis of Euibalonius Roewer, 1915, and description of E. maculatus (Roewer, 1915), this material appeared related to that genus. However, examination of syntype photographs of the type species E.
Adriano B. Kury   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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