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景观组成和与水的距离影响矮草草原中美洲獾的占域率

Wildlife Letters
Land use change in prairie ecosystems is pervasive. Prairie obligate species may be affected by these changes, though many carnivore‐specific examples are unknown.
Colleen W. Piper, Ty J. Werdel, Matt S. Peek, Andrew M. Ricketts, Daniel S. Sullins, Adam A. Ahlers   +5 more
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Nest predators of sagebrush‐obligate songbirds in the Northern Great Basin

Wildlife Society Bulletin
A major cause of reproductive failure in songbirds is nest predation, yet the full suite of predator species and their relative contribution to nest predation are unknown for most species.
Vanessa M. Schroeder, W. Douglas Robinson, Jonathan B. Dinkins   +2 more
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What's in a Name? Not All Mesopredators Are Mesocarnivores. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Ecological terms like mesopredator and mesocarnivore have distinct meanings, the former denoting trophic rank, the latter diet composition, yet are frequently conflated, leading to conceptual ambiguity. We argue for returning to original definitions and advocate for context‐sensitive, precise language to improve clarity and accuracy in scientific ...
Madsen EK, Eckersley L, Linden JF, Lai S, Hare D, Macdonald DW, Kimaili D, Kulunge S, Mutinhuma Y, Petracca L, Rono BJ, Sibanda L, Sillero-Zubiri C, Tacey J, Broekhuis F.   +14 more
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Genomic Insights Into the Body Size Evolution in Mustelidae (Mammalia: Carnivora). [PDF]

Ecol Evol
The comparative genomic analysis of 19 mustelid species provides insights into the genetic basis of body size evolution, identifying candidate genes and pathways under selection that underlie the remarkable morphological diversity in Mustelidae. ABSTRACT The extraordinary body size diversity within Mustelidae makes this carnivoran family an exceptional
Xia T, Sun G, Liu G, Zhao C, Zhang L, Wang X, Yang X, Wu X, Gao X, Zhang H.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Morphology and function of pinniped necks: The long and short of it. [PDF]

Anat Rec (Hoboken)
Abstract Terrestrial vertebrates from at least 30 distinct lineages in both extinct and extant clades have returned to aquatic environments. With these transitions came numerous morphological adaptations to accommodate life in water. Relatively little attention has been paid to the cervical region when tracking this transition.
Keller J, Berta A, Juhn M, Van Valkenburgh B.   +3 more
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Commentary: The missing sabertooth baculum-At what point might the absence of evidence reasonably be considered evidence of absence? [PDF]

Anat Rec (Hoboken)
Abstract Most carnivorans and all modern felids have ossified bacula; however, no machairodont baculum has ever been identified. This is true despite the many fairly complete skeletons found around the world of several sabertooth taxa. Although the bacula of modern felids are much smaller than those of canoids (even the least weasel's baculum is longer
Hartstone-Rose A.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Pathogen and Rodenticide Exposure in American Badgers (Taxidea taxus) in California [PDF]

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2012
Urban and agricultural land use may increase the risk of disease transmission among wildlife, domestic animals, and humans as we share ever-shrinking and fragmented habitat. American badgers (Taxidae taxus), a species of special concern in California, USA, live in proximity to urban development and often share habitat with livestock and small ...
Jessica H, Quinn, Yvette A, Girard, Kirsten, Gilardi, Yvette, Hernandez, Robert, Poppenga, Bruno B, Chomel, Janet E, Foley, Christine K, Johnson   +7 more
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Using DNA from hairs left at depredated greater sage‐grouse nests to detect mammalian nest predators

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2018
Despite a multitude of studies on sage‐grouse (Centrocercus spp.), there is still sparse information on the predator communities that influence sage‐grouse productivity and how these predator communities may change when sagebrush habitats are altered by ...
Christopher P. Kirol, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Andrew L. Sutphin, Thomas L. Maechtle   +3 more
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Taxidea Waterhouse 1838

, 1982
Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Carnivora, pp. 244-289 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc.
Honacki, James H., Kinman, Kenneth E., Koeppl, James W.   +2 more
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Use of visual stimuli increases count estimates for prairie dogs

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2019
Throughout North America, all 5 species of prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) have experienced drastic population declines over the past century, which has subsequently affected a host of affiliated species.
Jesse T. Boulerice, Elizabeth A. Saldo, Brittany T. Brito, Peter J. Mahoney   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source