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The accelerating influence of humans on mammalian macroecological patterns over the late Quaternary [PDF]

, 2019
The transition of hominins to a largely meat-based diet ~1.8 million years ago led to the exploitation of other mammals for food and resources. As hominins, particularly archaic and modern humans, became increasingly abundant and dispersed across the ...
Elliott Smith, Rosemary E., Lyons, S. Kathleen, Payne, Jonathan L., Smith, Felisa A., Villaseñor, Amelia   +4 more
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Tree shrews (Tupaia belangeri) exhibit novelty preference in the novel location memory task with 24-h retention periods [PDF]

, 2014
Novelty preference is pervasive in mammalian species, and describes an inherent tendency to preferentially explore novelty. The novel location memory task studied here assesses the ability of animals to form accurate memories of a spatial configuration ...
Isenschmid, Manuela, Khani, Abbas, Nair, Jayakrishnan, Rainer, Gregor, Topka, Marlene   +4 more
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Placental crises: disruptive selection and maternal under‐investment as the foundations of mammalian placental evolution and dysfunction

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Among the vertebrates, mammals are notable for the dominance of live birth and placental nutrition. The structural diversity of the mammalian placenta is remarkable, despite sharing a single common ancestor and conserved physiological functions.
Davis Laundon, Neil J. Gostling, Ian G. Reddin, Bram G. Sengers, Pascale Chavatte‐Palmer, Rohan M. Lewis   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study on Susceptibility and Infection Characteristics of Dengue Virus in Cells Sourced from Different Tissues of Tree Shrews

Shiyan dongwu yu bijiao yixue
Objective To investigate the susceptibility and infection characteristics of dengue virus (DENV) in cells derived from diverse tissues of tree shrews and to provide a basis for expanding the repertoire of DENV-permissive cell models in this species ...
LIU Xin, QI Mengdi, WANG Wenguang, HAN Yuanyuan, LU Meili, LI Na, DAI Jiejie, LU Caixia   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Infectivity of Zika virus on primary cells support tree shrew as animal model

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2019
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that caused the public health emergency. Recently, we have proved a novel small animal tree shrew was susceptive to ZIKV infection and presented the most common rash symptoms as ZIKV patients.
Li Zhang, Zhi-Li Shen, Yue Feng, Dao-Qun Li, Na-Na Zhang, Yong-Qiang Deng, Xiao-Peng Qi, Xiao-Mei Sun, Jie-Jie Dai, Chun-Guang Yang, Zi-Feng Yang, Cheng-Feng Qin, Xue-Shan Xia   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Composite Genome Approach to Identify Phylogenetically Informative Data from Next-Generation Sequencing

, 2014
We have developed a novel method to rapidly obtain homologous genomic data for phylogenetics directly from next-generation sequencing reads without the use of a reference genome.
Cartwright, Reed A., Harkins, Kelly, Schwartz, Rachel S., Stone, Anne C.   +3 more
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30-Year-Long Changes in Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna of Niebieskie ŹródłA (Blue Springs) Nature Reserve in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Central Poland [PDF]

, 2010
The article focuses on changes in terrestrial vertebrate fauna of Niebieskie Źródła (Blue Springs) Nature Reserve that occurred between two censuses carried out in the area.
Hejduk, Janusz, Janiszewski, Tomasz, Markowski, Janusz, Wojciechowski, Zbigniew   +3 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
wiley   +1 more source

Neural Progenitors in the Developing Neocortex of the Northern Tree Shrew (Tupaia belangeri) Show a Closer Relationship to Gyrencephalic Primates Than to Lissencephalic Rodents

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2018
The neocortex is the most complex part of the mammalian brain and as such it has undergone tremendous expansion during evolution, especially in primates.
Sebastian Römer, Hannah Bender, Wolfgang Knabe, Elke Zimmermann, Rudolf Rübsamen, Johannes Seeger, Simone A. Fietz   +6 more
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Chinese Pangolin Changes Local Vertebrate Assemblages and Contributes to Their Interspecific Interactions by Burrowing and Revisitation

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In this study, we systematically analyzed the utilization patterns of Chinese pangolin burrows by sympatric species in Guangdong Province, China, including differences in species composition using burrow mounds and burrow tunnels. We found that repeated visits to burrows by Chinese pangolin promoted the use of burrows by sympatric species, suggesting ...
Song Sun, Ruirui Mao, Hongliang Dou, Haiyang Gao, Ying Wang, Yaqian Zhang, Fei Wu, Yuanwen Kuang, Zhishu Xiao, Yan Hua   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source