Bears into the Niche-Space: Phylogeography and Phyloclimatic Model of the Family Ursidae
DiversityAssessing niche evolution remains an open question and an actively developing area of study. The family Ursidae consists of eight extant species for which, despite being the most studied family of carnivores, little is known about the influence of ...
Ella Vazquez-Dominguez
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Convergent gut microbial functional strategies drive energy metabolism adaptation across Ursidae species and challenge the uniqueness of giant panda. [PDF]
ISME JThe gut microbiota is a key regulator of host energy metabolism, but its role in seasonal adaptation and evolution of bears is still unclear. Although giant pandas are considered an extraordinary member of the Ursidae family due to their specialized ...
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Phylogenetic signal analysis in the basicranium of Ursidae (Carnivora, Mammalia) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Ursidae is a monophyletic group comprised of three subfamilies: Tremarctinae, Ursinae and Ailuropodinae, all of which have a rich geographical distribution.
María Eugenia Arnaudo +3 more
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Erratum to: Content of 13 С and 15 N Isotopes in Bone Collagen of Geographical, Age, and Sex Groups of the Ural Cave Bear (Mammalia, Carnivora, Ursidae, Ursus (Spelaearctos) kanivetz Verestchagin, 1973). [PDF]
Dokl Biol Sci, 2023 An Erratum to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1134 ...
Kosintsev PA +2 more
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CABI Compendium, 2022 This datasheet on Ursidae covers Identity, Distribution.
D. M. Collins
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Nuevos registros de Tremarctos ornatus (Carnivora: Ursidae) en área rural de Salgar-Antioquia.
Mammalogy NotesPresentamos nuevos registros del oso andino (Tremarctos ornatus) para el municipio de Salgar, Antioquia (Colombia). Estos registros se realizaron entre los años 2023 y 2024 con cámaras trampa y cámara digital, en un área de bosques nativos adyacentes a ...
julio Montoya Osorio +3 more
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Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas, 2023 A complete humerus referred to Agriotherium is described, collected from early-late Hemphillian deposits from Zacatecas. Agriotherium is widely represented by isolated molars, mandibles, and maxillae in early-late Hemphillian faunas of Eurasia and North ...
Oscar Carranza-Castañeda, Xiaoming Wang
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Tremarctos ornatus (Carnivora: Ursidae)
Mammalian Species, 2021 : Tremarctos ornatus (F.G. Cuvier, 1825) is a tremarctine bear commonly known as the Andean bear. It is a medium-sized bear with black to dark red-brown pelage with dense, long, coarse fur; creamy white marks occur on the chin, neck, and chest, and often
I. Vela-Vargas +3 more
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Craniometric Characteristics of Selected Carnivora Species Kept in Captivity in Relation to Bite Force and Bending Strength of the Upper Canines [PDF]
AnimalsThe aim of this study was to analyse the bite forces of seven species from three carnivore families: Canidae, Felidae, and Ursidae. The material consisted of complete, dry crania and mandibles.
Katarzyna Różycka +3 more
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Exploring dietary adaptations in Ursus minimus: a 3D geometric morphometric analysis of the mandible
BoreasThe extinct bear Ursus minimus, which lived in Europe during the Pliocene and possibly Early Pleistocene, is considered the common ancestor of all modern Ursini. U. minimus is thought to have been omnivorous, with a preference for invertebrates.
Anneke H. vanHeteren
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