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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Members of the family Ursidae in the Museum of Nature of Kharkiv University and their craniological features [PDF]
Theriologia Ukrainica, 2019 The exhibition and scientific collection of the Museum of Nature currently deposit 16 specimens of the family Ursidae (bears), which belong to three species and 6 subspecies.
Yuriy Iliukhin
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Tremarctos ornatus(Carnivora: Ursidae) [PDF]
Mammalian Species, 2021 AbstractTremarctos 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 white to creamy marks occur on the face, around the muzzle, and eyes.
I. Mauricio Vela-Vargas +3 more
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Comparative Analysis of Olfactory Receptor Repertoires Sheds Light on the Diet Adaptation of the Bamboo-Eating Giant Panda Based on the Chromosome-Level Genome [PDF]
Animals, 2023 The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is the epitome of a flagship species for wildlife conservation and also an ideal model of adaptive evolution. As an obligate bamboo feeder, the giant panda relies on the olfaction for food recognition.
Chuang Zhou +7 more
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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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Mandible size and shape in extant Ursidae (Carnivora, Mammalia): A tool for taxonomy and ecogeography [PDF]
Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 2017 The family Ursidae is currently one of the taxonomic groups with the lowest number of species among Carnivora. Extant bear species exhibit broad ecological adaptations both at inter- and intraspecific level, and taxonomic issues within this family remain
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No need to replace an “anomalous” primate (Primates) with an “anomalous” bear (Carnivora, Ursidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2015 By means of mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequencing of putative “yeti”, “bigfoot”, and other “anomalous primate” hair samples, a recent study concluded that two samples, presented as from the Himalayas, do not belong to an “anomalous primate”, but to an ...
Eliécer Gutiérrez, Ronald H. Pine
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Ursodeoxycholic acid in the Ursidae: biliary bile acids of bears, pandas, and related carnivores.
Journal of Lipid Research, 1993 The biliary bile acid composition of gallbladder bile obtained from six species of bears (Ursidae), the Giant panda, the Red panda, and 11 related carnivores were determined by reversed phase liquid chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
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Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumor in a Free-Ranging Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) [PDF]
AnimalsReports on neoplasms in bears are scarce, especially concerning ovarian tumors. A large primary ovarian neoplasm with multiple metastasis was found during the necropsy of a 14-year-old free-ranging Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos) from Northwestern ...
Natalia García-Álvarez +7 more
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Hibernating bears (Ursidae): metabolic magicians of definite interest for the nephrologist [PDF]
Kidney International, 2012 Muscle loss, osteoporosis, and vascular disease are common in subjects with reduced renal function. Despite intensive research of the underlying risk factors and mechanisms driving these phenotypes, we still lack effective treatment strategies for this underserved patient group. Thus, new approaches are needed to identify effective treatments.
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