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Tremarctos ornatus(Carnivora: Ursidae) [PDF]

open access: bronzeMammalian 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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Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumor in a Free-Ranging Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) [PDF]

open access: yesAnimals
Reports 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
doaj   +2 more sources

Una nueva especie de Agriarctos (Ailuropodinae, Ursidae, Carnivora) en la localidad de Nombrevilla 2 (Zaragoza, España)

open access: diamondEstudios Geologicos, 2011
Una nueva especie de úrsido primitivo, Agriarctos beatrix procedente de la localidad de Nombrevilla 2 (Zaragoza, cuenca de Calatayud-Daroca) es descrita en este trabajo.
J. Abella, P. Montoya, J. Morales
doaj   +3 more sources

Application of Invertebrate-Derived DNA Barcoding (iDNA) in Blood Sucking Leeches From West Sumatra: A Discovery of Blue-Eyed Litter Frog <i>Leptobrachium waysapuntiense</i>. [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol
This study explores the use of invertebrate‐derived DNA (iDNA) from haematophagous leeches to assess vertebrate biodiversity in the tropical rainforests of Indonesia. By applying Sanger sequencing with five primer sets, we detected 17 unique vertebrate taxa, including the rare Leptobrachium waysepuntiense, demonstrating the potential of iDNA as a ...
Irawan AD, Eguchi K.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Hibernating bears (Ursidae): metabolic magicians of definite interest for the nephrologist [PDF]

open access: bronzeKidney 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.
Peter Stenvinkel   +2 more
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Estimating brown bear population density and abundance using camera traps in the Central Forest State Nature Reserve (west of European Russia)

open access: yesNature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2023
This paper presents the results of estimating the population density and abundance of Ursus arctos (hereinafter – brown bear) in the Southern Forestry of the Central Forest State Nature Biosphere Reserve (CFNR), West of European Russia, in 2021 based on ...
Sergey S. Ogurtsov
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesAnat 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   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Ursidae

open access: green, 2009
Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier (2009): Ursidae. In: Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 1 Carnivores.
Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier
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Análisis morfológico de la región auditiva de los Ursidae Tremarctinae, su aplicación en sistemática filogenética y paleobiología [PDF]

open access: gold, 2017
Fil: Arnaudo, Maria Eugenia. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina.
María Eugenia Arnaudo
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Yuriy Illiukhin, a fauna researcher and museologist at the Museum of Nature of Kharkiv University

open access: yesNovitates Theriologicae, 2023
An essay about a fellow museologist, a graduate of Kharkiv University and a senior researcher at the university’s Museum of Nature (MNKU). The researcher worked exclusively and consistently with the mammalian collections of MNKU, inventorying and ...
Igor Zagorodniuk
doaj   +1 more source

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