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BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2007 Background Despite the small number of ursid species, bear phylogeny has long been a focus of study due to their conservation value, as all bear genera have been classified as endangered at either the species or subspecies level.
Ryder Oliver A +3 more
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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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Animals, 2022 UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) are one of the most important enzymes for xenobiotic metabolism or detoxification. Through duplication and loss of genes, mammals evolved the species-specific variety of UGT isoforms. Among mammals, Carnivora is one of
Mitsuki Kondo +4 more
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Arxius de Miscel-lània Zoològica, 2020 Vivint als Andes: registres notables de la distribució altitudinal de l’os andí Tremarctos ornatus (Ursidae) a Boyacá, Colòmbia Malgrat la importància d’aquesta espècie, l’os andí encara presenta importants buits d’informació pel que fa a distribució.
C. H. Cáceres–Martínez +4 more
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Development of short‐target primers for species identification in biological studies of Carnivora
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Noninvasive genetic sampling greatly facilitates studies on the genetics, ecology, and conservation of threatened species. Species identification is often a prerequisite for noninvasive sampling‐based biological studies.
Huiwen Liu +6 more
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Huéspedes definitivos de Spirometra mansonoides (Cestoda, Diphyllobothriidae) en el Perú
Revista Peruana de Biología, 2013 Se realizó un estudio parasitológico en el zoológico Parque de Las Leyendas, Lima, Perú en el año de 1993. Se recolectaron 49 muestras de heces de carnívoros pertenecientes a cinco familias: Canidae, Ursidae, Procyonidae, Mustelidae y Felidae, éstas ...
Manuel Tantaleán, Carmen Michaud
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Primer registro de oso negro americano (Ursus americanus) para el estado de Hidalgo, México
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2013 Se documenta el primer registro del oso negro americano (Ursus americanus) para el estado de Hidalgo, México, mismo que representa el punto más sureño de la distribución de esta especie. El ejemplar se encontró muerto cerca del poblado El Aguaje de Cerro
Luis Antonio Juárez Casillas +1 more
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Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2013 Black bears (Ursus americanus) are considered endangered in Mexico. In northern Mexico, bears are considered responsible for preying on livestock, damaging private property, and crops; therefore they are killed to protect locals’ livelihoods. There is a
Luis Antonio Juárez Casillas +1 more
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Geographic distributions shape the functional traits in a large mammalian family
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Traits of organisms are shaped by their living environments and also determined in part by their phylogenetic relationships. For example, phylogenetic relationships often affect the geographic distributions of animals and cause variation in their living ...
Yingjie Ma +3 more
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Understanding Species–Habitat Associations: A Case Study with the World’s Bears
Land, 2022 Habitat modeling is one of the most common practices in ecology today, aimed at understanding complex associations between species and an array of environmental, bioclimatic, and anthropogenic factors.
David Lance Garshelis
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