The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The Dasyurid species Sarcophilus harrisii, Dasyurus maculatus, and Dasyurus viverrinus, occupying diverse ecological niches and forming a guild structure in Tasmania, provide a basis for examining the roles of various forelimb muscle groups in prey capture and locomotion.
Riya G. Bidaye +4 more
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Influence of Burn Severity on Avifaunal Communities in Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest, Western Ghats. [PDF]
Ecol EvolPradeeshwar RJ +3 more
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Clade‐wide morphological and functional variation of the sauropsid columella
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The columella (=stapes) is the middle ear bone of reptiles that transmits vibrations from the environment to the inner ear. It has been shown to exhibit extensive interspecific morphological disparity in several clades; however, its morphological variation and associated functional consequences remain poorly described.
John Peacock +4 more
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Effects of Spring Rest Grazing on Underground Bud Bank in Alpine Meadow of Tibetan Plateau Before Critical Period of Soil Thawing. [PDF]
Plants (Basel)Bai M, Wei S, Xu C, Yu X.
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Cardiac morphological and morphometric analysis of Ardea alba
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Ardea alba (Linnaeus, 1758) is a widely distributed heron species whose cardiovascular morphology remains poorly described. This study aimed to characterize the cardiac morphology and morphometry of adult A. alba. Ten specimens were analyzed using radiographic, morphometric, histological, scanning electron microscopy, and three‐dimensional ...
Julia Vaz Feio +5 more
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Variation in Soil Organic Carbon Along an Altitudinal Gradient Across Different Aspects in the Timberline Zone of the Western Himalaya, India. [PDF]
Plants (Basel)Rawal R +5 more
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Dental anomalies in Pleistocene African hippopotamuses from Olduvai Bed II
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Hippopotamuses are key palaeoenvironmental indicators in African Pleistocene ecosystems due to their ecological dependence on permanent water bodies and their frequent representation in the fossil record. This study examines dental anomalies in Hippopotamus cf. gorgops from several localities in Bed II of Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania), dated to ca.
Darío Fidalgo +4 more
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Seasonal Variation of Gut Bacterial Community in Wild <i>Apodemus agrarius</i> Is Associated With Intrinsic and Extrinsic Environments. [PDF]
Ecol EvolZhang Y, Chen Y, Bai Z, Zhang X, Wang D.
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Prozostrodon brasiliensis, a probainognathian cynodont of the clade Prozostrodontia, is recognized as a key taxon for understanding the origin of Mammaliaformes and mammals. Despite detailed investigations of its cranial anatomy, the postcranial skeleton has received comparatively less attention.
Iasmim M. Michelotti +4 more
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Vegetation greenness and heat load drive the movements of a water-dependent, selective grazer. [PDF]
OecologiaHaylock KA +5 more
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