Nest construction in mammals: a review of the patterns of construction and functional roles
DC Deeming - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Nesting behaviour in mammals has been investigated in a wide variety of species but to
date there has not been any scholarly review of the incidence and roles of these nests. Not …
date there has not been any scholarly review of the incidence and roles of these nests. Not …
Riqueza, endemismo y conservación de los mamíferos de Colombia
S Solari, Y Muñoz-Saba… - Mastozoología …, 2013 - SciELO Argentina
Se actualiza la diversidad de especies de mamíferos de Colombia con base en una nueva
revisión de especímenes en las mayores colecciones del país y el extranjero y la …
revisión de especímenes en las mayores colecciones del país y el extranjero y la …
[HTML][HTML] Multiple colors in anteaters: review and description of chromatic disorders in Tamandua (Xenarthra: Pilosa) with reports of new and rare coat colorations
L Cotts, JP Slifkin, R Moratelli, L Gonçalves… - Zoologia …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Tamandua Gray, 1825 contains two species of anteaters: Tamandua mexicana (Saussure,
1860), which occurs in southern Mexico, throughout Central America and south to the west …
1860), which occurs in southern Mexico, throughout Central America and south to the west …
Integrative approach uncovers new patterns of ecomorphological convergence in slow arboreal xenarthrans
F Alfieri, L Botton-Divet, JA Nyakatura… - Journal of Mammalian …, 2022 - Springer
Identifying ecomorphological convergence examples is a central focus in evolutionary
biology. In xenarthrans, slow arboreality independently arose at least three times, in the two …
biology. In xenarthrans, slow arboreality independently arose at least three times, in the two …
From fairies to giants: untangling the effect of body size, phylogeny, and ecology on vertebral bone microstructure of xenarthran mammals
Trabecular bone is a spongy bone tissue that serves as a scaffolding-like support inside
many skeletal elements. Previous research found allometric variation in some aspects of …
many skeletal elements. Previous research found allometric variation in some aspects of …
Effect of captivity on the vertebral bone microstructure of xenarthran mammals
Captive specimens in museum collections facilitate study of rare taxa, but the lifestyles, diets,
and lifespans of captive animals differ from their wild counterparts. Trabecular bone …
and lifespans of captive animals differ from their wild counterparts. Trabecular bone …
Camera trapping reveals multispecies use of water‐filled tree holes by birds and mammals in a neotropical forest
CM Delgado‐Martínez, SJ Cudney‐Valenzuela… - Biotropica, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Using camera traps, we documented that 21 bird and 9 mammal species use water‐filled
tree holes (dendrotelmata) in the seasonal tropical forest of the Calakmul Biosphere …
tree holes (dendrotelmata) in the seasonal tropical forest of the Calakmul Biosphere …
Using manual ungual morphology to predict substrate use in the Drepanosauromorpha and the description of a new species
Fossils of drepanosauromorphs, a clade of non-saurian diapsids, were once considered
relatively rare in the Chinle Formation of the southwestern United States as well as in Upper …
relatively rare in the Chinle Formation of the southwestern United States as well as in Upper …
Osteology and Functional Morphology of the Axial Postcranium of the Marine Sloth Thalassocnus (Mammalia, Tardigrada) with Paleobiological Implications
E Amson, C Argot, HG McDonald… - Journal of Mammalian …, 2015 - Springer
The gross morphology of the axial postcranium of Thalassocnus is presented here,
completing the description of the skeleton of the genus. Thalassocnus is characterized by a …
completing the description of the skeleton of the genus. Thalassocnus is characterized by a …
A therian mammal with sprawling kinematics? Gait and 3D forelimb X-ray motion analysis in tamanduas
A Scheidt, PC Ditzel, SM Geiger… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Therian mammals are known to move their forelimbs in a parasagittal plane, retracting the
mobilised scapula during stance phase. Non-cursorial therian mammals often abduct the …
mobilised scapula during stance phase. Non-cursorial therian mammals often abduct the …