Urban areas not only provide wildlife with new ecological niches, in terms of food
availability, human protection and den sites but also they increase the possibility of conflict …

The genus Hystrix includes eight species of porcupines distributed in Eurasia and Africa,
across a broad latitudinal gradient. Our aim was to assess whether porcupine skulls:(1) …

The vegetarian diet of many herbivorous mammals is supplemented with proteins of animal
origin, especially in young individuals and in breeding females, to provide key proteins …

Abstract The Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica) is classified as an agricultural pest
species. It feeds on plants and crops; hence, it is responsible for massive financial losses …

Many herbivorous, granivorous and frugivorous rodents can integrate animal proteins in
their diet, still for many of them no information is available on the importance of animal food …

Cape porcupines (Hystrix africaeaustralis) have a wide geographic distribution throughout
southern Africa and have a wide ecological tolerance of many terrestrial habitats, including …

Cape porcupines, Hystrix africaeaustralis, are one of the South African mammalian species
that are increasing their distribution range and abundance with anthropogenic changing …

Calcium and phosphorous consumption is essential for bone development and
maintenance throughout life, particularly to pregnant and lactating females. Bone …

The crested porcupine is a widespread species in Italy and no data are available concerning
the density and health status of the Italian porcupine population and there is few knowledge …

The unprecedented changes in the environmental and ecological processes of the
biosphere have led some to believe that we have transitioned into a new geological era from …