Morphological and molecular analyses confirm the presence of the newly described bat species Molossus melini in the Espinal ecoregion from Argentina [0.03%]
形态学和分子分析确认新描述的蝙蝠物种Molossus melini在阿根廷艾斯皮纳尔生态区域的存在
Romina Pavé,Pablo Schierloh,Micaela Chambi et al.
Romina Pavé et al.
Until now, Molossus melini was known only from its type locality, in the south of Santa Fe province, Argentina. Specimens of this species were collected in 2021 from a roost in a Fraxinus tree of the urban woodland of Paraná city, Entre R...
Addressing nontarget amplification in DNA metabarcoding studies of arthropod-feeding rodents [0.03%]
DNA条形码研究中靶标扩增子以外的序列扩增现象及其在食虫鼠类研究中的影响
Dylan M Klure,Robert Greenhalgh,M Denise Dearing
Dylan M Klure
High-throughput sequencing approaches have revolutionized how we study animal diets by enabling the detection of dietary components from the metabarcoding of DNA in excrement. Mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase C subunit I (mtCOI) DNA metabar...
Blown away? Wind speed and foraging success in an acoustic predator [0.03%]
被风声干扰了？捕食者的叫声对觅食成功率的影响及应对措施研究——以风速为变量
Samantha Renda,Stéphanie Périquet,Aliza le Roux
Samantha Renda
Foraging animals must contend with fluctuating environmental variables that affect foraging success, including conditions like wind noise, which could diminish the usefulness of particular sensory modes. Although the documented impact of an...
Thomas Ruf,Claudia Bieber
Thomas Ruf
We address the question of ultimate selective advantages of hibernation. Biologists generally seem to accept the notion that multiday torpor is primarily a response to adverse environmental conditions, namely cold climate and low food abund...
Estimating the density of small mammals using the selfie trap is an effective camera trapping method [0.03%]
自拍陷阱法是一种有效的拍摄小型哺乳动物密度的照片捕获方法
Ana Gracanin,Todd E Minchinton,Katarina M Mikac
Ana Gracanin
Camera trapping to study wildlife allows for data collection, without the need to capture animals. Traditionally, camera traps have been used to target larger terrestrial mammal species, though recently novel methods and adjustments in proc...
Evolution of MHC class I genes in Japanese and Russian raccoon dogs, Nyctereutes procyonoides (Carnivora: Canidae) [0.03%]
日本和俄罗斯貉(Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae：Nyctereutes procyonoides)MHCI基因的进化
Aye Mee F Bartocillo,Yoshinori Nishita,Alexei V Abramov et al.
Aye Mee F Bartocillo et al.
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes have been widely studied to assess the immunological fitness and evolutionary adaptation of animal populations. Among the Canidae, the raccoon dog's adventurous nature, omnivorous behavior, and h...