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Evolution of vision and hearing modalities in theropod dinosaurs
Owls and nightbirds are nocturnal hunters of active prey that combine visual and hearing adaptations to overcome limits on sensory performance in low light. Such sensory innovations are unknown in nonavialan theropod dinosaurs and are poorly characterizedChoiniere, Jonah N ; Neenan, James M ; Schmitz, Lars ; Ford, David P ; Chapelle, Kimberley E J …
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Early Cretaceous parasitism in amber: a new species of Burmazelmira fly (Diptera: Archizelmiridae) parasitized by a Leptus sp. mite (Acari, Erythraeidae)
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) commits its 196 nation parties to conserve biological diversity, use its components sustainably, and share fairly and equitably the benefits from the utilization of genetic resources. The last of these objectives was further codified in the Convention's Nagoya Protocol (NP), which came into effect...Prathapan, K Divakaran ; Pethiyagoda, Rohan ; Bawa, Kamaljit S ; Raven, Peter H ; Rajan, Priyadarsanan Dharma …
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Fossil scales illuminate the early evolution of lepidopterans and structural colors. e1700988
Lepidopteran scales exhibit remarkably complex ultrastructures, many of which produce structural colors that are the basis for diverse communication strategies. Little is known, however, about the early evolution of lepidopteran scales and their photonic structures. We report scale architectures from Jurassic Lepidoptera from the United Kingdom, Germany, Kazakhstan, and China...Zhang, Qingqing ; Mey, Wolfram ; Ansorge, Jörg ; Starkey, Timothy A ; McDonald, Luke T …
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The earliest herbivorous marine reptile and its remarkable jaw apparatus
Newly discovered fossils of the Middle Triassic reptile Atopodentatus unicus call for a radical reassessment of its feeding behavior. The skull displays a pronounced hammerhead shape that was hitherto unknown. The long, straight anterior edges of both upper and lower jaws were lined with batteries of chisel-shaped teeth, whereas the...Chun, Li ; Rieppel, Olivier ; Long, Cheng ; Fraser, Nicholas C
Middle Triassic, Atopodentatus unicus, marine reptiles, and palaeontology
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Planning tiger recovery: Understanding intraspecific variation for effective conservation
Although significantly more money is spent on the conservation of tigers than on any other threatened species, today only 3200 to 3600 tigers roam the forests of Asia, occupying only 7% of their historical range. Despite the global significance of and interest in tiger conservation, global approaches to plan tiger...Wilting, Andreas ; Courtiol, Alexandre ; Christiansen, P ; Jürgen, Niedballa ; Scharf, Anne K …
Taxonomy, Management Units, Subspecies, One Plan Approach, and Felidae
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The Near Eastern origin of cat domestication
The world's domestic cats carry patterns of sequence variation in their genome that reflect a history of domestication and breed development. A genetic assessment of 979 domestic cats and their wild progenitors-Felis silvestris silvestris ( European wildcat), F. s. lybica ( Near Eastern wildcat), F. s. ornata ( central Asian...Driscoll, C A ; Menotti-Raymond, M ; Roca, A L ; Hupe, K ; Johnson, W E …