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An annotated checklist of the genus Pterygodermatites Wedl, 1861 (Nematoda: Rictulariidae), with notes on hosts and geographical distribution
Species of rictulariid nematodes belonging to the genus Pterygodermatites Wedl, 1861 are parasites of mammals with a wide geographical distribution....
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Telomeres and telomerase: active but complex players in life-history decisions
Studies on human telomeres have established that telomeres exert a significant influence on lifespan and health of organisms. However, recent...
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Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals
BackgroundBody mass estimation is of paramount importance for paleobiological studies, as body size influences numerous other biological parameters....
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Heat tolerance and evaporative cooling capacity in an arid-zone elephant shrew
Endotherms vary widely in their capacity to defend sublethal body temperature ( T b ) during acute heat exposure. Interspecific variation in the upper...
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Redescription of Maupasina weissi (Seurat, 1913) (Nematoda: Ascaridida) from sengis, Elephantulus spp. and Macroscelides proboscideus (Shaw) (Macroscelidea), in Africa
Maupasina weissi (Seurat, 1913), is redescribed from the eastern rock sengi, Elephantulus myurus Thomas & Schwann, from Limpopo Province and compared...
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Quantifying mammalian diets
We propose a quantitative approach for categorising mammalian diets based on the taxonomy of food items and parts consumed (the form of food). Our...
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Ophthalmology of Afrotheria: Aardvarks, Hyraxes, Elephants, Manatees, and Relatives
Afrotheria is a unique and highly diverse clade of placental mammals. Their diversity is so great and morphologies so different that only by genomic...
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Dissimilarity in flea and host assemblages and their interaction networks along a spatial distance gradient: different patterns revealed by different network dissimilarity metrics
We investigated the distance-decay pattern (an increase in dissimilarity with increasing geographic distance) in regional assemblages of fleas and...
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Diversity and Geography of Torpor and Heterothermy
In this chapter, the diversity of heterotherms, where they live and how they differ from each other is covered in detail. When data from free-ranging...
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Evolution of the Brain and Sensory Structures in Sirenia
Sirenians represent a striking group of quadruped mammals that are adapted to marine life. There are four extant species of sirenians (three sea cows...
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Marine Mammals of the Emirates: Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises and Dugongs
Marine mammals have always captured the imagination of the people they share their environment with, but few people know that various species...
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A genome-wide search of Toll/Interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domain-containing adapter molecule (TICAM) and their evolutionary divergence from other TIR domain containing proteins
Toll/Interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domains are cytoplasmic domain that mediates receptor signalling. These domains are present in proteins like...
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Jaw shape and mechanical advantage are indicative of diet in Mesozoic mammals
Jaw morphology is closely linked to both diet and biomechanical performance, and jaws are one of the most common Mesozoic mammal fossil elements....
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Mammalia
Die Säugetiere haben sich beginnend im Spätpaläozoikum vor ca. 320 Mio. Jahren mit den Synapsiden (Pelicosaurier) über die säugetierähnlichen...
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Mammalian Phylogenetics: A Short Overview of Recent Advances
This chapter summarizes our present understanding of the phylogenetic relationships of Mammalia, particularly those within Marsupialia and...
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Mammalian Phylogenetics: A Short Overview of Recent Advances
This chapter summarizes our present understanding of the phylogenetic relationships of Mammalia, particularly those within Marsupialia and...
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Conservation Science in Africa: Mainstreaming Biodiversity Information into Policy and Decision-Making
In this chapter, we identify the cross-sectoral decisions that require biodiversity data, then summarize key challenges in Africa around the...
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Ecological and Behavioural Aspects of Torpor
Torpor is not only highly diverse in the manner it is used and found in many birds and mammals, it is also expressed by animals all over the world...
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The management effectiveness of protected areas in Kenya
Merely designating new and/or expanding existing protected areas (PAs) does not guarantee the protection of critical ecosystems and species. The...
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Dispersal-based versus niche-based processes as drivers of flea species composition on small mammalian hosts: inferences from species occurrences at large and small scales
Biological communities may be assembled by both niche-based and dispersal-based (= historic) processes with the relative importance of these...
