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Molecular evolution of the mitochondrial genome underlies semi-aquatic adaptation in lutrinae
Lutrinae, which contains 13 otter species, is a semi-aquatic subfamily. They reclaimed semi-aquatic environments as their habitat. As aquatic...
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Molecular DNA-based spatial map** technique predicting diversity and distribution of otters (Lutrinae) in Peninsular Malaysia using non-invasive fecal samples
This study investigated the current distribution of otters (Lutrinae) in all states of Peninsular Malaysia. Four species of otters have been recorded...
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Taxonomy and Evolution of Sea Otters
Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) are members of the Mustelidae family, a monophyletic basal group of arctoid carnivores. They are the only member of the...
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Conservation Genomics of Neotropical Carnivores
The chapter addresses the current state of the field of conservation genomics focused on neotropical carnivores (Mammalia, Carnivora), the history of...
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Introduction
Sea otters and polar bears are marine mammals in the taxonomic order of Carnivora. Behaviorally, most carnivore species are solitary and asocial...
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Fossil brains provide evidence of underwater feeding in early seals
Pinnipeds (seals and related species) use their whiskers to explore their environment and locate their prey. Today they live mostly in marine...
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Phenoty** in the era of genomics: MaTrics—a digital character matrix to document mammalian phenotypic traits
A new and uniquely structured matrix of mammalian phenotypes, MaTrics (
Ma mmalianTr aits for Comparative Genomics ) in a digital form is presented. By...
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Factors influencing genoty** success and genoty** error rate of Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) faeces collected in temperate Central Europe
The use of non-invasively collected DNA source material for genetic and genomic applications is usually characterized by low target DNA concentration...
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Can social media be used to inform the distribution of the marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna?
The marbled polecat ( Vormela peregusna ) is a small mustelid that occurs from the Balkans to Mongolia and is listed as vulnerable under the...
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The impact of environmental factors on the evolution of brain size in carnivorans
The reasons why some animals have developed larger brains has long been a subject of debate. Yet, it remains unclear which selective pressures may...
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Evolutionary characteristics of the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 gene in some populations of four sympatric Mustela species (Mustelidae, Mammalia) from central Europe
BackgroundSelection on or reticulate evolution of mtDNA is documented in various mammalian taxa and could lead to misleading phylogenetic conclusions...
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Social Structure of Marine Otters: Inter and Intraspecific Variation
Otters are a semiaquatic clade that stands out among carnivorans. Of 13 otter species, only three are known to cooperate, although most species...
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Hair Microstructure Diversity in Neotropical Marsupials: Roles of Phylogenetic Signal and Adaptation
Guard hair microstructure in Neotropical marsupials has been described in two different patterns: medullar and cuticular. The main objective of this...
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Canine distemper virus and canine adenovirus type-2 infections in neotropical otters (Lontra longicaudis) from Southern Brazil
All descriptions of infectious diseases affecting otters were published in the Northern Hemisphere, with no occurrence identified in neotropical...
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The Natural History of Marine Otter (Lontra felina)
The marine otter, Lontra felina, is the smallest and most recently evolved marine mammal found primarily in marine habitats. Populations of marine...
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Ophthalmology of Mustelidae: Otters, Ferrets, Skunks, Raccoons, and Relatives
The Musteloidea superfamily of carnivoran mammals consists of the families Ailuridae (red pandas), Mustelidae (mustelids: weasels, otters, martens,...
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Life Forms of Aquatic Organisms
This chapter gives a kind of minimal introduction to the organisms living in water, as far as it is needed for an ecology textbook. It will not focus...
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Sea Otter Foraging Behavior
Sea otters are marine specialists but diet generalists, which feed primarily on benthic mega-invertebrates (i.e., body dimension >1 cm). They locate...
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Hair Microstructure Diversity in Neotropical Marsupials: Roles of Phylogenetic Signal and Adaptation
Guard hair microstructure in Neotropical marsupials has been described in two different patterns: medullar and cuticular. The main objective of this...