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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Ursidae"”.
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Apport de données d’ADN nucléaire à la Phylogénie et à la Biologie de la Conservation des Ursidae
Currently, the Ursidae family includes eight bear species. They represent an unusual family within the order of the Carnivores because of their peculiar physiological adaptations related to hibernation. These physiological features, unique in the animal kingdom, make bear a unique model for medical …
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ΣΥΜΒΟΛΗ ΣΤΗ ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΛΑΙΟΠΑΝΙΔΑΣ ΤΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΩΝ ΣΠΟΝΔΥΛΩΤΩΝ (CARNIVORA, PERISSODACTYLA, ARTIODACTYLA) ΤΟΥ ΣΠΗΛΑΙΟΥ ΤΩΝ ΠΕΤΡΑΛΩΝΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΧΑΛΚΙΔΙΚΗΣ
… PAPER. THE STUDY OF THE FOLLOWING FAMILIES: URSIDAE, CANIDAE, HYAENIDAE, FELIDAE, EQUIDAE, RHINOCEROTIDAE, BOVIDAE, CERVIDAE AND SUIDAE SHOWED A NEW SPECIES: EQUUS PETRALONIENSIS N. SP. AND A SUBSPECIES NEW FOR GREECE: EQUUS CABALLUS PIVETEANI DAV . & PR. FURTHER STUDY OF CROCUTA SP. IS …
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Increased genome sampling reveals novel insights into vertebrate molecular evolution
… in primates. Deciphering the timing of the Ursidae (bear) phylogeny speciation events has proven to be a challenging task. A valuable node to calibrate in such studies is that separating giant panda and polar bear. The exact timing of this important calibration node is currently disputed. …
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Cursorial Adaptations in the Forelimb of the Giant Short-Faced Bear, <em>Arctodus simus</em>, Revealed by Traditional and 3D Landmark Morphometrics
<p>The paleobiology of the Pleistocene North American giant short-faced bear, <i>Arctodus simus</i>, has eluded paleontologists for decades. Its more gracile form has led past researchers to myriad intepretations of the locomotion and feeding ecology of this species. While earlier studies have …