The evolution of the brain at origin Carnivora remains poorly understood, largely owing to limited number cranial endocasts known from Carnivoramorpha and basal crown Carnivora. Here, we use x-ray computed tomography create digital two early carnivores, Quercygale angustidens Gustafsonia cognita. is generally regarded as sister taxon Nimravidae thus great interest further our understanding evol...

Swine coronaviruses (CoVs) have been found to cause infection in humans, suggesting that Suiformes might be potential intermediate hosts CoV transmission from their natural humans. The present study aims establish convolutional neural network (CNN) models predict host adaptation of swine CoVs. Decomposing each ORF1ab and Spike sequence was performed with dinucleotide composition representation ...

I describe new specimens of carnivoran mammals from the continental late Miocene Baynunah Formation, exposed in western coastal region Abu Dhabi Emirate. New material collected between 2002 and 2014 includes dental mustelid Plesiogulo sp. a large-sized hyaenid, postcranial remains an upper canine machairodontine felid, postcrania tooth medium-sized mustelid. The latter two are taxonomic records...

Abstract The mammalian order Carnivora is characterized by a broad taxonomic and ecological diversity. By using large sample of extant species, we tested the impact factors on carnivoran skull (cranium mandible) morphology, taking advantage combined geometric morphometrics comparative method approach. We implemented several evolutionary models to account for different tempo mode evolution in si...

The digestive fluid of Dionaea muscipula has been studied with respect to its protein content as a function of time after entrapment of protein material and some enzymes of the secretion. Maximum secretion of enzyme occurs within the first 3 days of the digestive cycle and protein reaches its maximum at 4 days. Phosphatase, proteinase, nuclease and amylase have been observed in the secretion. T...

LUKEN, J. O. (Department of Biology, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC 29528). Performance of Dionaea muscipula as influenced by developing vegetation. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 134: 45–52. 2007.— Demography, growth, and flowering of Dionaea muscipula (Venus’ fly trap) were studied during three years (2003–2005) following prescribed fire. Data were collected in permanent quadrats where the deve...

In a parasitological survey of free-ranging Cerdocyon thous (Carnivora: Canidae) from Brazilian Caatinga shrubland, a new species of Pterygodermatites (Multipectines) was recovered from the small intestine of this host. Morphological analysis showed that P. (Multipectines) pluripectinata n. sp. is distinguished from all other congeneric species mainly by the numerous plate-like projections and ...

Members of the order Carnivora are a unique and important seed disperser who consume deposit undamaged seeds while providing regular long-distance dispersal opportunities. Some members Carnivora, such as coyotes (Canis latrans), undergoing range expansions which may help plant species they colonize new locations or replace services provided by recently extirpated species. In this study, we eval...