0000-0002-8715-2896 From the poles to the equator, marine mammals such as seals, dolphins, and whales, play an important role in global ecosystems as apex predators, ecosystem engineers, and even organic ocean fertilisers. They occupy aCategory Archives: mammals
PLOS Paleo: Whales, dolphins, and seals all follow the same evolutionary patterns
0000-0002-8715-2896 From the poles to the equator, marine mammals such as seals, dolphins, and whales, play an important role in global ecosystems as apex predators, ecosystem engineers, and even organic ocean fertilisers. They occupy aPosted by in dolphins, Evolution, featured, Fossil Record, mammals, marine mammals, seals, whales
190 million years of tetrapod biodiversity
Tetrapod is the name given to any vertebrate animal with four (tetra) legs (pod). There are more than 30,000 living species of tetrapod known today, and this includes many of the animals we are familiarAuthor Interview: Kelsey Stilson on Gnarly Rhino Bones
Black rhinoceros. Image by Vassil, public domain. Rhinos are an amazing group of animals, and have a rich fossil history, too. During the past 40 million years, they have transformed from fairly small ancestral formsPosted by in featured, Interview, Laura Wilson, mammals, osteohistology, PaleoArt, paleontology, paleopathology, rhino, rhinoceros, rhinos, Zoology
‘White whale’ is a ghost of sperm whales’ past
Whales are pretty majestic creatures, in spite of their enormous size. Among living whales, the sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales, and the largest toothed predator on Earth. It comes from aPosted by in 3D imaging, featured, mammals, Moby Dick, Nick Pyenson, PLOS Paleo, Smithsonian, Sperm whales
Surveying the Genomic Landscape of Modern Mammals
A study published today in Cell compares regulatory DNA sequences among 20 species of modern mammals, showcasing how mammalian genomes have found new uses for ancient genes. The evolution of mammals has been ongoing for about 180 million years, with a … Continue reading
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The kitten microbiome – new related paper and Mendeley collection
Saw this new paper today: Dietary format alters fecal bacterial populations in the domestic cat (Felis catus) - Bermingham - 2013 - MicrobiologyOpen - Wiley Online Library
And was reminded on the Kitten Microbiome project. It was conceived as a (sort of) joke but studying the microbes in our domestic companion animals is a good thing and could be very interesting in many ways.
So I created a Mendeley group on cat / kitten microbiome studies:
Oh, and while I was at it I created a group for the Dog Microbiome.
Not sure these should really be completely separate (i.e., there could be a collection on the domestic animal microbiome) but am keeping them separate for now.
And was reminded on the Kitten Microbiome project. It was conceived as a (sort of) joke but studying the microbes in our domestic companion animals is a good thing and could be very interesting in many ways.
So I created a Mendeley group on cat / kitten microbiome studies:
Oh, and while I was at it I created a group for the Dog Microbiome.
Not sure these should really be completely separate (i.e., there could be a collection on the domestic animal microbiome) but am keeping them separate for now.
Posted by in cats, dogs, domestic animals, mammals, Mendeley, microbial diversity, microbiome