| behavior of captive mouse deer, tragulus napu. | 1. the behavior of a breeding colony of larger malayan mouse deer was observed for seven months. 2. mouse deer produce a noise by stamping with one or both hind feet when slightly alarmed. other individuals may or may not stamp in response. 3. both males and females mark objects with the inter-mandibular gland. males mark much more frequently than females. 4. males often lick the urine of females; less frequently, females lick the urine of males. mouse deer do not "flehmen" in response to urine. ... | 1975 | 1241752 |
| functional morphology of the mastication muscles in the lesser and greater mouse deer. | the mastication muscles were examined in the lesser (tragulus javanicus) and greater mouse deer (tragulus napu) to clarify the form of the mastication muscles in these primitive artiodactyls. the m. masseter was well-developed in both species, however the attachment area of its origin was not confirmed in the rostral facial part. the masseter bundles were not observed on the lateral side of the maxilla bone, and their origin was restricted to the zygomatic arch area. this suggests that the m. ma ... | 2002 | 12419866 |
| absence of carotid rete mirabile in small tropical ruminants: implications for the evolution of the arterial system in artiodactyls. | the intracranial carotid rete (or rete mirabile epidurale) is a unique blood vascular system supplying the brain of artiodactyls, which have either an involuted or no internal carotid artery. although the lesser and greater mouse deer (tragulus javanicus and t. napu, respectively) are ruminants, the rete mirabile epidurale is absent. in these animals, as in non-artiodactyls, such as canines, equines and humans, the complete internal carotid artery supplies the brain. it is currently uncertain wh ... | 2007 | 17229288 |
| severe laminitis in multiple zoo species. | a 10-year record review from a zoological institution in the western usa identified four cases of severe laminitis resulting in rotation and protrusion of the third phalanx through the sole. laminitis is reported in a masai giraffe (giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), a sichuan takin (budorcas taxicolor tibetana), a greater malayan chevrotain (tragulus napu) and a giant eland (taurotragus derbianus). this is the first report of severe laminitis with pedal bone rotation and protrusion in multi ... | 2014 | 24730432 |
| comparative phylogeography of forest-dependent mammals reveals paleo-forest corridors throughout sundaland. | the evolutionary history of the colugo, a gliding arboreal mammal distributed throughout sundaland, was influenced by the location of and connections between forest habitats. by comparing colugo phylogenetic patterns, species ecology, sample distributions, and times of divergence to those of other sundaic taxa with different life-history traits and dispersal capabilities, we inferred the probable distribution of paleo-forest corridors and their influence on observed biogeographic patterns. we id ... | 2019 | 30247638 |