| molecular phylogeny of the red panda (ailurus fulgens). | the phylogenetic placement of the red panda (ailurus fulgens) and the giant panda (ailuropoda melanoleuca) has been an evolutionary enigma since their original descriptions in the nineteenth century. a series of recent molecular analyses led to a consensus that the giant panda's ancestors were derived from early bears (ursidae), but left unsettled the phylogenetic relationship of the red panda. previous molecular and morphological phylogenies were inconclusive and varied among placement of the r ... | 1995 | 8568209 |
| revision of the genus andreacarus (acari: laelapidae) with description of seven new species and a new genus for australian species formerly placed in andreacarus. | the mesostigmatid genus andreacarus radford, 1953 (acari: laelapidae), species of which are obligatory parasites of small mammals, is revised. andreacarus includes 11 species, four species previously recognized and seven new species described from madagascar hosts: a. brachyuromys sp. n. from brachyuromys betsileoensis bartlett, a. eliurus sp. n. from eliurus species, a. gymnuromys sp. n. from gymnuromys roberti major, a. voalavo sp. n. from voalavo gymnocaudus carleton & goodman, a. nesomys sp. ... | 2007 | 17547225 |
| phylogeography of the malagasy ring-tailed mongoose, galidia elegans, from mtdna sequence analysis. | the ring-tailed mongoose (galidia elegans) represents one of the most widely distributed mongooses in madagascar; however, we know little about the ecology of this seemingly ubiquitous species. currently, g. elegans is divided into three recognized subspecies--g. e. elegans, g. e. dambrensis, and g. e. occidentalis--based on differences in pelage coloration between the distinct geographic locations. we used intraspecific dna variation to describe the phylogenetic relationships among the describe ... | 2009 | 19565675 |
| description of a new species of haemaphysalis koch, 1844 (acari: ixodidae) from the h. (rhipistoma) asiatica subgroup, parasite of an endemic malagasy carnivoran (carnivora: eupleridae). | haemaphysalis (rhipistoma) galidiae n. sp. (acari: ixodidae) is described herein based on males and a single female. adults of h. galidiae n. sp. were collected from the ring-tailed vontsira, galidia elegans geoffroy saint-hilaire (carnivora: eupleridae) on madagascar. males and the single female of this new species morphologically are most close to h. obtusa dönitz, 1910, known from various malagasy euplerid carnivorans, including g. elegans, as well as introduced carnivorans, but can be differ ... | 2020 | 33063166 |
| hunting, exotic carnivores, and habitat loss: anthropogenic effects on a native carnivore community, madagascar. | the wide-ranging, cumulative, negative effects of anthropogenic disturbance, including habitat degradation, exotic species, and hunting, on native wildlife has been well documented across a range of habitats worldwide with carnivores potentially being the most vulnerable due to their more extinction prone characteristics. investigating the effects of anthropogenic pressures on sympatric carnivores is needed to improve our ability to develop targeted, effective management plans for carnivore cons ... | 2015 | 26375991 |