| damalinia (tricholipeurus) zaganseeri, n. sp. (phthiraptera: trichodectidae), a parasite from procapra gutturosa (artiodactyla: bovidae) in mongolia. | during an expedition through the east mongolian steppes, an undescribed chewing louse (insecta: phthiraptera) of the genus damalinia was collected on mongolian gazelles, procapra gutturosa. this represents the 1st report of a chewing louse on this poorly known antelope. after a short review of the distribution of this genus and its subgenera among host groups, the new species d. (tricholipeurus) zaganseeri, n. sp. is described and illustrated. its distinct morphology is compared with that of sim ... | 1997 | 9439112 |
| exposure of mongolian gazelles (procapra gutturosa) to foot and mouth disease virus. | foot and mouth disease is a highly contagious acute viral disease that affects most ruminant and porcine species. during 2001, 33 serum samples were collected from mongolian gazelles (procapra gutturosa) in the eastern steppe of mongolia. samples were tested for antibodies to seven subtypes of foot-and-mouth-disease virus (fmdv). antibodies were detected in 67% of the animals, and serologic results indicated exposure to fmdv-o. this virus was present in domestic animal populations in mongolia fr ... | 2006 | 16699158 |
| first report of theileria and anaplasma in the mongolian gazelle, procapra gutturosa. | theileria and anaplasma are especially important emerging tick-borne pathogens of animals and humans. molecular surveys and identification of the infectious agents in mongolian gazelle, procapra gutturosa are not only crucial for the species' preservation, but also provide valuable information on parasite and bacterial epidemiology. | 2014 | 25528582 |
| serosurveillance for foot-and-mouth disease in mongolian gazelles (procapra gutturosa) and livestock on the eastern steppe of mongolia. | foot-and-mouth disease (fmd) is a highly contagious, viral disease that affects most ruminant and porcine species, and periodic outbreaks on mongolia's eastern steppe affect mongolian gazelles (procapra gutturosa) and livestock. during 2005-08, we collected sera from 36 and 57 calf and adult gazelles, respectively, and from adult domestic animals sympatric with the gazelles, including 138 sheep (ovis aries), 140 goats (capra aegagrus hircus), 139 bactrian camels (camelus bactrianus), and 138 cat ... | 2012 | 22247371 |
| mobile larynx in mongolian gazelle: retraction of the larynx during rutting barks in male mongolian gazelle (procapra gutturosa pallas, 1777). | this study provides the first evidence of pronounced temporary laryngeal descent in a bovid species. an elaborate acoustic display is prominent in male courtship behavior of polygynous mongolian gazelle. during rut, rounding up of females is accompanied by continuous head-up barking by dominant males. throughout the rut their evolutionarily enlarged larynx descends to a low mid-neck resting position. in the course of each bark the larynx is additionally retracted toward the sternum by 30% of the ... | 2008 | 18626944 |
| influences of human and livestock density on winter habitat selection of mongolian gazelle (procapra gutturosa). | human and livestock related disturbances of habitat selection by ungulates are topics of global concern, as they have profound impacts on ungulate survival, population density, fitness, and management; however, differences in ungulate habitat use under different human and livestock densities are not fully understood. mongolian gazelle (procapra gutturosa), an endemic ungulate species on the asia-european steppe, faces varying intensities of human and livestock disturbances in the area around dal ... | 2014 | 24410492 |
| rumen ciliates from the mongolian gazelle, procapra gutturosa. | rumen ciliate composition was surveyed on the mongolian gazelle, procapra gutturosa in inner-mongolia, china. as a result of survey, 4 species belonging to the genus entodinium, e. convexum, e. dubardi, e. nanellum and e. exiguum, were detected. all the ciliates were devoid of caudal appendages. of the species detected, e. convexum was found from all the hosts with a relatively high composition rate of 53.0-100.0%. the ciliate density ranged from 12.3 to 67.7 x 10(4), with an average of 24.8 x 1 ... | 1990 | 2126305 |
| satellite telemetry of large mammals in mongolia: what expectations should we have for collar function? | the rapid pace of the development of satellite wildlife tracking tools has left little time for thorough testing of new equipment and identifying possible sources of technical failures. in the gobi and eastern steppe region of mongolia we deployed 98 satellite collars, collecting animal locations using the doppler based argos (n = 29) or the global positioning system (gps; n = 69), on 45 asiatic wild asses (equus hemionus), 34 mongolian gazelles (procapra gutturosa), 15 przewalski's horses (e. f ... | 2010 | 22003358 |
| descended and mobile larynx, vocal tract elongation and rutting roars in male goitred gazelles (gazella subgutturosa güldenstaedt, 1780). | similar to male humans, homo sapiens, the males of a few polygynous ruminants - red deer cervus elaphus, fallow deer dama dama and mongolian gazelle procapra gutturosa- have a more or less enlarged, low-resting larynx and are capable of additional dynamic vocal tract elongation by larynx retraction during their rutting calls. the vocal correlates of a large larynx and an elongated vocal tract, a low fundamental frequency and low vocal tract resonance frequencies, deter rival males and attract re ... | 2011 | 21413987 |
| sequence analysis of the prion protein gene in mongolian gazelles (procapra gutturosa). | prion diseases are a group of human and animal neurodegenerative conditions, which are caused by the deposition of an abnormal isoform prion protein (prpsc) encoded by a single copy prion protein gene (prnp). in sheep, genetic variations of prnp were found to be associated with the incubation period, susceptibility, and species barrier to the scrapie disease. we investigated the sequence and polymorphisms of the prion protein gene of mongolian gazelles (gprnp). gprnp gene sequence analysis of bl ... | 2009 | 19579063 |
| [phytomass utilization and deposition of feces by ungulates on steppe pastures of eastern mongolia]. | the amount of phytomass removed by a complex of livestock (horses, cattle, sheep, and goats) and wild ungulates (mongolian gazelle procapra gutturosa pall.) grazing in plain and mountain pastures of eastern mongolia has been estimated by taking account of feces deposited by these animals. the results show that at an animal density of up to 30 head/km2, the total annual amount of feces reaches 140 kg/ha (dry weight), with the greater part (up to 90 kg/ha) being deposited by horses. the contributi ... | 2008 | 18663973 |
| the highly specialized vocal tract of the male mongolian gazelle (procapra gutturosa pallas, 1777--mammalia, bovidae). | the entire head and neck of a wild adult male mongolian gazelle (procapra gutturosa) was dissected with special reference to its enlarged larynx. two additional adult male specimens taken from the wild were analysed by computer tomography. the sternomandibularis, omohyoideus, thyrohyoideus and hyoepiglotticus muscles are particularly enlarged and improve laryngeal suspension and stabilization. the epiglottis is exceptionally large. a permanent laryngeal descent is associated with the evolution o ... | 2003 | 14635800 |
| the mongolian gazelle (procapra gutturosa, bovidae) as an intermediate host of three sarcocystis species in mongolia. | the sarcocysts of three sarcocystis species (sporozoa: coccidia: sarcocystidae) found in the mongolian gazelle are described using light and transmission electron microscopy. the host-parasite interface and the ultrastructure of the cyst wall are represented for the first time in the macrocysts of sarcocystis mongolica machul'skii, 1947, localised in connective tissue cells. the cyst wall is attributed to type 1 of the classification by dubey et al. (1989). two other species are described for th ... | 1996 | 8574248 |
| detecting the potential sympatric range and niche divergence between asian endemic ungulates of procapra. | species distribution modeling (sdm) is increasingly used to reveal biogeographical relationships, for example the sympatric range for species coexistence, and fundamental questions about niche evolution between related species. we explored the sympatric ranges between three procapra species (procapra przewalskii, procapra picticaudata, and procapra gutturosa) via two methods of defining the study region (method 1, in which models were developed in a larger region including the whole geographic r ... | 2012 | 22743804 |
| [pharmacognostical identification of antelope horn(cornu saigae tataricae) and its adulterants]. | to provide appropriate information and scientific basis for identifying antelope horn (saiga tatarica) contained in traditional chinese patent medicines, and formulate relevant quality criteria through experiments. | 2000 | 12512419 |
| fragmentation of the habitat of wild ungulates by anthropogenic barriers in mongolia. | habitat loss and habitat fragmentation caused by anthropogenic activities are the main factors that constrain long-distance movement of ungulates. mongolian gazelles (procapra gutturosa) and asiatic wild asses (equus hemionus) in mongolia are facing habitat fragmentation and loss. to better understand how their movements respond to potential anthropogenic and natural barriers, we tracked 24 mongolian gazelles and 12 wild asses near the ulaanbaatar-beijing railroad and the fenced international bo ... | 2013 | 23437291 |
| identification of ungulates used in a traditional chinese medicine with dna barcoding technology. | horns of saiga antelope (saiga tatarica) have always been an ingredient of "lingyangjiao", a traditional chinese medicine (tcm). persistent hunting for saiga antelope has already threatened the survival of critical endangered populations in wild. to control the growing pressure, cites and chinese government have legislated for monitoring the trade of saiga horns. however, similar ungulate horns are difficult to identify by their morphological characteristics, which has impeded the law enforcemen ... | 2015 | 26140198 |
| vocal changes accompanying the descent of the larynx during ontogeny from neonates to adults in male and female goitred gazelles (gazella subgutturosa). | the pronouncedly enlarged and descended larynx in male goitred gazelles (gazella subgutturosa), mongolian gazelles (procapra gutturosa) and fallow deer (dama dama) represents an interesting parallel to the 'adam's apple' of human males. goitred gazelles, as humans, are not born with a descended larynx. therefore the sexual dimorphism of larynx size and position develops during ontogeny. in this study, the vocal ontogeny of male and female goitred gazelles was investigated across five age classes ... | 2017 | 27876268 |
| unusually high-pitched neonate distress calls of the open-habitat mongolian gazelle (procapra gutturosa) and their anatomical and hormonal predictors. | in neonate ruminants, the acoustic structure of vocalizations may depend on sex, vocal anatomy, hormonal profiles and body mass and on environmental factors. in neonate wild-living mongolian gazelles procapra gutturosa, hand-captured during biomedical monitoring in the daurian steppes at the russian-mongolian border, we spectrographically analysed distress calls and measured body mass of 22 individuals (6 males, 16 females). for 20 (5 male, 15 female) of these individuals, serum testosterone lev ... | 2017 | 28578533 |