Sentences with phrase «terrestrial animals from»

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To figure out the purpose of these patterns, Tim Caro, a biologist at the University of California, Davis, and colleagues collected photographs of 164 terrestrial predators from six families of predators — canids, felids, ursids (bears), mustelids (which include weasels, otters, and badgers), viverrids (which include civets, binturongs, and other catlike animals), and herpestids (mongooses and meerkats).

Using data from several sources on 162 terrestrial animals and plants unique (endemic) to the Albertine Rift, the researchers used ecological niche modeling (computer models) to determine the extent of habitat already lost due to agriculture, and to estimate the future loss of habitat as a result of climate change.

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Fish hopes to unravel the steps that led from a four - legged terrestrial form to an animal like a dolphin, which has highly complex swimming locomotion.

The scientist from Tübingen reached the conclusion that, on the one hand, modern man was the cause of these giant terrestrial animals» extinction, and on the other hand, humans took over part of the animals» ecosystem functions.

Even though we still haven't found the exact origins of land animals, this brings us closer to a more robust understanding of the transition from aquatic to terrestrial lifestyles, says Daeschler.

Therapsids roamed the Earth and dominated terrestrial ecosystems well before dinosaurs and are known from all continents in the world, but South Africa has by far the most diverse and long - ranging record of this important group of animals.

A different perspective comes from Daniel Sol of the Center for Terrestrial Ecology and Applied Forestries in Barcelona, Spain, who studied the introduction of animals to new habitats.

In stem tetrapods, the neck ultimately separated the head from the body and is seen in today's terrestrial animals.

Infectious agents from terrestrial animals, including domestic cats, livestock and even humans are spreading to the oceans and threatening our sea life.

This shield would have helped protect the animal from predators attacking from below, something that low - slung terrestrial residents don't have to worry about, Rieppel says.

Around 390 million years ago, the first vertebrate animals moved from water onto land, necessitating changes in their musculoskeletal systems to permit a terrestrial life.

For those not wishing to pursue a vegetarian diet, it makes more sense to eat farmed seafood than meat from terrestrial farm animals, both for their own health and that of the environment.

KNOXVILLE — Around 390 million years ago, the first vertebrate animals moved from water onto land, necessitating changes in their musculoskeletal systems to permit a terrestrial life.

While fossils are generally discovered in different areas from where the animals lived, the latest discovery suggests Kryptodrakon progenitor lived in a terrestrial environment comparable to the dry environment in northwest China where it was uncovered.

«Our results show the ancestor of land plants was alive in the middle Cambrian Period, which was similar to the age for the first known terrestrial animals,» said co-lead author Mark Puttick from the University of Bristol in the statement.

Laura began her professional animal training career in 1991 at the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, and in 2000 moved from marine to terrestrial animals, working for the San Diego Zoo as a lead keeper and then Brookfield Zoo as a supervisory lead keeper.

For this page we have organized the information into birds, marine animals, terrestrial animals, and paleo animals, although many animals utilize resources from both the ocean and the land.