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Evolutionary ecomorphology of the Falkland Islands wolf Dusicyon australis
(Wiley, 2017-04)
The Falkland Islands wolf Dusicyon australis is an extinct canid that was once the only endemic terrestrial mammal to inhabit the Falkland Islands. There is still a puzzling picture of the morphological adaptations of this ...
Extinctions in near time: new radiocarbon dates point to a very recent disappearance of the South American fox Dusicyon avus (Carnivora: Canidae)
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2015-11)
Almost all large carnivorans (Carnivora; > 20 kg) that inhabited South America became extinct around the Late Pleistocene–Early Holocene transition. Two exceptions were species of coyote-sized Dusicyon, one insular (D. ...
The origins of the enigmatic Falkland Islands wolf
(Nature Publishing Group, 2013-03-05)
The origins of the extinct Falkland Islands wolf (FIW), Dusicyon australis, have remained a mystery since it was first recorded by Europeans in the seventeenth century. It is the only terrestrial mammal on the Falkland ...
Mamíferos
(Fundación de Historia Natural Félix de Azara, 2021)
Existen diversas estimaciones sobre el número total de especies en el mundo. Las más prudentes oscilan de 5 millones a 50 millones, aceptando que las publicadas están cerca de 1,9 millones (Chapman, 2009) y actualmente, ...