Earliest evidence of marine habitat use by mammals

Earliest Known Use of Marine Resources by Neanderthals

Numerous studies along the northern Mediterranean borderland have documented the use of shellfish by Neanderthals but none of these finds are prior to Marine Isotopic Stage 3 (MIS 3). In this paper we present evidence that gathering and consumption of mollusks can now be traced back to the lowest level of the archaeological sequence at Bajondillo Cave (Málaga, Spain), dated during the MIS 6. Th...

Habitat use by mammals varies along an exurban development gradient in northern Colorado

Exurban development, defined as residential development outside of cities and towns, occupies nearly five times more land in the United States than urban and suburban development combined. Understanding the effects of exurban development on biodiversity thus has important and wide-ranging implications for the planning, construction and stewardship of sustainable communities and surrounding rura...

Habitat use by forest mammals in Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central Africa Republic

Habitat use by forest mammals in Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central Africa Republic Mario Melletti*, Marzia Mirabile, Vincenzo Penteriani and Luigi Boitani Department of Animal and Human Biology, University of Rome ‘‘La Sapienza’’, Vle. dell’Università 32, 00185 Rome, Italy, Italian Agency for Environmental Protection and Technical Services, Via Brancati 48, 00144 Rome, Italy and 3Department o...

The Use of Evidence by Decision-Making Committees

Brucellosis in Marine Mammals

Last Updated: July 28, 2009 Importance Brucella infections have recently been recognized in seals, sea lions, walruses, dolphins, porpoises, whales and an otter. This organism appears to be widespread in marine mammals, and has probably been endemic in these populations for a long time. The clinical significance is uncertain. A few infections have been associated with placentitis/abortions, neo...