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Response time of an avian prey to a simulated hawk attack is slower in darker conditions, but is independent of hawk colour morph
Published 2019-08-01“…We test the hypothesis that the response time of avian prey (feral pigeon Columbia livia f. domestica) to a simulated hawk attack (taxidermy mounted colour-polymorphic black sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus) will differ depending on light levels or background colour. …”
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Emperor goose fall–winter harvest monitoring and hunter's perspectives in Alaska
Published 2023-06-01“…These respondents often mentioned a taxidermy mount as a reason for obtaining a permit. …”
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Molecular characterization by using 12SrRNA and Cytochrome b for identification of species of genus Ratufa (Rodentia: Scuiridae) including Ratufa indica, endemic species of India
Published 2019-07-01“…The present molecular study is the first study of the species of Ratufa for their identification. In this study old taxidermy samples were used for amplification of 12SrRNA and Cytochrome b genes. …”
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The method of trophy assessment of capercaillies
Published 2019-10-01“…The study involved 39 stuffed animals of capercaillie, 47 carcasses of freshly caught birds and 105 skulls from research collections. Measurement of taxidermy products (stuffed animals and museum carcasses) gives inaccurate information about the fowl caught. …”
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Mykola Diukov, a zoologist and collector, researcher of the fauna of Slobozhanshchyna and Dagestan
Published 2023-06-01“…In different periods of his work, the researcher showed interest not only in studying species, but also in creating collections, engaged in taxidermy and neatly made out label data. In total, 23 specimens of mammals (bats, mustelids, and rodents) collected and prepared by Mykola Diukov were found in the collections of the National Museum of Natural History, NAS of Ukraine and the Museum of Nature of V. …”
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First record of Microlynchia pusilla (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) in Northeastern Brazil Primeiro registro de Microlynchia pusilla (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) no Nordeste do Brasil
Published 2013-01-01“…A specimen of L. v. approximans was collected in June 2012, wrapped in paper towels and kept under refrigeration in a plastic bag for later analysis of parasite fauna, taxidermy, and eventual storage in the Ornithological Collection of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). …”
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A survey of recent mammal collections in italy
Published 2008-02-01“…Most of these specimens are concentrated in a quarter of the collections. Taxidermy is the main preservation technique, above all in exotic collections (84%). 82% of the exotic collections date back to the 19th century, while specimens collected after 1950 form 91% of the Italian ones. …”
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Assessing the performance of historical skins and bones for museomics using wolf specimens as a case study
Published 2022-09-01“…We targeted three tissues—bone (jaw and femur), maxilloturbinal bone, and skin—that have been favored by traditional taxidermy practices for mammalian carnivores. Specifically, we performed shotgun sequencing and target capture enrichment for 100,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) selected from the commercial Canine HD BeadChip across 103 specimens from 1912 to 2005. …”
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Neanderthal: The Strange Saga of the Minnesota Iceman by Bernard Heuvelmans, translated by Paul LeBlond, with Afterword by Loren Coleman
Published 2016-12-01“…Eventually, the supposedly taxidermied skin was stuffed and displayed in a crude plywood coffin placed in a garishly decorated trailer, while the corpse itself was reportedly sequestered in a secret lab facility, being examined by unnamed specialists. …”
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