Nightly selection of resting sites and group behavior reveal antipredator strategies in giraffe
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6106
Abstract: Abstract This study presents the first findings on nocturnal behavior patterns of wild Angolan giraffe. We characterized their nocturnal behavior and analyzed the influence of ecological factors such as group size, season, and habitat use.… read more here.
Keywords: nightly selection; selection resting; group; resting sites ... See more keywords
Whole-genome analysis of giraffe supports four distinct species
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.033
Abstract: Species is the fundamental taxonomic unit in biology and its delimitation has implications for conservation. In giraffe (Giraffa spp.), multiple taxonomic classifications have been proposed since the early 1900s.1 However, one species with nine subspecies… read more here.
Keywords: whole genome; analysis giraffe; genome analysis; biology ... See more keywords
Sounds of displacement in Anna Sofie Hartmann’s Giraffe (2019)
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DOI: 10.1080/25785273.2021.1883929
Abstract: ABSTRACT This review of Giraffe (Anna Sofie Hartmann, 2019) discusses how the Berlin School film considers forms of displacement wrought by global capitalism. read more here.
Keywords: giraffe; anna sofie; sofie hartmann;
Rothschild’s giraffeGiraffa camelopardalis rothschildi(Linnaeus, 1758) in East Africa: A review of population trends, taxonomy and conservation status
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DOI: 10.1111/aje.12578
Abstract: Giraffe populations have suffered a 40% decline in the past thirty years, making them a new priority for conservation and there are considerable uncertainty and disagreement over the taxonomic classification of giraffes. Consequently, there has… read more here.
Keywords: rothschild giraffe; camelopardalis rothschildi; conservation; giraffe ... See more keywords
Pangenomics enables genotyping of known structural variants in 5202 diverse genomes
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DOI: 10.1126/science.abg8871
Abstract: Description Giraffe pangenomes Genomes within a species often have a core, conserved component, as well as a variable set of genetic material among individuals or populations that is referred to as a “pangenome.” Inference of… read more here.
Keywords: reference genome; reference; structural variants; giraffe ... See more keywords
MANDIBULAR FRACTURES IN GIRAFFES (GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS) IN EUROPEAN ZOOS
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DOI: 10.1638/2021-0007
Abstract: Abstract: Following a case of mandibular fracture in a giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) at the Budapest Zoo, a survey was conducted across European zoological institutions with the support of the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums… read more here.
Keywords: giraffa camelopardalis; giraffe; zoos; fractures giraffes ... See more keywords
Conservation Genomics of Two Threatened Subspecies of Northern Giraffe: The West African and the Kordofan Giraffe
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DOI: 10.3390/genes13020221
Abstract: Three of the four species of giraffe are threatened, particularly the northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), which collectively have the smallest known wild population estimates. Among the three subspecies of the northern giraffe, the West African… read more here.
Keywords: west african; northern giraffe; kordofan giraffe; giraffe ... See more keywords