Hyaenidae
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Celem tekstu jest przedstawienie magicznych, a w szczególności apotropaicznych zastosowań części ciała hieny, na podstawie fragmentu Historii naturalnej Pliniusza Starszego. W artykule opisuję biologiczną specyfikę tego zwierzęcia oraz... more
Considérations générales sur la hyène rayée (Hyaena Hyaena) en Egypte ancienne, à la lumière de l'archéozoologie : une découverte récente à Amarna laisse supposer que l'animal a pu être dans certains cas consommé.
This mainly bibliographical work discusses a number of general anatomical characterisitcs of the Order Carnivora and of its families and genera represented at the Fonelas P-1 site, against the background of their respective... more
Archaeological evidence and genetic studies of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene indicate three migrations of spotted hyaenas out of Africa; clade D which spread into Asia 3.5 myr, and clade B and A into Europe at 1.3 myr and 360 kyr... more
Biologically inert material in feces may confound interpretations of noninvasive fecal endocrine data, because it may induce variance related to differences in foraging behavior rather than to differences in endocrine activity. We... more
Mollet Cave is a small cave situated in Serinyà (north-east Iberian Peninsula). It was excavated in 1947–48, 1958 and 1972 by Josep M. Corominas. An archaic human molar comes from its base layer (Layer 5). Up till now, this layer has only... more
Striped hyenas (Hyaena hyaena L.) are one of the large carnivores whose numbers have rapidly decreased in Turkey. To monitor and assess the distribution of striped hyenas in Mediterranean region of Turkey, geographical information systems... more
This review/research paper summarizes data on development of the external genitalia of the spotted hyena, a fascinating mammal noted for extreme masculinization of the female external genitalia. The female spotted hyena is the only extant... more
If the large brains and great intelligence characteristic of primates were favoured by selection pressures associated with life in complex societies, then cognitive abilities and nervous systems with primate-like attributes should have... more