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Insectivora

Known as: insectivores 
An order of insect eating MAMMALS including MOLES; SHREWS; HEDGEHOGS and tenrecs.
National Institutes of Health

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Echinops telfairiErinaceidaeShrewsTalpidae
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Mammals

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Hantavirus evolution in relation to its rodent and insectivore hosts: no evidence for codivergence.
Hantaviruses are considered one of the best examples of a long-term association between RNA viruses and their hosts. Based on the… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Bite forces and evolutionary adaptations to feeding ecology in carnivores.
The Carnivora spans the largest ecological and body size diversity of any mammalian order, making it an ideal basis for studies… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Effects of Road Clearings on Movement Patterns of Understory Rainforest Birds in Central Amazonia
Abstract:  The impacts of potential linear barriers such as roads, highways, and power lines on rainforest fauna are poorly… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Phylogeny of a rapidly evolving clade: the cichlid fishes of Lake Malawi, East Africa.
Lake Malawi contains a flock of >500 species of cichlid fish that have evolved from a common ancestor within the last million… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Brain sizes, surfaces, and neuronal sizes of the cortex cerebri: a stereological investigation of man and his variability and a comparison with some mammals (primates, whales, marsupials…
This study deals with the stereological estimation of macroscopic sizes of brain and cortex, i.e., volume, surface, and folding… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Secondary Production, Emergence, and Export of Aquatic Insects of a Sonoran Desert Stream
Aquatic insect secondary production, emergence, and export of adults to the adjacent terrestrial ecosystem were assessed in… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Fish communities along environmental gradients in a system of tropical streams
SynopsisFish community structure was examined in 9 forested streams (1–6 m wide) in central Panama during dry seasons over a 3… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Behavior, Biochemistry, and Hibernation in Black, Grizzly, and Polar Bears
Annual behavioral and biochemical patterns of black bears (Ursus americanus), grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis), and polar… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Allometric scaling in the dentition of primates and prediction of body weight from tooth size in fossils.
Tooth size varies exponentially with body weight in primates. Logarithmic transformation of tooth crown area and body weight… 
Review
1981
Review
1981
The mammalian Harderian gland: morphology, biochemistry, function and phylogeny.
  • Tatsuo Sakai
  • Archivum histologicum Japonicum = Nihon…
  • 1981
  • Corpus ID: 44325965
It is proposed that the Harderian glands are those ocular glands that have tubuloalveolar endpieces with wide lumina and secrete… 
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