Search Results - "Macaluso, Loredana"
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Past, present, and future climate space of the only endemic vertebrate genus of the Italian peninsula
Published in Scientific reports (12-11-2021)“…The two extant Salamandrina species represent a unique case of morphology, ecology, and ethology among urodeles. The range of this genus is currently limited…”
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The tooth-bearing skeletal elements of the Italian urodeles, a comparative tool for osteological identification
Published in Acta herpetologica (14-11-2024)“…Urodele osteology is characterised by simplified skulls, loss of several bones and a specific sequence of cranial and limb ossification. The relatively few…”
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Biogeographic history of Palearctic caudates revealed by a critical appraisal of their fossil record quality and spatio-temporal distribution
Published in Royal Society open science (30-11-2022)“…The disjunct geographical range of many lineages of caudates points to a complex evolutionary and biogeographic history that cannot be disentangled by only…”
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Miocene and Pliocene amphibians from Hambach (Germany): new evidence for a late Neogene refuge in northwestern Europe: Fossil amphibians from Hambach
Published in Palaeontologia electronica (2024)“…The Hambach lignite mine in northwestern Germany is a renowned fossil locality, which has yielded remains of several vertebrates dated back to the Middle…”
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Miocene and Pliocene amphibians from Hambach (Germany): new evidence for a late Neogene refuge in northwestern Europe
Published in Palaeontologia electronica (2024)“…The Hambach lignite mine in northwestern Germany is a renowned fossil locality, which has yielded remains of several vertebrates dated back to the Middle…”
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A combined palaeomodelling approach reveals the role as selective refugia of the Mediterranean peninsulas
Published in Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology (01-09-2023)“…The northern Mediterranean reptiles and amphibians show contrasting biogeographic histories during the Plio-Pleistocene. The influence of European climate…”
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A new proteid salamander (Urodela, Proteidae) from the middle Miocene of Hambach (Germany) and implications for the evolution of the family
Published in Palaeontology (01-01-2022)“…Members of the urodele family Proteidae currently account for eight extant species within two genera and at least four extinct species within three genera. The…”
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Evolutionary changes in pubic orientation in dinosaurs are more strongly correlated with the ventilation system than with herbivory
Published in Palaeontology (01-09-2018)“…Among dinosaurs, the pubis has convergently retroverted four times in Maniraptora (Theropoda) and once in Ornithischia. Although a clear correlation has not…”
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A comparative atlas of selected skeletal elements of European urodeles (Amphibia: Urodela) for palaeontological investigations
Published in Zoological journal of the Linnean Society (28-02-2023)“…Abstract The osteology of European urodeles was studied extensively in the past, but comparative analyses of isolated bones are rare, despite being the most…”
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Towards the origin of South African tortoises: a new Chersina species from the Early Pliocene fossil site of Langebaanweg
Published in Zoological journal of the Linnean Society (01-11-2024)“…South Africa is currently home to a highly diverse tortoise assemblage whose evolutionary history has been investigated mostly as a result of molecular…”
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Osteology of the Italian endemic spectacled salamanders, Salamandrina spp. (Amphibia, Urodela, Salamandridae): selected skeletal elements for palaeontological investigations
Published in Journal of morphology (1931) (01-11-2020)“…Salamandrina perspicillata, from Northern and Central Italy, and Salamandrina terdigitata, from Southern Italy, represent a unique case of endemism among the…”
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Structural and environmental constraints on reduction of paired appendages among vertebrates
Published in Biological journal of the Linnean Society (01-10-2019)“…Burrowing habits or complex environments have generally been considered as potential drivers acting on reduction and loss of the appendicular skeleton among…”
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REVISION OF THE CROCODILIANS FROM THE OLIGOCENE OF MONTEVIALE, ITALY, AND THE DIVERSITY OF EUROPEAN EUSUCHIANS ACROSS THE EOCENE-OLIGOCENE BOUNDARY
Published in Journal of vertebrate paleontology (01-03-2019)“…Crocodilian remains from the Oligocene fossil locality of Monteviale, northeastern Italy, have historically been referred to different genera, but all material…”
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A progressive extirpation: an overview of the fossil record of Salamandrina (Salamandridae, Urodela)
Published in Historical biology (02-12-2021)“…Salamandrina is the only extant representative of the Salamandrininae, characterised by a unique suite of morphological, ecological, and ethological features…”
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Revision of the Crocodilians from the Oligocene of Monteviale, Italy, and the Diversity of European Eusuchians across the Eocene-Oligocene Boundary
Published in Journal of vertebrate paleontology (04-03-2019)“…Crocodilian remains from the Oligocene fossil locality of Monteviale, northeastern Italy, have historically been referred to different genera, but all material…”
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Multiproxy approach to reconstruct the climate and environment of a new late Middle Pleistocene vertebrate site in northwestern Italy
Published in Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology (15-01-2024)“…The Moleto site (Ottiglio, AL, Piemonte, Italy) was discovered in the 1990s in an abandoned quarry carved into a Burdigalian–Langhian carbonate succession…”
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Palaeofloral and stratigraphic context of a new fossil forest from the Pliocene of NW Italy
Published in Review of palaeobotany and palynology (01-01-2018)“…In Pliocene sedimentary successions of northern and central Italy, fossil swamp forests are relatively common. Most of them pertain to the Piacenzian stage and…”
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Treatment with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids reverses endothelial dysfunction and oxidative stress in experimental menopause
Published in The Journal of nutritional biochemistry (2013)“…Menopause is associated with endothelial dysfunction and oxidative stress. In this condition, reduced n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) contribute to…”
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Ambulatory arterial stiffness indexes in acromegaly
Published in European journal of endocrinology (01-02-2012)“…ObjectiveAcromegaly is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and with specific heart and vascular abnormalities. The aim of our…”
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Mechanics of the carotid artery wall and baroreflex sensitivity after acute ethanol administration in young healthy volunteers
Published in Clinical science (1979) (01-09-2001)“…The effects of ethanol administered orally (300 mg/kg in 250 ml of water) or intravenously (7.5 mg.min(-1).kg(-1) in 250 ml of saline over 40 min) on common…”
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