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Questioning the interpretations of behavioral observations of cetaceans: Is there really support for a special intellectual status for this mammalian order? by Manger, P.R

“…Highlights • Behavioral studies thought to represent sophisticated cognition in cetaceans are analyzed. • The long held belief that cetaceans have a special…”
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Cross-sectional area of the elephant corpus callosum: comparison to other eutherian mammals by Manger, P.R, Hemingway, J, Haagensen, M, Gilissen, E

“…Abstract The current study reports our findings of the relationship between cross-sectional area of the corpus callosum and brain mass in over 100 eutherian…”
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Microbats appear to have adult hippocampal neurogenesis, but post-capture stress causes a rapid decline in the number of neurons expressing doublecortin by Chawana, R, Alagaili, A, Patzke, N, Spocter, M.A, Mohammed, O.B, Kaswera, C, Gilissen, E, Bennett, N.C, Ihunwo, A.O, Manger, P.R

“…Highlights • Clear adult neurogenesis was observed in three species of microchiropterans. • Microchiropteran adult neurogenesis is similar to that of other…”
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Adult neurogenesis in eight Megachiropteran species by Chawana, R, Patzke, N, Kaswera, C, Gilissen, E, Ihunwo, A.O, Manger, P.R

“…Highlights • Adult neurogenesis was observed in eight species of Megachiropterans. • The features of Megachiropteran neurogenesis are similar to those of…”
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Adult neurogenesis in a giant otter shrew ( Potamogale velox ) by Patzke, N, Kaswera, C, Gilissen, E, Ihunwo, A.O, Manger, P.R

“…Highlights ► Examination of adult neurogenesis in a wild living animal using DCX. ► Five migratory streams of DCX-positive cells were observed. ► DCX-positive…”
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Orexinergic neuron numbers in three species of African mole rats with rhythmic and arrhythmic chronotypes by Bhagwandin, A, Gravett, N, Hemingway, J, Oosthuizen, M.K, Bennett, N.C, Siegel, J.M, Manger, P.R

“…Abstract In the present study, orexinergic cell bodies within the brains of rhythmic and arrhythmic circadian chronotypes from three species of African mole…”
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Primate-like retinotectal decussation in an echolocating megabat, Rousettus aegyptiacus by Pettigrew, J.D, Maseko, B.C, Manger, P.R

“…Abstract The current study was designed to reveal the retinotectal pathway in the brain of the echolocating megabat Rousettus aegyptiacus . The retinotectal…”
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Observations on the giraffe central nervous system related to the corticospinal tract, motor cortex and spinal cord: What difference does a long neck make? by Badlangana, N.L, Bhagwandin, A, Fuxe, K, Manger, P.R

“…Abstract The mammalian corticospinal tract is known to contain axons that travel from the cerebral cortex to various levels of the spinal cord and its main…”
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Specialization in pyramidal cell structure in the sensory-motor cortex of the vervet monkey ( Cercopethicus pygerythrus) by Elston, G.N., Benavides-Piccione, R., Elston, A., DeFelipe, J., Manger, P.R.

“…Recent studies have revealed systematic differences in the pyramidal cell structure between functionally related cortical areas of primates. Trends for a…”
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A test of the lateral semicircular canal correlation to head posture, diet and other biological traits in “ungulate” mammals by Benoit, J., Legendre, L. J., Farke, A. A., Neenan, J. M., Mennecart, B., Costeur, L., Merigeaud, S., Manger, P. R.

“…For over a century, researchers have assumed that the plane of the lateral semicircular canal of the inner ear lies parallel to the horizon when the head is at…”
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Sleep in the platypus by Siegel, J.M., Manger, P.R., Nienhuis, R., Fahringer, H.M., Shalita, T., Pettigrew, J.D.

“…We have conducted the first study of sleep in the platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus. Periods of quiet sleep, characterized by raised arousal thresholds,…”
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Adaptive responses of monkey somatosensory cortex to peripheral and central deafferentation by Jones, E.G, Woods, T.M, Manger, P.R

“…This study deals with two kinds of activity-dependent phenomena in the somatosensory cortex of adult monkeys, both of which may be related: (1) mutability of…”
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Visual thalamocortical projections in the flying fox: Parallel pathways to striate and extrastriate areas by Manger, P.R., Rosa, M.G.P.

“…We studied thalamic projections to the visual cortex in flying foxes, animals that share neural features believed to resemble those present in the brains of…”
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Ultrastructure and distribution of epidermal sensory receptors in the beak of the echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus by Manger, P R, Hughes, R L

“…Within the rostral one centimetre of the Echidna beak, three specialised receptors were found: a mucous sensory gland, a rod-like structure, and an innervated…”
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