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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 2d

The MDD 2.0 unifies 267 years of taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic data to track global mammal biodiversity and provide a continually updated resource for the mammalogical community.

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How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge

The Mammal Diversity Database 2.0, listing 6,759 mammal species and 50,230 species-level synonyms, unifies 267 yr of taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geograph

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 2d

How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge.

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The Mammal Diversity Database 2.0, listing 6,759 mammal species and 50,230 species-level synonyms

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 8d

Hi Mammalogists!

Reminder that the Black and Indigenous Scholars Award is open/accepting applications! Eligibility information/application link on our website: mammalsociety.org/committees/i...
Deadline is Oct 15.

Please share, we look forward to reviewing all applications.

IDEA Committee

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Bias (IDEA) | American Society of Mammalogists

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 9d

Chipmunks are now de facto habitat specialists associated with relatively cool climate refugia, elevating their extinction risk.

Climate change drives habitat specialization and local extirpation, causing niche reduction in an endemic chipmunk

The Organ Mountains Colorado Chipmunk has been extirpated from more than 60% of historical sites due to niche reduction, rather than habitat loss. Chipmunk

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 9d

Climate change drives habitat specialization and local extirpation, causing niche reduction in an endemic chipmunk @JenniferKFrey
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The Organ Mountains Colorado Chipmunk has been extirpated from > 60% of historical sites due to niche reduction, rather than habitat loss

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 9d

and reports the first detailed nocturnal observations. Findings challenge long-held assumptions about hippo behaviour.

Sleeping giants: temporal, seasonal, and spatial variations in the 24-h activity budget of Hippopotamus amphibius

This study provides the first observational 24-h activity budget of hippos and the first behavioral data from Botswana. Behavior varied by time of day, sea

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 9d

Sleeping giants: temporal, seasonal, and spatial variations in the 24-hour activity budget of Hippopotamus amphibius

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This 24-hour observational study reveals significant variation in hippo behaviour by time of day, season, location, and age

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 9d

In this process, we noted a morphologically distinct specimen within the range of the type species. This specimen represents only the second record for the state of Rio de Janeiro, following the holotype, and it differs from the latter in several traits.

Newly collected specimens of eastern Rhagomys (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) reveal high morphological variation

Abstract. Rhagomys (Sigmodontinae) is an enigmatic rodent genus described almost 140 years ago, with few specimens collected up until recently, hindering k

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 9d

Newly collected specimens of eastern Rhagomys (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) reveal high morphological variation

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We improve understanding of morphological distinction between eastern Rhagomys species and securely assign the recently collected specimens to R. rufescens.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 9d

visible in their wings. Our results show that a pattern-recognition software accurately and reliably matches photos of the same individual.

Semi-automated identification of individual big brown bats via collagen–elastin patterns in the wing membrane

We tested whether pattern-recognition software could help automate the identification of big brown bats based on collagen-elastin bundle patterns visible i

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 9d

Semi-automated identification of individual Big Brown Bats via collagen-elastin patterns in the wing membrane

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We tested if pattern-recognition software could help automate identification of big brown bats based on the collagen-elastin bundle patterns

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 9d

Andean montane forests. Using 3D CT scans, we analyze turbinal surface areas in relation to elevation and climate, shedding light on mammalian adaptations for thermoregulation and moisture balance.

Introduction to the Thomasomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae) turbinal adaptations: insights into elevational and environmental challenges: Introducción a las adaptaciones de los huesos turbinados de Thomasom...

This study investigates how the nasal cavity of Thomasomys species adapts to diverse environmental conditions in the Andean montane forests. Using newly ge

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 9d

Introduction to the Thomasomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae) turbinal adaptations: Insights into elevation and environmental challenges

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This study explores how the turbinal bones of Thomasomys species adapt to diverse environmental conditions in the

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 9d

favoring aspens during pregnancy and pines after birth. This study shows the importance of diverse roosts for conserving bats in changing environments.

Context matters: intrinsic and extrinsic factors modulate habitat choices in an endangered forest bat

Endangered northern long-eared bats in Wyoming shifted their roost preferences based on weather and reproductive stage, favoring aspens during pregnancy an

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 9d

CONTEXT MATTERS: INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC FACTORS MODULATE HABITAT CHOICES IN AN ENDANGERED FOREST BAT

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Endangered northern long-eared bats in Wyoming shift their roost preferences based on weather and reproductive stage,

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 9d

Movement behavior varied seasonally, between sexes, and among individuals, but was consistent across 3 sites. Strong site fidelity suggests that repeated culling will be most effective at reducing overabundant deer populations.

American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 9d

Annual, seasonal, and daily space-use of Common Fallow Deer (Dama dama) in Australian agricultural landscapes

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Common Fallow Deer (Dama dama) in mixed pastoral and woodland habitat in Australia occupied large home ranges.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 9d

STABLE POPULATION DYNAMICS OF THE OCELOT (LEOPARDUS PARDALIS) IN WELL-PRESERVED ATLANTIC FOREST AREAS doi.org/10.1093/jmam...

Evaluated population dynamics of ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) for 14 years (2004 - 2018) in well-preserved areas of the Atlantic Forest of Argentina

American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 21d

Forest conversion to cashew orchards delays the diel activity of diurnal mammals in West Africa

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 21d

Sex Differences in Auditory Brainstem Responses in the Hispid Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus hispidus) doi.org/10.1093/jmam...

We used auditory brainstem response measurements to report for the first time the hearing ability in C. hispidus. We found sex-specific differences in hearing sensitivity.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you for your time, and please reach out if you have any questions!

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-bias Committee Chairs, American Society of Mammalogists
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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 27d

Ability to speak to how the applicant’s identity has contributed to their career goals, interests, and hopes.
Proposals that have broad impacts and where the funds can go further than the applicant’s specific project.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 27d

Ability to speak to how the award will help the applicant professionally. It is implicit that this will relate to the field of mammalogy in some way.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 27d

The applicant will be a scholar from or residing in the Western Hemisphere who is Black/African American, African, and/or Indigenous.
Career status of high school level and above; there is no age limit.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 27d

Selection criteria:
The review committee will emphasize the quality of efforts and impact of the applicant over more traditional quantitative measures. The following general themes will be emphasized:

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