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Mustelidae

Known as: Mustelid, Mustelids 
A family of terrestrial carnivores with long, slender bodies, long tails, and anal scent glands. They include badgers, weasels, martens, FERRETS… 
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Short retroposons or short interspersed elements (SINEs) constituting 5–10% genome have been isolated from various organisms. CAN… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Populations of threatened species, especially predators at the top of the food chain, may be affected by anthropic pressures. The… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Abstract Predator-prey interactions between small mammals and their avian and mammalian predators have attracted much attention… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
SummaryIn northern Fennoscandia, microtine rodent populations fluctuate cyclically. The environment of an individual vole can be… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Four non-cross-hybridizing, highly repetitive DNA components of the Weddell seal were cloned and used for Southern blot… 
Review
1981
Review
1981
Three distinct reproductive patterns are exhibited by mustelids. Some species (ferret and least weasel) breed during spring and… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
  • K. Sanderson
  • 1974
  • Corpus ID: 41694176
The laminar structure of the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus was studied in carnivores of the weasel, raccoon and fox families… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
SummaryOxygen consumption was measured during sleep in seven species of mustelids. Their body weight ranged from 50 g to 15 kg… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
  • L. Radinsky
  • 1968
  • Corpus ID: 38371137
Expabsion of the coronal gyrus in Lutra and Pteroneura indicates a somatic sensory specialization of the head region, presumably…