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MAMMOLOGY EXAM

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Kingdom and class of mammals Kingdom - Animalia Class - Mammalia
How is rabies, hantavirus, and histoplasmosis transmitted Zoonotic diseases that are spread through interactions of animals (bites, scratches, droppings)
What is a mammal borne pathogen transmitted via ticks Lyme diseasee
Describe pleurodont dentation, which animals have it? What is acrodont and thecodont? Lizards and snakes!!
What are the 4 hair coloration patterns, describe them. Disruptive : ZEBRAS! distracting to predators Warning : skunk Concealing : Leopard, blending in Countershading : Colors are different on two sides of body.
What is agouti hair Hair with different pigmentation
What is definitive hair and which animals have it Grows to one length then is shed dogs, rabbits, bears
What is Angora hair grows continuously, sheep
What orders have a diastema Gap between incisors and the rest of teeth, seen in rodents
What is the order of deer Artiodactyls
Define ESA, MMPA, Lacey act, and CITES Endangered species act - protection for endangered or threatened species MMPA - prohibits harvesting, hunting, capturing or killing of MM Lacey act - US fed. law profiting trade of animals CITES - convention on international trade act, regulates tra
What is the significance of a baculum in species Penis bone, varies greatly throughout species, can be related to sexual success.
Whats the only metatherian order found within Missouri Cingulata - the nine banded armadillo
Whats the difference between brachydont and hypsodont teeth on a mammalian species Brachydont - low crowned Hypsodont - high crowned
What is the order and infraclass of mice and rats Infraclass = eutherian Order = rodentia
What is the purpose of whiskers Spacial awareness, navigation, hunting Good for low light conditions
What do selenodont, bunodont and lophodont teeth look like Selenodont - crescent shaped cusps Lophodont - elongated enamel ridges Bunodont - rounded cusps
How can you tell if a species is an anapsid, diapsid, or synapsid anapsid - NO TEMPORAL OPENING diapsid Dorsal _ lateral temporal opening synapsid - lateral temporal opening
What are the different vertebral columns on a skeleton Head - CTLSC - END Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, caudal
biggest difference between a rodentia and Lagomorpha skull Rodentia have 2 upper incisors Lagomorpha have 4 upper
Biggest difference between felidaes and canidae skulls Felidaes have a double chambered auditory bullae Canidae have a single chambered auditory bullae
What is pinniped dentation No carnassals, homodont cheek teeth
2 main bones that make up pectoral girdle Scalpula, clavicle
List 3 kill traps and which animal they are used for Snap - mice, rats harpoon - moles conibear - beaver
List 3 live traps and which animal they are used for Barrell - bears Pitfall - shrews Snare - medium small animals
Castor canidensis North American beaver
ondatra zibethicus minks
canis lantrans coyote
vulpes vulpes red fox
proctor lator raccoon
lynx Rufus bobcat
mephitis mephitis striped skunk
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