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Seasonality in Reproduction and Reproductive Physiology of Caviomorphs

Mammal Review, Volume 55, Issue 3, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Animals experience seasonal fluctuations of photoperiod, food availability, temperature and precipitation. This affects their energy budget, often leading to seasonal reproduction. We review available literature and (re)‐analyse existing datasets on seasonal reproduction of South American caviomorph rodents that are characterised by long ...
Anja Guenther, Patricia Tachinardi, Veronica Sandra Valentinuzzi, Raúl Sobrero, Ayelen T. Eberhardt, Fritz Trillmich   +5 more
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Isolation of Salmonella enterica in opossum (Didelphis aurita and Didelphis albiventris) of the São Paulo State, Brazil [PDF]

, 2011
No Brasil, não há relato de estudos de Salmonella em gambás, sendo assim, este trabalho tem por objetivo determinar a frequência de isolamento de Salmonella enterica em gambás (D. aurita e D. albiventris) no Estado de São Paulo.
CASAGRANDE, Renata Assis, LOPES, Luiz Fernando Larangeira, MATUSHIMA, Eliana Reiko, REIS, Eliane Moura dos, RODRIGUES, Dália dos Prazeres   +4 more
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Sporormiella as a tool for detecting the presence of large herbivores in the Neotropics [PDF]

, 2016
The reliability of using the abundance of Sporormiella spores as a proxy for the presence and abundance of megaherbivores was tested in southern Brazil. Mud-water interface samples from nine lakes, in which cattle-use was categorized as high, medium, or ...
ABSY ML, Alexandra M. Folcik, APTROOT A, AUGUSTINE DJ, BAKER AG, BAKKER ES, BARNOSKY AD, BORRERO LA, BURNEY DA, COLINVAUX P.A., COLINVAUX PA, COLINVAUX PA, Crystal H. McMichael, DAVIS OK, DAVIS OK, DAVIS OK, DOUGHTY CE, ETIENNE D, FAEGRI K, FROYD CA, GELMAN A, GILL JL, GILL JL, GILL JL, GILL JL, GOODLAND R, GRAYSON DK, JOHNSON CN, JOHNSON CN, JOHNSON CN, LEDRU M.-P, LEDRU ML, MACFADDEN BJ, MACPHEE RDE, Marco Felipe Raczka, Mark B. Bush, MARTIN PS, MARTIN PS, MARTIN PS, MCNAUGHTON SJ, MILLER GH, MORELLATO LPC, PARKER NE, RAPER D, RAUP D.M, RAUP DM, RIPPLE W.J, ROBINSON GS, SMITH FA, STOCKMARR J, VAN GEEL B, WEBB SD, WOOD JR   +52 more
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Nuevos registros de Tepezcuincle (Agouti paca) para el norte del estado de Oaxaca, México

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2005
MEDIANTE FOTOTRAMPAS SE OBTUVIERON DOS NUEVOS REGISTROS DEL TEPEZCUINTLE (AGOUTI PACA) EN EL NORTE DE OAXACA, EN JULIO DE 2004, CON LOS CUALES SE AMPLIA EL RANGO APROXIMADAMENTE 60 KM AL OESTE DE LA DISTRIBUCIÓN ANTERIORMENTE PROPUESTA PARA ESTA ESPECIE.
VÍCTOR SÁNCHEZ CORDERO, PATRICIA ILLOLDI RANGEL, FRANCISCO BOTELLO, MIGUEL LINAJE, GABRIELA MONROY   +4 more
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Seasonal dynamics of terrestrial vertebrate abundance between Amazonian flooded and unflooded forests [PDF]

, 2018
The flood pulse is the main factor structuring and differentiating the ecological communities of Amazonian unflooded (terra firme) and seasonally-flooded (várzea) forests as they require unique adaptations to survive the prolonged annual floods ...
Abrahams, Mark I., Costa, Hugo C.M., Peres, Carlos A.   +2 more
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Agouti paca

, 1993
Agouti paca (Linnaeus, 1766). Syst. Nat., 12th ed., 1:81. TYPE LOCALITY: French Guiana, Cayenne. DISTRIBUTION: SE San Luis Potosi (Mexico) to Paraguay, Guianas, and S Brazil. Introduced into Cuba. STATUS: CITES - Appendix III (Honduras). SYNONYMS: alba, fulvus, guanta, mexicanae, sublaevis, subniger, venezuelica.
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Perceived Predation Risk Affects Mammal Behavior at Amazonian Mineral Licks

Biotropica, Volume 57, Issue 2, March 2025.
Mineral licks are critical resources for herbivores in Amazonia and other tropical regions which may be deficient in dietary minerals or consuming alkaloid‐laced leaves which may cause gastrointestinal issues. Animals visiting mineral licks must balance the benefits of relief of physiological stressors with the risk of predation, and they may employ ...
Brian M. Griffiths, Jared Stabach, Joseph Kolowski   +2 more
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Human impact on mammal diversity in Secoya Land, Ecuadorian Amazon

ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías, 2009
To evaluate the impact of hunting on the diversity of mammals in the Secoya land in the northeastern of Ecuador, we using a non-invasive methodology based on the use of "camera traps" located in forests at different distances from Secoya settlements from
Stella de la Torre, Hernán Payaguaje
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Community-based population recovery of overexploited Amazonian wildlife [PDF]

, 2017
The Amazon Basin experienced a pervasive process of resource overexploitation during the 20th-century, which induced severe population declines of many iconic vertebrate species.
Antunes, André P., Campos-Silva, João Vitor, Peres, Carlos A., Pezzuti, Juarez, Valsecchi, João   +4 more
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Atributos de qualidade da carne de paca (Agouti paca): perfil sensorial e força de cisalhamento

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2013
Avaliaram-se as características sensoriais e determinou-se a força de cisalhamento de cortes de carne de paca (Agouti paca). As análises foram realizadas nos cortes desossados de paleta, lombo e pernil de nove pacas, preparados por cocção até a ...
C. Gomes, L.B. Karam, R.E.F. Macedo
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