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Beyond the carapace: skull shape variation and morphological systematics of long-nosed armadillos (genus Dasypus) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Background The systematics of long-nosed armadillos (genus Dasypus) has been mainly based on a handful of external morphological characters and classical measurements.
Lionel Hautier +3 more
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Pulmonary adiaspiromycosis in armadillos killed by motor vehicle collisions in Brazil
Scientific Reports, 2021 Knowledge of infectious diseases in wildlife provides important information for preventing potential outbreaks of zoonotic diseases. Adiaspiromycosis is a neglected human disease caused by dimorphic Onygenales fungi.
Pedro Enrique Navas-Suárez +9 more
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Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2021 Damage caused by wildlife is one reason preventing peaceful coexistence between humans and wildlife. To identify the complexity and scope of human-wildlife interactions and to guide conservation interventions, a theoretical framework has been recently ...
Mariana L. Catapani +6 more
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Tropical Conservation Science, 2017 Ecological niche modeling (ENM) uses species’ known occurrences and environmental variables to estimate potential geographic distributions. The potential distribution of a species can be updated and refined after new occurrences are collected; therefore, we developed an online application (Armadillo Mapper [AM]) that automatically updates the ...
Xiao Feng +3 more
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Brazilian Journal of BiologyArmadillos of the species Dasypus novemcinctus have been used as an experimental model of leprosy. Besides non-human primates, they are the only species naturally infected with Mycobacterium leprae and when experimentally inoculated, reproduce the ...
PS. Rosa +3 more
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História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos, 2008 Se examina en un caso concreto la afirmación general de la importancia de las redes de comunicación y la movilidad de las cosas para la ciencia. De qué forma esto jugó un papel relevante en las investigaciones sobre la embriología de ciertas especies de ...
Susana V. García
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 1998 We compared characteristics of a population of nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) studied in the southern United States with a population found in the Atlantic coastal rainforest of Brazil. Adult armadillos in Brazil weighed less than those in
W.J. Loughry, Colleen M McDonough
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Armadillos and leprosy: from infection to biological model
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São PauloMycobacterium leprae is the primary causative agent of Hansen’s disease or leprosy. Besides human beings, natural infection has been described in animals such as mangabey monkeys and armadillos.
Ilanna Vanessa Pristo de Medeiros Oliveira +2 more
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Leprosy Review, 2005 Wild nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) in the south central United States are highly endemic natural hosts of Mycobacterium leprae. Surveys conducted over the last 30 years on more than 5000 animals confirm that the infection is present among armadillos in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
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Reimagining Armadillo Husbandry: Applying an Enrichment Framework to Support Ex Situ Conservation
DiversityEnvironmental enrichment (EE) is a vital component of modern zoo husbandry, improving welfare by encouraging natural behaviours and supporting ex situ conservation goals.
Robert Kelly, Paul Rose
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