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As habitats change, the effectiveness of animal‐mediated seed dispersal increasingly depends on animal responses to altered structure and resources. With habitat loss and degradation accelerating across the tropics, understanding how dispersers' foraging behavior and movement influence seed removal and deposition is critical to promoting forest ...
Anaid Cárdenas‐Navarrete +2 more
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We conducted mammal surveys in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca (Sierra Norte) in Oaxaca, Mexico, and recorded the occurrence of two conspicuous mammal species: the spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus) and the coyote (Canis latrans cagottis).
Miguel Briones-Salas +3 more
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Premise of the study: Microsatellite markers were developed for Spondias radlkoferi to assess the impact of primate seed dispersal on the genetic diversity and structure of this important tree species of Anacardiaceae.
Esther Aguilar-Barajas +5 more
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Se analizó el ensamble de la comunidad de mamíferos terrestres no voladores del Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Gandoca-Manzanillo, localidad de Gandoca, Costa Rica.
Vivian Vanessa Ospina-Céspedes +2 more
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Ateles geoffroyi Kuhl, 1820. Beitr. Zool. Vergi. Anat., 1:26. TYPE LOCALITY: Nicaragua, San Juan del Norte. DISTRIBUTION: S Mexico to Panama. STATUS: CITES - Appendix I and U.S. ESA - Endangered as A. g. frontatus and A. g. panamensis only, otherwise Appendix II; IUCN - Vulnerable.
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Revisiting Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus capucinus) and the Ancient Maya
Two genera of nonhuman primates, howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata and A. pigra) and spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) currently reside throughout the area inhabited by the modern Maya. Michael Coe (1978, 1989) suggested that the Classic Maya (A.D.
Mary Baker
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Resistance to antibiotics of clinical relevance in the fecal microbiota of Mexican wildlife. [PDF]
There are a growing number of reports of antibiotic resistance (ATBR) in bacteria living in wildlife. This is a cause for concern as ATBR in wildlife represents a potential public health threat.
Jurgi Cristóbal-Azkarate +3 more
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ABSTRACT Background Thyroid disease is reported in orangutans, but to properly diagnose and manage these disorders, reference intervals for circulating thyroid hormones are needed. Methods Commercial immunoassay kits for total thyroxine (TT4) and free thyroxine (FT4) were validated for use in orangutans (Pongo spp.).
Melissa A. Fayette +4 more
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Con el objetivo de evaluar y comparar el efecto que tiene el paso de las semillas del higo Ficus insipida Willd (Moraceae), por el tracto digestivo de dos especies de vertebrados frugívoros, se ofrecieron frutos a individuos cautivos de tucán (Ramphastos
Laura E Domínguez-Domínguez +2 more
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Wood consumption by Geoffroyi's spider monkeys and its role in mineral supplementation. [PDF]
Wood consumption is a rare behavior in frugivorous primates; however, it can be necessary for nutritional balancing as it may provide macro and/or micronutrients that are scarce in the most frequently eaten items (fruits).
Oscar M Chaves +3 more
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