Monkey Meltdowns: Do Tantrums Influence Maternal Investment in Bearded Capuchin Monkeys? [PDF]
Dev PsychobiolABSTRACT Tantrums are widely discussed in human development literature and are typically defined as displays of frustration or anger. In behavioral ecology, they are hypothesized to function as a strategy for securing greater maternal investment. Infant primates often exhibit tantrums when their attempts to obtain maternal care are rejected.
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Detection of Cryptosporidium and Giardia duodenalis in Reptiles in Thailand. [PDF]
Vet Med SciABSTRACT Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis are significant intestinal protozoan parasites affecting humans and animals worldwide. These infections are transmitted through the faecal–oral route, by contaminated water, food or close contact with infected hosts.
Sutthikornchai C +9 more
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Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling improves occurrence and detection estimates of invasive burmese pythons. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Environmental DNA (eDNA) methods are used to detect DNA that is shed into the aquatic environment by cryptic or low density species. Applied in eDNA studies, occupancy models can be used to estimate occurrence and detection probabilities and thereby ...
Margaret E Hunter +7 more
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Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2011 Few felids have been recorded as being preyed upon by the boa constrictor snake (Boa constrictor). Documentation of predation on felids by reptiles is scarce, and natural predators of the adult jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) are poorly known.
Octavio Monroy-Vilchis +2 more
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Blood biochemical profile of Boa constrictor in captivity [PDF]
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e ZootecniaBoa constrictor snakes are among the most commercialized unconventional domestic animals in Brazil, following a global trend. Veterinary clinics are undergoing a transformation, requiring more specialized knowledge in specific areas.
M.R. Lempek +3 more
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The Derivation of the Cells of the Epidermal Strata of the Boa Constrictor (Constrictor Constrictor)
Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 1974 The epidermis of squamate reptiles is generated and shed discontinuously. Multiple cornified strata which are histologically, ultrastructurally, biochemically, biophysically, and developmentally distinct are formed sequentially from cells forced out of the germinal stratum.
Downing, Stephen W., Roth, Sanford I.
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Amblioma dissimile (Acari: Ixodidae) parásito de Boa constrictor en Colombia
Revista Mvz Cordoba, 2009 Objetivo. Describir algunas garrapatas encontradas en dos ejemplares de Boa constrictor, llevados al Centro de Atención y Valoración de Fauna Silvestre en Montería, Córdoba, Colombia. Materiales y métodos.
Juan Carrascal +3 more
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Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2008 Uma jibóia (Boa constrictor), de onze anos de cativeiro, apresentou à seis meses um histórico de aumento de volume ao longo da coluna vertebral e perda progressiva dos movimentos e de apetite.
N.M. Ocarino +4 more
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Is the Karyotype of Neotropical Boid Snakes Really Conserved? Cytotaxonomy, Chromosomal Rearrangements and Karyotype Organization in the Boidae Family. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Boids are primitive snakes from a basal lineage that is widely distributed in Neotropical region. Many of these species are both morphologically and biogeographically divergent, and the relationship among some species remains uncertain even with ...
Patrik F Viana +5 more
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Aspectos da biologia reprodutiva de Boa constrictor constrictor: um estudo histológico dos testículos nos períodos reprodutivos de quiescência e máxima atividade [PDF]
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e ZootecniaRESUMO As serpentes pertencem ao segundo maior grupo dentro dos répteis, podendo apresentar sazonalidade quanto à espermatogênese, com produção descontínua ou contínua.
H.J. Bento +5 more
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