Fecal Virome of Southeastern Maned Sloth (Bradypus crinitus) (Pilosa: Bradypodidae) [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular BiologyWe report a viral metagenomic analysis of fecal samples from Bradypus crinitus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae), a recently described sloth species that occurs in the Atlantic Forest of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro states, Southeast Brazil.
Amanda Coimbra +15 more
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Morphological analysis of teeth in Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825 (Mammalia, Bradypodidae) [PDF]
Biotemas, 2016 Among the sloth species, we may highlight the Bradypus variegatus, found especially in northeastern Brazil. Given the importance and scarcity of information about the digestive tract of wild animals, this article aims to describe dental morphology in ...
Priscilla Virgínio de Albuquerque +6 more
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On the move: sloths and their epibionts as model mobile ecosystems. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc, 2021 Sloths are unusual mobile ecosystems, containing a high diversity of epibionts living and growing in their fur as they climb slowly through the canopies of tropical forests.
Kaup M, Trull S, Hom EFY.
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Variación no alométrica en el cráneo del perezoso bayo Bradypus variegatus (Schinz, 1825) (Mammalia, Pilosa, Bradypodidae) [PDF]
Graellsia, 2019 El perezoso bayo Bradypus variegatus (Schinz, 1825) es un mamífero monomórfico, de ontogenia craneal poco conocida. En este estudio analizamos la alometría estática entre tamaño y forma, utilizando 21 especímenes diferentes de edades diversas.
P. M. Parés-Casanova
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DOES Bradypus tridactylus Linnaeus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae) OCCUR IN PANAMA? [PDF]
Tecnociencia, 2016 This note reports the observation of individuals of the genus Bradypus in Darien Forest, Panama, that strongly resemble Bradypus tridactylus rather than the twospecies reported for Panama. The presence of B.
Pedro G. Méndez-Carvajal +2 more
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Phylogenetic analysis of 16S mitochondrial DNA data in sloths and anteaters [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2003 We sequenced part of the 16S rRNA mitochondrial gene in 17 extant taxa of Pilosa (sloths and anteaters) and used these sequences along with GenBank sequences of both extant and extinct sloths to perform phylogenetic analysis based on parsimony, maximum ...
Maria Claudene Barros +2 more
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Sloth’s giant tick (Amblyomma varium) parasitizing free-ranging maned sloth (Bradypus torquatus) in the Atlantic Forest biome, Brazil. [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2022 Amblyomma varium is a neotropical tick popularly known as the sloth’s giant tick, during the adult stage is found almost exclusively on mammals of the Bradypodidae and Megalonychidae families of the superorder Xenarthra.
Fernanda Coelho Simas Bernardes +7 more
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Melanism in Bradypus variegatus (Pilosa, Bradypodidae) [PDF]
Notas sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos, 2020 In January 2011, a brown-throated three-toed sloth, Bradypus variegatus, was observed in an Atlantic Forest area from Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. The individual presented a blackish fur, indicating a melanic condition.
Novaes, Roberto Leonan Morim
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Wild Encounters: Analyzing Human-Animal Interactions in British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums Facilities. [PDF]
Zoo BiolWe investigated the quantity and diversity of animal–visitor interactions in BIAZA‐accredited facilities, finding 740 opportunities for interactions across a range of contexts including walkthroughs and handling. Meet and greets were the most offered and were influenced by the number of individual animals, cost of interaction, and animal popularity ...
Welsh T +4 more
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Genomic Signatures in Maned Three-Toed Sloths From Ancient to Recent Environmental Changes in Brazil's Threatened Atlantic Forest. [PDF]
Mol EcolABSTRACT Environmental and climatic changes have shaped the evolutionary trajectories of natural populations, leaving genomic signatures that reflect how species respond to these shifts and their impacts on genetic health. While these insights are essential for unravelling evolutionary histories and informing conservation strategies, studies on ...
Arantes LS +5 more
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