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.
D'Arc Mirela
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Arquivo Brasileiro De Medicina Veterinaria E Zootecnia, 2022 Bradypus variegatus, the common sloth, belongs to the Bradypodidae family, being considered a biological model to be applied in multidisciplinary research.
Marleyne José Afonso Accioly Lins Amorim +2 more
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Time scaled phylogeography and demography of Bradypus torquatus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae)
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2017 The maned sloth Bradypus torquatus (Bradypodidae:Pilosa) is an endangered and endemic species of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, a biome that was anthropogenically reduced to about 7% of its original extent.
Raphaël T F Coimbra, Fabricio R Santos
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Social behavior between mothers × young of sloths Bradypus variegatus SCHINZ, 1825 (Xenarthra: Bradypodidae) [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2002 This study is a contribution to the ex situ and in situ conservation and preservation of Sloths. The behavioral records of the social interaction between mothers and offspring allow the detection of important learning interactions and psychomotor ...
SOARES C. A., CARNEIRO R. S.
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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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Nutritive Value and Degradation Kinetic Parameters of Three Plants for Feeding Bradypus variegatus Schinz, In Vitro Evaluation [PDF]
AnimalsThis study aimed to evaluate the nutritive value of three feeds (Cecropia sp., Pterodon sp., and Inga sp.) for sloths (Bradypus variegatus), based on nutritional composition and in vitro gas production.
Igor Luiz Carvalho Máximo +14 more
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Sloth hair as a novel source of fungi with potent anti-parasitic, anti-cancer and anti-bacterial bioactivity. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The extraordinary biological diversity of tropical forests harbors a rich chemical diversity with enormous potential as a source of novel bioactive compounds. Of particular interest are new environments for microbial discovery.
Sarah Higginbotham +5 more
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The distributional ecology of the maned sloth: environmental influences on its distribution and gaps in knowledge. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The maned sloth Bradypus torquatus (Pilosa, Bradypodidae) is endemic to a small area in the Atlantic Forest of coastal Brazil. It has been listed as a threatened species because of its restricted geographic range, habitat loss and fragmentation, and ...
Danielle de Oliveira Moreira +5 more
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Actualidades Biológicas, 2021 Los Xenarthra son un grupo de mamíferos, de gran importancia histórica y ecológica, originados en Suramérica. La implementación de técnicas en genética molecular en estos animales está en aumento y para ello, losmétodos de muestreo mínimamente invasivos ...
Yuly Marcela Salazar-Moscoso +3 more
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Topographic and morphological aspects of the spleen of Bradypus variegatus (SCHINZ, 1825)
Medicina Veterinária, 2023 Sloths are wild animals with arboreal habits, with slow metabolism, found in tropical forests from South America to Central America. However, the lack of knowledge of their anatomy does not favor the conservation of the species in veterinary care ...
Lucilo Bione da Fonseca Filho +10 more
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