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Novel 12S mtDNA findings in sloths (Pilosa, Folivora) and anteaters (Pilosa, Vermilingua) suggest a true case of long branch attraction [PDF]
, 2008 We sequenced 12S RNA mtDNA for the majority of the extant species of sloths and anteaters and compared our results with previous data obtained by our group using 16S RNA mtDNA in the same specimens and to GenBank sequences of the extinct giant sloth ...
BARROS, Maria Claudene +2 more
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Shotgun Mitogenomics Provides a Reference Phylogenetic Framework and Timescale for Living Xenarthrans [PDF]
, 2015 Xenarthra (armadillos, sloths, and anteaters) constitutes one of the four major clades of placental mammals. Despite their phylogenetic distinctiveness in mammals, a reference phylogeny is still lacking for the 31 described species. Here we used Illumina
Condamine, Fabien L. +7 more
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Environmental Smoke, 2023 The Central Campus of the Federal University of Paraíba, located in João Pessoa, has 12 forest fragments with approximately 84 ha of Atlantic Forest where a population of Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825 inhabites and has been exposed to anthropogenic ...
Marília Carolina Pereira da Paz +2 more
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Urban sloths : public knowledge, opinions, and interactions [PDF]
, 2018 Free-range sloths living in an urban environment are rare. In this study, the opinions, attitudes, and interactions with a population of Bradypus variegatus were investigated through short, structured interviews of people in the pubic square where the ...
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Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2016 RESUMO O Amblyomma geayi é um carrapato da família Ixodidae, encontrado principalmente em mamíferos e aves silvestres de regiões tropicais da América do Sul. Descreve-se a ocorrência de um carrapato ixodídeo da espécie A.
S.F. Souza +7 more
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Brachial plexus and points for anesthetic block in royal sloth and common sloth [PDF]
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e ZootecniaThis study presents a macroscopic description of the brachial plexus in the royal sloth, Choloepus didactylus, and the common sloth, Bradypus variegatus, to identify the points for anesthetic block to perform surgical procedures. Six C.
J.C. Silva +4 more
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Bradypus variegatus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae) [PDF]
Mammalian Species, 2010 Abstract Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825 (the brown-throated three-toed sloth), is 1 of 4 extant three-toed sloths. A high-canopy folivore, B. variegatus is distributed over southern Central America and northern and central South America and is listed as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources because ...
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Análise morfológica e morfométrica das gônadas de preguiça (Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825)
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2013 A preguiça pode ser designada, zoologicamente, como um mamífero da classe Eutheria, ordem Edentata, subordem Xenarthra e família Bradypodidae. O gênero Bradypus é constituído de três espécies distintas: a preguiça-de-bentinho (B. tridactylus), restrita à
Mariana L.M. Barretto +2 more
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A review of wildlife ecotourism in Manaus, Brazil [PDF]
, 2017 The Amazon’s ability to draw tourists is thought to be strongly associated with the opportunity to have sight of and interact with iconic wild animals. Tourism leaders are calling for the private and public sectors to develop wildlife focused ecotourism ...
Balaskas, Margaret +6 more
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BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2012 Background Xenarthra (sloths, armadillos and anteaters) represent one of four currently recognized Eutherian mammal supraorders. Some phylogenomic studies point to the possibility of Xenarthra being at the base of the Eutherian tree, together or not with
Azevedo Nathália F +5 more
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