Computed Tomography of the Appendicular Skeleton and Arboreal Adaptations of Bradypus variegatus
Acta Scientiae VeterinariaeBackground: The brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus) is a highly specialized arboreal xenarthran whose unique suspensory locomotion in the Amazon canopy necessitates distinct morphological adaptations of its appendicular skeleton. While crucial for understanding its evolutionary niche, a comprehensive anatomical description of this skeletal ...
Michel Santos Cunha +9 more
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Electrocardiographic studies of the three-toed sloth, Bradypus variegatus [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2005 Electrocardiograms (ECG) obtained with standard limb leads and augmented unipolar limb leads were recorded from 17 unanesthetized adult sloths. The animals were held in their habitual position in an experimental chair. We determined heart rate and rhythm
Silva E.M., Duarte D.P.F., da Costa C.P.
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Descrição do processo xenarthro em Bradypus variegatus
Medicina Veterinária, 2020 Tamanduás, bichos-preguiça e tatus são considerados xenarthras, devido a possuírem articulações adicionais nas vértebras denominadas de xenarthro, justificando a Superordem.
Priscilla Vírginio de Albuquerque +6 more
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Human-wildlife ecological interactions shape Escherichia coli population and resistome in two sloth species from Costa Rica [PDF]
npj Antimicrobials and ResistanceAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health concern, with natural ecosystems acting as reservoirs for resistant bacteria. We assessed AMR in Escherichia coli isolated from two wild sloth species in Costa Rica. E.
Cristina Calvo-Fernandez +8 more
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Ramos do arco aórtico e da aorta torácica em bicho-preguiça (Bradypus variegatus)
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2018 RESUMO As preguiças são mamíferos arborícolas, bem específicos quanto aos hábitos e à morfofisiologia. Essa condição faz delas ainda mais vulneráveis aos impactos ambientais. Com o objetivo de fornecer informações que auxiliem na clínica médico-cirúrgica
P.V. Albuquerque +7 more
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Morphological analysis of the sloth tongue: Bradypus variegatus (Schinz, 1825)
Acta Veterinaria BrasilicaSloths are arboreal folivores and rely on an efficient digestive system to thrive in Neotropical forests. This study was performed to evaluate the morphological aspects of the tongue of the brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus). Five adult specimens (three males and two females) were obtained from the collection of the
Felipe Coral dos Santos +7 more
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2014 En Isla Gorgona se registran dos subespecies endémicas de mamíferos arbóreos, el Mono capuchino de pecho blanco (Cebus capucinus curtus) y el Perezoso de tres dedos de garganta marrón (Bradypus variegatus gorgon), especies importante para la conservación
Mario Fernando Garcés-Restrepo +4 more
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SEROSURVEY OF SELECTED ARBOVIRAL PATHOGENS IN FREE-RANGING, TWO-TOED SLOTHS (CHOLOEPUS HOFFMANNI) AND THREE-TOED SLOTHS (BRADYPUS VARIEGATUS) IN COSTA RICA, 2005–07 [PDF]
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2016 Eleanor R Deardorff +2 more
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Circadian rhythms in blood pressure in free-ranging three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus)
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2003 Blood pressure (BP) profiles were monitored in nine free-ranging sloths (Bradypus variegatus) by coupling one common carotid artery to a BP telemetry transmitter.
D P Gilmore, CARLOS Peres da Costa
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Morphological analysis of teeth in Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825 (Mammalia, Bradypodidae)
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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