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Abstract Aim Deforestation of the Atlantic Forest of eastern Paraguay has been recent but extensive, resulting in a fragmented landscape highly influenced by forest edges. We examined edge effects on multiple dimensions of small mammalian diversity. Location Forest fragments of eastern Paraguayan Atlantic Forest. Methods We trapped small mammal species
Noé U. de la Sancha +5 more
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Out of 13 samples, 69.2% (n = 9) were detected with Hepatocystis sp., while 15.4% (n = 2) were positive with Hepatozoon ophisauri. Two individuals had multiple infections from both species. This information is essential for the future prevention of zoonotic outbreaks and surveillance programmes.
Putri Wulan Dari Perison +3 more
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Manifestations of domination: Assessments of social dominance in rodents
This review describes and discusses approaches to assess social ranks in rodent species. Abstract Social hierarchies are ubiquitous features of virtually all animal groups. The varying social ranks of members within these groups have profound effects on both physical and emotional health, with lower‐ranked individuals typically being the most adversely
Hannah D. Fulenwider +2 more
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Copulatory behavior of Calomys callosus [PDF]
A quantitative description of copulatory behavior in Calomys callosus (laucha de campo) was obtained under laboratory conditions. The copulatory pattern is characterized by intravaginal thrusting and multiple intromissions preceding ejaculation. Copulatory locks were rare.
Denis J. Baumgardner, Donald A. Dewsbury
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First molar development in Calomys callosus
Paula Dechichi +1 more
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Neste trabalho foram estudados exemplares do roedor, Calomys callosus, nascidos em laboratório, a infecções experimentais com quatro parasitos: Plasmodium berghei, Leishmania mexicana amazonensis, Schistosoma mansoni e Hymenolepsis nana.
Dalva A. Mello
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Neste trabalho, está relatada a metodologia sobre a criação e manejo de uma cepa de Calomys callosus Rengger, 1830 (Rodentia-Cricetidae) chamada Canabrava, em condicoes de cativeiro.
Dalva A. Mello
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The adjustment of Calomys callosus (Rodentia, Cricetidae) to food deprivation [PDF]
The adjustment of Calomys callosus (Rodentia, Cricetidae) to intermittent food deprivation was investigated. Animals subjected either to 24-hr or to 48-hr repeated periods of deprivation successfully compensated, showing (1) increases in post-fast intake relatively to the intake by control animals; (2) rapid recovery of the baseline levels of body ...
Ades, César, Kolde, Renate Edla
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The vicious circle and infection intensity: The case of Trypanosoma microti in field vole populations [PDF]
Objective: In natural populations, infection and condition may act synergistically to trigger a vicious circle: poor condition predisposes to host infections, which further reduce condition, and so on.
Begon, Michael +5 more
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Foram estudadas quatro cepas silvestres de T. cruzi: M226 isolada de Calomys callosus (Rodentia) e R52, R64 e R65 isoladas de Didelphis albiventris (Marsupialia). Estes animais foram coletados no município de Formosa, Goiás, Brasil. Os aspectos abordados,
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