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Protein Fractions as Indicators of Stress in Alpacas [PDF]

Animals
The alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is an herbivorous ruminate mammal from the camelid family (Camelidae) [...]
Monika Budzyńska, Joanna Kapustka, Anna Stępniowska   +2 more
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Host Phylogeny Shapes Gut Microbiota and Predicted Functions in Captive Artiodactyls [PDF]

Microorganisms
Host phylogeny can imprint the gut microbiota, but it is often masked by diet and environment. Leveraging the standardized husbandry of a zoological collection, we profiled fecal microbiota from 55 captive artiodactyls representing 12 species in Bovidae,
Guolei Sun, Tian Xia, Qinguo Wei, Xibao Wang, Yuehuan Dong, Xiufeng Yang, Lei Zhang, Weilai Sha, Honghai Zhang   +8 more
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Mitochondrial DNA of the Arabian Camel Camelus dromedarius [PDF]

Animals
The Camelidae family, ranging from southwest Asia to north Africa, South America, and Australia, includes key domesticated species adapted to diverse environments. Among these, the Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius) is vital to the cultural and economic
Manee M. Manee, Badr M. Al-Shomrani, Fahad H. Alqahtani   +2 more
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Gastrointestinal parasite diversity of South American camelids (Artiodactyla: Camelidae): First review throughout the native range of distribution

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022
In South America inhabit an endemic group of ungulates adapted to extreme environments: the South American camelids (SAC), a key component of the Andean biocultural heritage.
Victoria Cañal, María Ornela Beltrame
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A complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the wild two-humped camel (Camelus bactrianus ferus): an evolutionary history of camelidae [PDF]

BMC Genomics, 2007
Background The family Camelidae that evolved in North America during the Eocene survived with two distinct tribes, Camelini and Lamini. To investigate the evolutionary relationship between them and to further understand the evolutionary history of this ...
Meng He, Gao Hongwei, Qi Dan, Ding Feng, Ji Rimutu, Cui Peng, Yu Jun, Hu Songnian, Zhang Heping   +8 more
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The presence of Plio-Pleistocene palaeolama sp. (artiodactyla: camelidae) on the southern coast of Peru [PDF]

Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines, 2003
We report the oldest record of the genus Palaeolama in Peru; its constitutes one of the oldest records for the genus in South America. The shape and size of the fossil material is comparable to South American forms P.
Rodolfo Salas, Marcelo Stucchi, Thomas J. Devries   +2 more
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The Internal Otic Region of Oromerycids (Artiodactyla, Oromerycidae), Early Camelids (Artiodactyla, Camelidae), and the Vicuña (Artiodactyla, Camelidae), Including Notes on Intraspecific and Subadult Ontogenetic Variation. [PDF]

Integr Org Biol
Robson SV, Prokop A, Baird CN, Ludtke JA, Tucker ST, Theodor JM.   +5 more
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Una contribución a la determinación taxonómica de la familia Camelidae en sitios formativos del Loa Medio.

Estudios Atacameños, 1997
El presente trabajo es una contribución a la discusión metodológica acerca de la determinación taxonómica de camélidos. En él se entregan los resultados obtenidos en recientes investigaciones en torno a la determinación de especies silvestres y ...
María Isabel Cartajena Fasting, Ismael Concha   +1 more
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Los Lamini (Cetartiodactyla: Camelidae) extintos del yacimiento de Pilauco (Norpatagonia chilena): aspectos taxonómicos y tafonómicos preliminares

Estudios Geologicos, 2013
Se presenta la descripción y asignación taxonómica preliminar de los restos de Lamini recuperados en el sitio paleontológico de Pilauco (Pleistoceno tardío) ubicado en el sur de Chile.
Rafael Labarca Encina, Mario Pino, Omar Recabarren   +2 more
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Los mamíferos fósiles del distrito de Puente de Piedra (Xenarthra, Glyptodontidae; Artiodactyla, Camelidae, Lamini), Grecia, provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica

Revista Geológica de América Central, 2013
Se presenta el segundo registro fósil de la familia Camelidae, y primero del género Palaeolama para Costa Rica, hallado junto a placas de Glyptotherium. Esta asociación proporciona nuevos datos del Gran Intercambio Biótico Americano.
Eduardo A Pérez
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