Systematic position of the enigmatic Quentinia mesovitellinica (Rêgo, 1967) (Cestoda, Cyclophyllidea) [PDF]
Helminthologia, 2023 The systematic position of Quentinia mesovitellinica (Rêgo, 1967) (Cestoda, Cyclophyllidea) from the hystricomorph rodent Galea spixii (Wagler) (Caviidae) in Brazil is reevaluated based on published information.
Haukisalmi V.
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Caviomorph rodents from the Pampean region (Argentina) in the historical Santiago Roth Collection in Switzerland [PDF]
Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, 2023 Here I reviewed the Pleistocene caviomorphs collected by Santiago Roth (collection from Catalog No. 5) and housed at the paleontological collection of the Paläontologisches Institut und Museum, Universität Zürich, Zurich (Switzerland).
Leonardo Kerber
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Chorioallantoic placentation in Galea spixii (Rodentia, Caviomorpha, Caviidae) [PDF]
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2008 Background Placentas of guinea pig-related rodents are appropriate animal models for human placentation because of their striking similarities to those of humans.
Favaron Phelipe O +5 more
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Cavia porcellus (Rodentia: Caviidae) as host for Ctenocephalides felis felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) in artificially infestation. [PDF]
Braz J Vet Med, 2023 The number of guinea pigs is increasing as pet and their domestication necessitates the study of their pathology and emerging diseases. This study aimed to evaluate guinea pigs' capacity to be infested by Ctenocephalides felis felis fleas, as it is a common parasite among pets that causes irritation, stress, and transmission of other pathogens ...
da Silva TXA +4 more
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The placental barrier of Kerodon rupestris (Rodentia: caviidae)
Bioscience Journal, 2016 The placenta of the rodents generally has a chorial-allantoic, discoid and hemochorial shape. Since they resemble the process of human placentation, such characteristics make this order an interesting experimental model for understanding placentation ...
Moacir Franco de Oliveira +6 more
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MANDIBULAR ALLOMETRY IN HYDROCHOERUS HYDROCHAERIS (LINNAEUS, 1766) (HYDROCHERINAE, CAVIIDAE)
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2017 The mammalian masticatory apparatus is a highly plastic region of the skull and thus subjected to singular ontogenetic trajectories. Here we present the first descriptive allometric pattern study of mandible among the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris),
PERE MIQUEL PARÉS-CASANOVA
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Experimental infection parameters in Galea spixii (Rodentia: Caviidae) with Leishmania infantum chagasi [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2008 In order to better understand the epidemiological transmission network of leishmaniasis, an endemic disease in Northeast Brazil, we investigated the susceptibility of Spix yellow-toothed cavies (Galea spixii) to the Leishmania infantum chagasi parasite ...
Patrícia Batista Barra Medeiros Barbosa +3 more
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Origin of the lumbosacral plexus in Galea spixii (Wagler, 1831) (Rodentia, Caviidae)
Biotemas, 2014 The yellow-toothed cavy is a rodent belonging to the Caviidae family that inhabits the semiarid region of northeastern Brazil. We used 20 cavies that had died of natural causes, obtained from the Reproduction Center of Wild Animals (CEMAS) of the ...
Gleidson Benevides Oliveira +5 more
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Development of the central nervous system in guinea pig (Cavia porcellus, Rodentia, Caviidae) [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2016 : This study describes the development of the central nervous system in guinea pigs from 12th day post conception (dpc) until birth. Totally, 41 embryos and fetuses were analyzed macroscopically and by means of light and electron microscopy.
Fernanda Menezes de Oliveira e Silva +6 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2015 Cavia intermedia is a rodent species critically endangered and is found only on a 10 hectare island off the southern Brazilian coast. To identify the ectoparasites of C.
André Luis Regolin +4 more
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