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Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, Russell A. Mittermeier (2016): Caviidae. In: Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I.
Don E. Wilson +2 more
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Experimental infection parameters in Galea spixii (Rodentia: Caviidae) with Leishmania infantum chagasi [PDF]
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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Descreve-se uma nova espécie de Cavia Pallas, 1766 (Mammalia - Caviidae) com base em 20 crânios e 9 peles procedentes de uma ilha do Arquipélago de Moleques do Sul (Estado de Santa Catarina, Sul do Brasil), situada a 14 km do continente.
Jorge José Cherem +2 more
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Origin of the lumbosacral plexus in Galea spixii (Wagler, 1831) (Rodentia, Caviidae)
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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Comportamento e organização social do preá Cavia magna (Rodentia: Caviidae) [PDF]
Elisa Augusto dos Santos
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The diet of mara (Dolichotis patagonum, Zimmeraman 1780) within the limits of Sierra de las Quijadas National Park (San Luis, Argentina) is described. Other studies regarding mara’s diet showed that mara, feeds on different species of grasses and shrubs.
MOIRA S. SOMBRA, ANTONIO M. MANGIONE
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Dynamics of food sources, ecotypic distribution and Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Triatoma brasiliensis from the northeast of Brazil. [PDF]
Innovative approaches used to combat Chagas disease transmission tend to combine a set of comprehensive efforts to understand the ecology of local vectors. In this work we identified molecularly the blood meal of 181 Triatoma brasiliensis, distributed in
Maurício Lilioso +9 more
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Consumo y eficiencia digestiva del Mara, Dolichotis patagonum (Rodentia: Caviidae)
En la evaluation del ejecto de los herbivores silvestres sobre la pastura natural, es importante conocer sus requerimientos y la eficiencia de conversion del alimento.
Maura B. Kufner, Guillermo Durañona
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Micro-CT Analysis of Rodent Temporal Bones: Identifying Optimal Species for Otological Research. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objectives Rodents are used in most otological research studies and the choice of the most appropriate animal model may be crucial in studies of ear diseases and in the development of effective treatments. Here, we used micro‐CT to compare temporal bone anatomy between four rodent model animals (guinea pigs, gerbils, rats, and mice) and humans,
Daoudi H +8 more
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Range extension of Cavia tschudii Fitzinger, 1867 (Mammalia: Caviidae) and first record in Catamarca, northwestern Argentina [PDF]
We report the first record of the genus Cavia and the species Cavia tschudii (Rodentia, Caviidae) in Catamarca province, northwestern Argentina, which represents a range extension of about 110 km southward for the species.
Pablo Ortiz, J. Jayat
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