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Roedores da Bacia do Alto Paraguai: uma revisão do conhecimento do planalto à planície pantaneira
Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais, 2021 A ordem Rodentia representa aproximadamente 39% da diversidade mundial de mamíferos, sendo que para o Brasil são reconhecidos atualmente 76 gêneros e 263 espécies.
Pâmela Castro Antunes +10 more
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Revista Peruana de Biología, 2016 There have been numerous studies about Spectacled bear´s diet, however little is known about the small vertebrates it consumes. This study present nine vertebrate species (seven rodent and two birds) as preys of the Spectacled bear, based on the analysis
Fiorella N. Gonzales +3 more
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A new capybara from the late Miocene of San Juan Province, Argentina, and its phylogenetic implications [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2019 A new hydrochoerine rodent, Cardiatherium calingastaense sp. nov. (Caviidae), is described based on the specimen INGEO-PV 87. It was recovered from the late Miocene Las Flores Formation, cropping out at the Puchuzum locality, San Juan Province, Argentina.
Esperanza Cerdeño +3 more
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Estudios Geologicos, 1998 Se describe la asociación faunística procedente de la cantera Díaz Nogarol, provincia de San Luis (Argentina). Se han identificado representantes de cinco familias de xenartros, notoungulados y roedores: l.
J. L. Prado +4 more
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Comptes rendus. PalevolThe understanding of the taxonomy, diversity, and evolutionary patterns of caviids in northwestern Argentina is still in the process of development. This paper presents new insights into the systematic and evolution of Orthomyctera andina (Rovereto, 1914)
M. C. MADOZZO JAÉN, M. E. Pérez
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Environmental DNA, Volume 8, Issue 1, January–February 2026.This study used environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding to assess vertebrate biodiversity in headwater streams of the Rio Santo Antônio basin, southeastern Brazil, a tributary of the Rio Doce. A total of 119 vertebrate OTUs were identified, with oxidation–reduction potential emerging as the strongest environmental predictor of species richness.
Larissa Moreira‐Silva +8 more
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Ethology, Volume 131, Issue 10, Page 175-186, October 2025.Rock cavy alarm calls are finely modulated by threat proximity. ABSTRACT This study examines whether rock cavies (Kerodon rupestris), which are social rodents, modulate their alarm calls in response to various threat contexts. Conducted across four sample areas within two study sites in the Brazilian Caatinga region, alarm calls were collected using ...
Wesley N. Almeida +3 more
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Blood meal sources of wild and domestic Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera : Reduviidae) in Bolivia : connectivity between cycles of transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Chagas disease is a major public health problem in Latin America. Its etiologic agent, Trypanosoma cruzi, is mainly transmitted through the contaminated faeces of blood-sucking insects called triatomines. Triatoma infestans is the main vector
Aliaga, C. +7 more
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Zoo Biology, Volume 44, Issue 5, Page 461-473, September/October 2025.We investigated the quantity and diversity of animal–visitor interactions in BIAZA‐accredited facilities, finding 740 opportunities for interactions across a range of contexts including walkthroughs and handling. Meet and greets were the most offered and were influenced by the number of individual animals, cost of interaction, and animal popularity ...
Thomas Welsh +4 more
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Portal vein of Spix’s yellow-toothed cavy (Galea spixii Wagler, 1831) [PDF]
Biotemas, 2013 Spix’s yellow-toothed cavy is a rodent belonging to the Caviidae family. This paper, taking into account the lack of information in the literature, aims to describe the portal vein origin in Spix’s yellow-toothed cavy.
Márcio Nogueira Rodrigues +5 more
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