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Sensitisation, research and management for conservation within ESPOL University forests after the COVID-19 pandemic, Ecuador [PDF]

Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 2023
Non sustainable land uses are disturbing natural habitats and wild animals’ ecology worldwide. Nevertheless, the sensitisation of key actors combined with research and a consequent management can influence decision-making and improve animals’ well-being.
Ricardo Villalba-Briones, Paolo Michael Piedrahita, Daniel Omar Garces, Juan S. Monrós   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Roadkill patterns in Latin American birds and mammals

Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 31, Issue 9, Page 1756-1783, September 2022., 2022
Abstract Aim Roads are a major threat for wildlife, degrading habitat and causing mortality via wildlife–vehicle collisions. In Latin America, the conjunction of high biodiversity and a rapidly expanding road network is reason for concern. We introduce an approach that combines species traits and habitat preferences to describe vulnerability and map ...
Pablo Medrano‐Vizcaíno, Clara Grilo, Fernando Antônio Silva Pinto, William Douglas Carvalho, Ramiro Dário Melinski, Eduardo D. Schultz, Manuela González‐Suárez   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A chromosome‐level genome of Antechinus flavipes provides a reference for an Australian marsupial genus with male death after mating

Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 22, Issue 2, Page 740-754, February 2022., 2022
Abstract The 15 species of small carnivorous marsupials that comprise the genus Antechinus exhibit semelparity, a rare life‐history strategy in mammals where synchronized death occurs after one breeding season. Antechinus males, but not females, age rapidly (demonstrate organismal senescence) during the breeding season and show promise as new animal ...
Ran Tian, Kai Han, Yuepan Geng, Chen Yang, Chengcheng Shi, Patrick B. Thomas, Coral Pearce, Kate Moffatt, Siming Ma, Shixia Xu, Guang Yang, Xuming Zhou, Vadim N. Gladyshev, Xin Liu, Diana O. Fisher, Lisa K. Chopin, Natália O. Leiner, Andrew M. Baker, Guangyi Fan, Inge Seim   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecomorphological determinations in the absence of living analogs:The predatory behavior of the marsupial lion (Thylacoleo carnifex) as revealed by elbow joint morphology [PDF]

, 2016
Thylacoleo carnifex, or the “pouched lion” (Mammalia: Marsupialia: Diprotodontia: Thylacoleonidae), was a carnivorous marsupial that inhabited Australia during the Pleistocene.
Figueiridio, Borja, Martín-Serra, Alberto, Janis, Christine M   +2 more
core   +5 more sources

FOGS: A SNPSTR Marker Database to Combat Wildlife Trafficking and a Cell Culture Bank for Ex-Situ Conservation. [PDF]

Mol Ecol Resour
ABSTRACT Illegal wildlife trade is a growing problem internationally. Poaching of animals not only leads to the extinction of populations and species but also has serious consequences for ecosystems and economies. This study introduces a molecular marker system that authorities can use to detect and substantiate wildlife trafficking.
Mozer A, Di-Nizo CB, Consul A, Huettel B, Jäger R, Akintayo A, Erhardt C, Fenner L, Fischer D, Forat S, Gimnich F, Grobe P, Martin S, Nathan V, Saeed A, von der Mark L, Woehle C, Olek K, Misof B, Astrin JJ.   +19 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Younger generations are more interested than older generations in having non-domesticated animals as pets

PLoS ONE, 2022
The trade and private ownership of non-domesticated animals has detrimental effects on individual animals and their wild populations. Therefore, there is a need to understand the conditions that motivate and dissuade interest in non-domesticated pet ...
Katherine A. Cronin, Maureen Leahy, Stephen R. Ross, Mandi Wilder Schook, Gina M. Ferrie, Andrew C. Alba   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Shotgun Mitogenomics Provides a Reference Phylogenetic Framework and Timescale for Living Xenarthrans [PDF]

, 2015
Xenarthra (armadillos, sloths, and anteaters) constitutes one of the four major clades of placental mammals. Despite their phylogenetic distinctiveness in mammals, a reference phylogeny is still lacking for the 31 described species. Here we used Illumina
Condamine, Fabien L., Delsuc, Frederic, Enk, Jacob, Gibb, Gillian C., Kuch, Melanie, Moraes Barros, Nadia, Poinar, Hendrik N., Superina, Mariella   +7 more
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Description of Leishmania equatorensis sp. n. (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), a new parasite infecting arboreal mammals in Ecuador

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1992
Characterization is given of a new parasite, Leishmania equatoriensis sp.n. wich was isolated from the viscera of a sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) and a squirrel (Sciurus granatensis), captured in humid tropical forest onthe Pacific Coast of Ecuador.
Gabriel Grimaldi Júnior, Richard D. Kreutzer, Yoshihisa Hashiguchi, Eduardo A. Gomez, Tatsuyuki Mimory, Robert B. Tesh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Novel 12S mtDNA findings in sloths (Pilosa, Folivora) and anteaters (Pilosa, Vermilingua) suggest a true case of long branch attraction [PDF]

, 2008
We sequenced 12S RNA mtDNA for the majority of the extant species of sloths and anteaters and compared our results with previous data obtained by our group using 16S RNA mtDNA in the same specimens and to GenBank sequences of the extinct giant sloth ...
BARROS, Maria Claudene, SAMPAIO, Maria Iracilda da Cunha, SCHNEIDER, Horacio   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Domestic dogs as a threat to sloths in Costa Rica: A clinical case report and review of the problem

Open Veterinary Science, 2023
Human-introduced predators, primarily the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris), and human-modified landscapes conjointly threaten wildlife across Costa Rica.
Brown Natalie, Villada Ana, Trull Sam
doaj   +1 more source