Vocal complexity and sociality in spotted paca (Cuniculus paca) [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The evolution of sociality is related to many ecological factors that act on animals as selective forces, thus driving the formation of groups. Group size will depend on the payoffs of group living.
Renata Sousa-Lima +1 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the lowland paca (Cuniculus paca) and its phylogenetic relationship with other New World hystricognath rodents [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2023 The lowland paca (Cuniculus paca) is a nocturnal, widespread, and solitary large-sized rodent in the family Cuniculidae, and one of the most frequently hunted mammals in the Neotropical forests of Latin America.
Juan Li +3 more
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Heterologous microsatellite primers are informative for paca (Cuniculus paca), a large rodent with economic and ecological importance [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2020 Objective This study was designed to facilitate genetic studies that would allow information on population structure and genetic diversity of natural or captive stocks of paca (Cuniculus paca), a species of ecological and socioeconomic importance, by ...
Franco F. Roldán Gallardo +3 more
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Validation of complementary non-invasive tools for stress assessment in spotted paca (Cuniculus paca) [PDF]
Animal Welfare, 2023 Monitoring the concentration of glucocorticoid metabolites (GCMs) in faecal samples is a non-invasive tool for physiological stress evaluation, particularly useful when studying wild species.
Vanessa S Altino +8 more
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Object Play as a Positive Emotional State Indicator for Farmed Spotted Paca (Cuniculus paca). [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2023 We aimed to assess whether object play can be used as a positive emotional state indicator for farmed spotted pacas (Cuniculus paca) by examining its association with other positive welfare markers including affiliative behavior and low-amplitude ...
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First record of albinism in the paca Cuniculus paca (Rodentia, Cuniculidae) in southeast Mexico [PDF]
Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 2020 Even though there have been reports of anomalies in the colouration of several species of neotropical mammals, these events are considered to be rare within natural populations.
Erika García-Casimiro +1 more
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Anatomic and histologic analysis of paca larynx (Cuniculus paca, Linnaeus 1766) [PDF]
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2021 Paca (Cuniculus paca) has encouraged research as an experimental model both in the human medicine and veterinary, as well as the economic exploitation of its meat cuts, which favored its zootechnical use. There are no anatomical, microscopic descriptions
M.A. Ruaro +7 more
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Evaluación del impacto de la cacería de la Cuniculus paca en Flavio Alfaro, Manabí, Ecuador
La Técnica: Revista de las Agrociencias, 2019 Impact of the hunting of the Cuniculus paca in Flavio Alfaro, Manabí, Ecuador Resumen Cuniculus paca (guanta) es una especie silvestre muy utilizada que, además de su valor cinegético cumple un rol fundamental en los ecosistemas, por su posición ...
Elvira Bernardita Rodríguez Ríos +3 more
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Quadro citológico vaginal, concentração plasmática de progesterona durante a gestação e medidas fetais em paca (Cuniculus paca Linnaeus, 1766). [PDF]
, 2019 Em 27 pacas (Cuniculus paca Linnaeus, 1766) objetivou-se descrever aos 30, 60 e 90 dias (D) de prenhez diagnosticada por ultrassonografia (US), os tipos celulares do epitélio vaginal em esfregaços vaginais, relatar as condições de abertura da vulva e as ...
CARNEIRO JUNIOR, J. M. +6 more
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Miologia do membro pélvico da paca (Cuniculus paca Linnaeus, 1766)
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2015 Resumo: Objetivam-se descrever os músculos do membro pélvico da paca (Cuniculus paca Linnaeus, 1766), mediante dissecção anatômica dessa região. Foram utilizadas dez Cuniculus paca adultas, machos e fêmeas, pesando entre cinco e 10 kg do plantel de pacas
Leonardo M. Leal +5 more
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