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Two rodent suborders have evolved missing amino acids in the lipid-binding region of apolipoprotein E. [PDF]
LipidsAbstract The order Rodentia comprises nearly 45% of all extant taxa, currently organized into 31 living families, some 450 genera, and roughly 2010 species (Kelt & Patton, 2020). Considering that rodents began evolving at least 66 million years ago, it is not surprising that they have diversified into five distinct suborders.
Puppione DL.
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Experimental ethology of intensively reared lowland pacas (Cuniculus paca)
Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2021 The objective of this study was to evaluate and to describe the main behaviors of family groups of lowland pacas (Cuniculus paca) raised in a commercial breeding facility. We used 24 adult pacas, 16 females and 8 males, with a mean live weight of 8.2 kg and age ranging from 2 to 4 years.
Fábio Morais Hosken +7 more
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Goniometria dos membros pélvicos de pacas (Cuniculus paca) criadas em cativeiro Goniometry of the hind limbs of pacas (Cuniculus paca) raised in captivity [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2009 O trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar por meio de estudos goniométricos os membros pélvicos de pacas criadas em cativeiro. Foram utilizadas oito pacas (Cuniculus paca), sendo três fêmeas e cinco machos, com peso entre 6,0 kg e 8,2 kg, nos quais foi aferido o movimento de extensão e flexão das articulações coxofemoral, joelho e tarsocrural utilizando-se ...
Fábio André Pinheiro de Araújo +5 more
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Thresholds of riparian forest use by terrestrial mammals in a fragmented Amazonian deforestation frontier [PDF]
, 2018 Species persistence in fragmented landscapes is intimately related to the quality, structure, and context of remaining habitat remnants. Riparian vegetation is legally protected within private landholdings in Brazil, so we quantitatively assessed ...
A Fonseca +61 more
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Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2013 A paca (Cuniculus paca) é o segundo maior roedor da fauna brasileira. Apresenta carne de excelente qualidade, o que incentiva a criação comercial.
Sérgio Pinter Garcia Filho +4 more
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Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2018 Between July 2014 and April 2015, we conducted weekly inventories of the circadian activity patterns of mammals in Passo Novo locality, municipality of Alegrete, southern Brazil. The vegetation is comprised by a grassy-woody steppe (grassland).
C. Leuchtenberger +3 more
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An Evaluation of the Contemporary Uses and Cultural Significance of Mammals in Mexico [PDF]
, 2018 We evaluated current uses of wild mammals by indigenous and mestizo communities in Mexico by extracting data from 59 sources published or produced between 1987–2017, covering data from 240 localities and 3,905 questionnaires.
Mendoza, Germán David Mendoza +4 more
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Hunting in times of change: Uncovering indigenous strategies in the Colombian amazon using a role-playing game [PDF]
, 2019 Despite growing industrialization, the shift to a cash economy and natural resource overexploitation, indigenous people of the Amazon region hunt and trade wildlife in order to meet their livelihood requirements.
Anne Dray +6 more
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Biotemas, 2017 Cuniculus paca (Mammalia: Cuniculidae), or ‘paca’ is a rodent species in great demand for its meat, which has led to domestication and development of paca farms in the Brazilian Amazon region, as well as in other states.
Rodrigo Gomes de Souza +5 more
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Reunion overseas: introduced wild boars and cultivated orange trees interact in the Brazilian Atlantic forest [PDF]
, 2019 Little is known concerning novel interactions between species that typically interact in their native range but, as a consequence of human activity, are also interacting out of their original distribution under new ecological conditions.
Borges, R. +6 more
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