Macroscopic description of the external and middle ear of paca (Cuniculus paca Linnaeus, 1766)
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2015 : Paca (Cuniculus paca), one of the largest rodents of the Brazilian fauna, has inherent characteristics of its species which can conribute as a new option for animal experimantation.
Leandro L. Martins +5 more
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Morphological aspects of yolk sac from rodents of hystricomorpha subordem: paca (Agouti paca) and agouti (Dasyprocta aguti) [PDF]
, 2008 Este trabalho visou caracterizar macro e microscopicamente o saco vitelino em pacas (Agouti paca) e cutias (Dasyprocta aguti) no início de gestação. Três embriões/fetos de pacas e três de cutias foram utilizados para a análise do saco vitelino, durante ...
Ambrosio, Carlos Eduardo +7 more
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Jaguar (Panthera onca) and puma (Puma concolor) diets in Quintana Roo, Mexico [PDF]
, 2018 A study was carried out for two years in Northwest Quintana Roo, México, using scat analysis to determine the diet and prey preferences of pumas and jaguars. Cat species and gender were determined using molecular techniques (rapid classificatory protocol:
Chávez, C. +4 more
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Spatial and temporal interactions of free-ranging pacas (Cuniculus paca) [PDF]
Mammal Research, 2018 Although the paca is the most frequently hunted game species throughout the Neotropics, its behavioral and ecological requirements remain poorly understood. Here, we describe ranging behavior, spatio-temporal intraspecific interactions, and cavity use within a mosaic landscape in Central Belize, based on radio-tracking of four males and two females ...
Harmsen, Bart J. +4 more
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Zoologia (Curitiba), 2018 The spotted paca, Cuniculus paca (Linnaeus, 1766), is a Neotropical, opportunistic, frugivorous caviomorph rodent, that inhabits primarily broadleaf forests. We aimed to provide the first estimates of density of C.
Átilla C. Ferreguetti +2 more
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Community-based population recovery of overexploited Amazonian wildlife [PDF]
, 2017 The Amazon Basin experienced a pervasive process of resource overexploitation during the 20th-century, which induced severe population declines of many iconic vertebrate species.
Antunes, André P. +4 more
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Ornithodoros quilinensis sp. nov. (Acari, Argasidae), a new tick species from the Chacoan region in Argentina [PDF]
, 2012 Ornithodoros quilinensis sp. nov. (Acari: Argasidae) is described from larvae collected on the small rodents Graomys centralis (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) in Argentina.
Casás, Gustavo +5 more
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Determinação do ciclo estral em catetos Pecari tajacu: aspectos colpocitológicos e clínicos. [PDF]
, 2015 Este trabalho teve por objetivo estudar o ciclo estral do cateto, aplicando a colpocitologia como método diagnóstico. As amostras da citologia vaginal foram coletadas em dez fêmeas adultas, durante três vezes na semana, por seis meses. Verificou-se que a
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Propriedades tensiométricas do peritônio da paca (Cuniculus paca) a fresco e conservado em glicerina 98% [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2014 Na busca constante, tanto de material biológico alternativo para a realização de implantes, quanto de novas opções de modelos de experimentação animal, o objetivo desta investigação foi descrever o comportamento mecânico do peritônio da paca (Cuniculus ...
Angela Daniele de Camargo +6 more
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Brazilian Journal of BiologyPaca (Cuniculus paca Linnaeus, 1766) is the second largest rodent found in Brazil. The quality of the meat and a long tradition of hunting have contributed to the decline of the natural populations of this species.
A. A. Silva-Neto +7 more
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