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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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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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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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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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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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Spatiotemporal ecology of two Neotropical herbivorous mammals
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2019 On this study, we used camera traps in a Semi deciduous Seasonal Forest, northeast of Brazil, to estimate the frequencies of occurrence of two Neotropical herbivorous mammals: the spotted paca (Cuniculus paca) and the tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis ...
Douglas de Matos Dias +3 more
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