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Preliminary investigation on enzymatic activity in saliva of Hystrix cristata L., 1758

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, Volume 106, Issue 2, Page 387-394, March 2022., 2022
Abstract Mammal's saliva contains a variety of electrolytes and proteins. They carry out an important role in the digestion process, in the antibacterial and antiviral activity, in lubrication and maintenance of oral general health status. It may also contain several enzymes according to dietary habits and general wellness.
Francesca Coppola, Simona Sagona, Laura Betti, Lionella Palego, Lucia Casini, Gino Giannaccini, Antonio Felicioli   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sowing forests: a synthesis of seed dispersal and predation by agoutis and their influence on plant communities

Biological Reviews, Volume 96, Issue 6, Page 2425-2445, December 2021., 2021
ABSTRACT Granivorous rodents have been traditionally regarded as antagonistic seed predators. Agoutis (Dasyprocta spp.), however, have also been recognized as mutualistic dispersers of plants because of their role as scatter‐hoarders of seeds, especially for large‐seeded species.
Pedro Mittelman, Caroline Marques Dracxler, Pollyanna R. O. Santos‐Coutinho, Alexandra S. Pires   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Roedores da Bacia do Alto Paraguai: uma revisão do conhecimento do planalto à planície pantaneira

Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais, 2021
A ordem Rodentia representa aproximadamente 39% da diversidade mundial de mamíferos, sendo que para o Brasil são reconhecidos atualmente 76 gêneros e 263 espécies.
Pâmela Castro Antunes, Cleuton Lima Miranda, Wellington Hannibal, Maurício Neves Godoi, Mônica Aragona, Hugo Borghezan Mozerle, Vitor Rademaker, Manoel Santos-Filho, Viviane G. M. Layme, Marcus Vinicius Brandão, Thiago B. F. Semedo   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Confirmation of the presence of Dasyprocta azarae in the Paraguayan Chaco

Therya Notes, 2020
Azara’s Agouti (Dasyprocta azarae) was included within the mastofauna of Paraguay’s Chaco until 2016. Later literature exclude it from the region, since no published records include a concrete evidence like museum specimens, DNA sequences or photos. The objective of this note is to provide evidence of the distribution of D.
Daniela Tabilo, Andrea Weiler, Alberto Esquivel, Karim Musálem, Belén Zaldivar, Estefanía Valiente, Karen Chavez, Patricia Salinas, Yolanda Ramos   +8 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Avaliação do estado de conservação e ameaças da cutia (Dasyprocta azarae) (Mammalia: Rodentia) no Brasil [PDF]

, 2023
Orientador: Prof. Dr. Fernando Camargo PassosCoorientador: Dra. María M. Torres MartínezTrabalho de conclusão de curso (Bacharelado) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Curso de Graduação em Ciências BiológicasInclui ...
Oliveira, Beatriz Benicia Duarte de
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