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Taphonomy of harpy eagle predation on primates and other mammals

American Journal of Primatology, Volume 86, Issue 1, January 2024.
Crania of bearded saki, saki monkey, and woolly monkey recovered from harpy eagle nests. Capuchin monkey individual freshly brought to the nest by harpy eagle (left). Abstract The goal of this study is to provide a taphonomic analysis of bone fragments found in harpy eagle nests in the Brazilian Amazonia, utilizing the largest sample of prey remains ...
Guilherme S. T. Garbino, Thiago B. F. Semedo, Everton B. P. Miranda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Local extinction of an important seed disperser does not modify the spatial distribution of the endemic palm Astrocaryum aculeatissimum (Schott) Burret (Arecaceae)

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2015
Spatial pattern of the palm Astrocaryum aculeatissimum was investigated in an urban Atlantic Forest fragment (Tijuca National Park, Brazil) where its main seed disperser, the red-rumped agouti Dasyprocta leporina, is locally extinct.
Rodrigo Zucaratto, Alexandra dos Santos Pires   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ecological relationships of meso-scale distribution in 25 neotropical vertebrate species.

PLoS ONE, 2015
Vertebrates are a vital ecological component of Amazon forest biodiversity. Although vertebrates are a functionally important part of various ecosystem services they continue to be threatened by anthropogenic impacts throughout the Amazon.
Lincoln José Michalski, Darren Norris, Tadeu Gomes de Oliveira, Fernanda Michalski   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Observations on Eimeria species of Dasyprocta leporina (Linnaeus, 1758)(Rodentia: Dasyproctidae) from the state of Pará, North Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2007
Redescriptions are given of the mature oocysts of Eimeria aguti Carini 1935, E. cotiae Carini, 1935 and E. paraensis Carini, 1935, in the faeces of five specimens of the rodent Dasyprocta leporina (Rodentia: Dasyproctidae) from the state of Pará, North ...
Ralph Lainson, Liliane A Carneiro, Fernando T Silveira   +2 more
doaj  

Endoparasites of Selected Native Non-Domesticated Mammals in the Neotropics (New World Tropics)

Veterinary Sciences, 2019
In this review, information was summarized on endoparasites found in six non-domesticated neotropical animals. These mammals have the potential to be domesticated. The animals included three rodents, agouti (Dasyprocta leporina), lappe (Agouti paca), and
Kegan Romelle Jones, Kavita Ranjeeta Lall, Gary Wayne Garcia   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Who let the dogs out? Occurrence, population size and daily activity of domestic dogs in an urban Atlantic Forest reserve

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 2018
Domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) are one of the most common exotic species in protected areas, and their impact is an important conservation concern.
Katyucha Von Kossel de Andrade Silva, Caio Fittipaldi Kenup, Catharina Kreischer, Fernando A.S. Fernandez, Alexandra S. Pires   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anti-Toxoplasma gondii IgG antibodies and Apicomplexa protozoa DNA in wild mammals of the Caatinga biome [PDF]

Ciência Rural
: Apicomplexan parasites are intracellular protozoa with global distribution and broad host range. Among them, Toxoplasma gondii is notable for its zoonotic potential, infecting various warm-blooded animals as intermediate hosts, with felids serving as ...
Gabriela Hémylin Ferreira Moura, Pollyanne Raysa Fernandes de Oliveira, Moacir Franco de Oliveira, Vanessa Silva Santana, Carlos Iberê Alves Freitas, Alysson Paulo dos Santos Godoi, Renata Pimentel Bandeira de Melo, Rinaldo Aparecido Mota   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The prey of the Harpy Eagle in its last reproductive refuges in the Atlantic Forest. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2023
Kaizer M, Fabres B, Aguiar-Silva FH, Sanaiotti TM, Dias AR, Banhos A.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Blood Feeding Sources of Nyssomyia antunesi (Diptera: Psychodidae): A Suspected Vector of Leishmania (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) in the Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]

J Med Entomol, 2022
Pimentel AC, Sánchez Uzcátegui YDV, de Lima ACS, Silveira FT, Vasconcelos Dos Santos T, Ishikawa EAY.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Vaginal cytology as a method of estrous determination in the female agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) [PDF]

Advances in Animal Biosciences, 2010
Michele Singh, Gary W. Garcia, Andrew O. Adogwa, Gregory Bourne   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source