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Infectious Diseases of Six Non-Domesticated Neo-Tropical Animals In Trinidad and Tobago

open access: yesInternational Journal of Tropical Veterinary and Biomedical Research, 2018
This review serves to shed light on some common infectious diseases: their names, prevalence, site of infection and diagnostic tools for identificationof six (6) neo-tropical animals that are found in Trinidad and Tobago with the potential for ...
Kavita Ranjeeta Lall   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dasyprocta croconota Wagler 1831

open access: yes, 2016
8. Orange Agouti Dasyprocta croconota French: Agouti a croupe orange / German: Orangefarbenes Aguti / Spanish: Aguti naranja Taxonomy. Dasyprocta croconota Wagler, 1831, “Brasilia ad flumen Amazonum.” Emended by G. E.
Don E. Wilson   +2 more
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The Agoutis: A Future Model for Ecologically Relevant Neuroscience and Physiology In Natura

open access: yesEthology, Volume 130, Issue 12, December 2024.
Recent advances in behavioral monitoring and wireless physiology make neuroscience in the wild a viable option for larger animal models. Here we spotlight one such species, the agouti (Dasyprocta spp.) a large promising rodent model for the future of neuroscience in natura.
J. I. Sanguinetti‐Scheck, D. Gálvez
wiley   +1 more source

Habitat use and relative abundance of the Spotted Paca Cuniculus paca (Linnaeus, 1766) (Rodentia: Cuniculidae) and the Red-rumped Agouti Dasyprocta leporina (Linnaeus, 1758) (Rodentia: Dasyproctidae) in Guatopo National Park, Venezuela

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2015
The Spotted Paca Cuniculus paca and the Red-rumped Agouti Dasyprocta leporina are affected by habitat loss and hunting.  In Venezuela, their conservation status is unknown, even within protected areas.
Elinor Jax   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Ultrastructural and morphometric description of the ear skin and cartilage of two South American wild histricognate rodents (Dasyprocta leporina and Galea spixii)

open access: yesPesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2021
: Skin and cartilage have been the main source for the recovery of somatic cells to be used in conservation strategies in wild mammals. In this sense, an important step for the cryopreservation of these samples is to recognize the properties of the skin ...
Alexsandra F. Pereira   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dasyprocta cristata

open access: yes, 1982
Dasyprocta cristata (Desmarest, 1816). Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nat., 2(1):215. TYPE LOCALITY: Surinam. DISTRIBUTION: Guianas. COMMENT: May be synonymous with leporina; see Husson, 1978:464-466, and Hershkovitz, 1972:311-341, in Keast et al., eds ...
Kenneth E. Kinman   +2 more
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A framework for the restoration of seed dispersal and pollination

open access: yesRestoration Ecology, Volume 32, Issue 5, July 2024.
Species reintroduction is a management strategy to restore ecosystem functioning through the reestablishment of ecological interactions and related ecological processes, like pollination and seed dispersal. Selecting the best species to achieve this goal remains challenging.
Anna R. Landim   +3 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)

open access: yesActa 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   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dasyprocta cristata

open access: yes, 1993
Dasyprocta cristata (Desmarest, 1816). Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nat., Nouv. ed., 2(1):215. TYPE LOCALITY: Suriname. DISTRIBUTION: Guianas. STATUS: Unknown.
Charles A. Woods
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Taphonomy of harpy eagle predation on primates and other mammals

open access: yesAmerican 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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