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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
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Determinants of population persistence and abundance of terrestrial and arboreal vertebrates stranded in tropical forest land‐bridge islands

Conservation Biology, Volume 35, Issue 3, Page 870-883, June 2021., 2021
Abstract Megadams are among the key modern drivers of habitat and biodiversity loss in emerging economies. The Balbina Hydroelectric Dam of Central Brazilian Amazonia inundated 312,900 ha of primary forests and created approximately 3500 variable‐sized islands that still harbor vertebrate populations after nearly 3 decades after isolation. We estimated
Maíra Benchimol, Carlos A. Peres
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Arterial vascularization of the brain of the agouti (Dasyprocta aguti Linnaeus, 1766)

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2016
The agouti, a rodent that is geographically distributed throughout South America, is greatly valued for its meat. This paper describes the arterial vascularization of the base of the agouti’s brain, characterizing behavior, and arterial origin and ...
Roberto Sávio Bessa da Silva, Gleidson Benevides de Oliveira, Carlos Magno Oliveira Junior, Ferdinando Vinicius Fernandes Bezerra, Felipe Venceslau Câmara, Radan Elvis Matias de Oliveira, Moacir Franco de Oliveira   +6 more
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Trypanosomatid infections in captive wild mammals and potential vectors at the Brasilia Zoo, Federal District, Brazil

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 6, Issue 2, Page 248-256, May 2020., 2020
Conservation projects in zoos require translocations of captive animals, which may spread pathogens. We aimed to verify the occurrence of vectors (triatomines and sandflies) and to investigate Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania infections in captive wild mammals in the Zoo Brasília.
Filipe C. Reis, Thaís T. C. Minuzzi‐Souza, Mariana Neiva, Renata V. Timbó, Igor O. B. de Morais, Thiago M. de Lima, Mariana Hecht, Nadjar Nitz, Rodrigo Gurgel‐Gonçalves   +8 more
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• Neotropical Region. in Dasyproctidae

, 2016
• Neotropical Region.Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2016, Dasyproctidae, pp. 440-461 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 440 ...
Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, Russell A. Mittermeier   +2 more
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• 35-80 cm. in Dasyproctidae

, 2016
• 35-80 cm.Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2016, Dasyproctidae, pp. 440-461 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 440, DOI: 10.5281/
Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, Russell A. Mittermeier   +2 more
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Surviving in the Amazon Arc of Deforestation: Richness and Defaunation of Mammals in Priority‐Protected Areas of the Brazilian Midwest

Austral Ecology, Volume 50, Issue 7, July 2025.
We found rich and compositionally different assemblages of medium and large‐sized mammals in protected areas on the southern edge of Amazon. However, both have high rates of mammal defaunation. We argue that anthropogenic threats in the Amazon Arc of Deforestation are eroding large ungulate populations, especially peccaries.
Mateus Melo‐Dias, Letícia G. Ribeiro, Julia F. Queiroz, Marcos Penhacek, Rogério José Custódio, Domingos de Jesus Rodrigues, Clarissa Rosa   +6 more
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Distribution. W in Dasyproctidae

, 2016
Distribution. W Amazon Basin in C & E Peru (from Junin Department to the E) and W Brazil (upper Rio Purus and Rio Madeira drainages) to N Bolivia (Pando and Beni departments).Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Thomas E.
Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, Russell A. Mittermeier   +2 more
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Distribution. Known only from two localities (the type locality and Cano Guiniquina) in the Orinoco Delta, NE Venezuela. in Dasyproctidae

, 2016
Distribution. Known only from two localities (the type locality and Cano Guiniquina) in the Orinoco Delta, NE Venezuela.Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2016, Dasyproctidae, pp. 440-461 in Handbook of the
Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, Russell A. Mittermeier   +2 more
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Comportamiento reproductivo y datos de la alimentación de Agouti paca nelsoni Goldman

Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 2020
El presente estudio se realizó en la Sierra de los Tuxtlas, SE de Veracruz, México, en la zona de bosque alto perennifolio. Los estudios de comportamiento en el hábitat se basaron en 30 especímenes de los cuales 8 fueron recolectados.
H. Contrera Pérez, F. Zetina Hernández
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