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Partial albinism in agouti Dasyprocta azarae (Lichtenstein, 1823) (Rodentia, Dasyproctidae) in Southern Brazil [PDF]
Biotemas, 2009 This work reports the partial albinism in agouti, Dasyprocta azarae, observed in city of Caçapava do Sul, RS.
Stefan Vilges de Oliveira
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Registro de leucismo en Dasyprocta fuliginosa (Rodentia: Dasyproctidae) en la Orinoquia colombiana
Mammalogy NotesEn los mamíferos silvestres, la aparición de patrones de coloraciones atípicas como el leucismo es poco frecuente. Los registros de este tipo de patrones de coloración ayudan a comprender mejor este fenómeno y posiblemente a evaluar el estado de ...
Lina Henao-Fernandez +2 more
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Journal of Parasitology, 1984 Paratype material of Echinococcus cruzi Brumpt and Joyeux, 1924, described from an agouti, Dasyprocta leporina (L.), in Brazil, was compared with Echinococcus oligarthrus (Diesing, 1863), of which the larval stage occurs also in agoutis and other rodents in South America and Central America. Comparisons of the larval cestodes (metacestodes) showed that
R L Rausch
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The mutualism-antagonism continuum in Neotropical palm-frugivore interactions: from interaction outcomes to ecosystem dynamics. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc, 2022 ABSTRACT Frugivory, that is feeding on fruits, pulp or seeds by animals, is usually considered a mutualism when interactions involve seed dispersal, and an antagonism when it results in the predation and destruction of seeds. Nevertheless, most frugivory interactions involve both benefits and disadvantages for plants, and the net interaction outcomes ...
Marques Dracxler C, Kissling WD.
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Zoologia, 2013 Reintroduction has been recognized as a powerful conservation tool, but in order to ensure its success, animal monitoring is highly recommended. One way to monitor released animals is to put radiotelemetry collars on them.
Fernando Fernández, Alexandra Pires
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Collared Peccary Wallows are Hubs of Animal Activity and Diversity in a Central American Wet Forest. [PDF]
Ecol EvolCollared peccary wallows are used by a diverse assemblage of vertebrates in a Central American tropical wet forest. Wallows had significantly higher vertebrate activity and diversity compared to surrounding forest. Wallow visitors included 13 amphibian, 2 reptile, 11 bird, and 16 mammal species, engaged in behaviors including reproduction, drinking ...
Eckhoff A +6 more
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Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 2015 Dasyprocta azarae ha sido señalada en varias publicaciones para la provin- cia de Corrientes (Argentina), aunque sin evidencias concretas que apoyaran estas afirmacio- nes.
Mario L. Chatellenaz +2 more
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Two rodent suborders have evolved missing amino acids in the lipid-binding region of apolipoprotein E. [PDF]
LipidsAbstract The order Rodentia comprises nearly 45% of all extant taxa, currently organized into 31 living families, some 450 genera, and roughly 2010 species (Kelt & Patton, 2020). Considering that rodents began evolving at least 66 million years ago, it is not surprising that they have diversified into five distinct suborders.
Puppione DL.
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Mammals from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. [PDF]
Check List, 2008 The aim of this paper is to provide a checklist of flying and non-flying mammal species which occur in thestate of Mato Grosso do Sul, delimiting species by vegetation domains and vulnerability.
Santos, C. F. +3 more
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Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2021 A new species of nematode parasite of the subfamily Pudicinae (Heligmosomoidea: Heligmonellidae) is described from the small intestine of Proechimys simonsi (Rodentia: Echimyidae) from the locality of Nova Cintra in the municpality of Rodrigues Alves ...
B. E. Andrade-Silva +2 more
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