Dasypus hybridus(Cingulata: Dasypodidae) [PDF]
Mammalian Species, 2016 Dasypus hybridus ([Desmarest, 1804][1]) is commonly known as the southern long-nosed armadillo. Like all armadillos, it bears a carapace of ossified dermal scutes covered by epidermal scales. This diurnal species mainly inhabits grasslands on humic soils in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. D . hybridus is omnivorous with a tendency to
Abba, Agustín Manuel +1 more
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A New Species of Neoglyptatelus (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) from the Late Miocene of Uruguay Provides New Insights on the Evolution of the Dorsal Armor in Cingulates [PDF]
, 2018 The genus Neoglyptatelus Carlini, Vizcaíno and Scillato-Yané has been considered a member of Glyptatelinae, a group encompassing the purportedly basal-most glyptodonts.
Fernicola, Juan Carlos +4 more
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Shotgun Mitogenomics Provides a Reference Phylogenetic Framework and Timescale for Living Xenarthrans [PDF]
, 2015 Xenarthra (armadillos, sloths, and anteaters) constitutes one of the four major clades of placental mammals. Despite their phylogenetic distinctiveness in mammals, a reference phylogeny is still lacking for the 31 described species. Here we used Illumina
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Hematology and serum chemistry values in captive and wild pichis, Zaedyus pichiy (Mammalia, Dasypodidae) [PDF]
, 2008 As part of an ongoing study on the health status of pichis, Zaedyus pichiy (Mammalia, Dasypodidae), blood was collected under manual restraint from 72 free-ranging pichis captured in Mendoza Province, Argentina, between November 2001 and December 2006 ...
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Dasypus sabanicola Mondolfi 1968 [PDF]
Mammalian Species, 2018 2. Northern Long-nosed Armadillo Dasypus sabanicola French: Tatou des savanes / German: Savannen-Glrteltier / Spanish: Mulita de Los Llanos Other common names: Llanos Long-nosed Armadillo Taxonomy. Dasypus sabanicola Mondolfi, 1968, “Hato Macanillal, Distrito Achaguas del Estado Apure,” Venezuela. A recent analysis of genomic data by M. C.
Russell A. Mittermeier, Don E. Wilson
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Trypanosoma cruzi IIc: phylogenetic and phylogeographic insights from sequence and microsatellite analysis and potential impact on emergent Chagas disease. [PDF]
, 2009 Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease, is highly genetically diverse. Numerous lines of evidence point to the existence of six stable genetic lineages or DTUs: TcI, TcIIa, TcIIb, TcIIc, TcIId, and TcIIe.
Acosta, Nidia +9 more
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Diversity and Activity Patterns of Medium-Sized and Large Terrestrial Mammals in Agroforests of a Peruvian Amazon Rainforest Region. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe studied species richness and activity patterns of medium‐sized and large terrestrial mammals in agroforests located in the northern buffer zone of Tambopata National Reserve, Peru. The agroforests harboured a high number of mammal species, with species richness increasing alongside greater structural complexity of vegetation.
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Dasypus kappleri (Cingulata: Dasypodidae) [PDF]
Mammalian Species, 2019 AbstractDasypus kappleri Krauss, 1862, commonly known as greater long-nosed armadillo, is the second largest extant armadillo and readily distinguishable by the prominent spurs on the hind legs. It is diurnal-nocturnal, solitary, and insectivorous. It is a semi-fossorial species ranging east of the Andes across the central lowlands of South America. It
Carlos Aya-Cuero +2 more
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Discrete typing units of Trypanosoma cruzi identified in rural dogs and cats in the humid Argentinean Chaco [PDF]
, 2012 The discrete typing units (DTUs) of Trypanosoma cruzi that infect domestic dogs and cats have rarely been studied. With this purpose we conducted a cross-sectional xenodiagnostic survey of dog and cat populations residing in 2 infested rural villages in ...
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