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Aspidoderid Nematodes from Bolivian Armadillos, with the Description of a New Species of Lauroia (Heterakoidea: Aspidoderidae) [PDF]
, 2003 One nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) and 1 yellow armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus) were necropsied in the field during an expedition to collect parasites of mammals in Bolivia.
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DiversityLeprosy is a chronically infectious disease caused by infection with Mycobacterium leprae, or the more recently discovered Mycobacterium lepromatosis. In the Americas, wild armadillos of the Dasypus genus are natural hosts.
Olivia F. Sciandra +3 more
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Distribución y usos de los armadillos en sabanas inundables de Arauca, Colombia
Biota Colombiana, 2018 En Colombia se han registrado seis especies de armadillos, de las cuales cinco se encuentran en la región de la Orinoquia. Para el departamento de Arauca, la información sobre estas especies es insuficiente y desactualizada.
Arlex Rodríguez-Durán +3 more
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Expansion of CORE-SINEs in the genome of the Tasmanian devil [PDF]
, 2012 Background: The genome of the carnivorous marsupial, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii, Order: Dasyuromorphia), was sequenced in the hopes of finding a cure for or gaining a better understanding of the contagious devil facial tumor disease that ...
Hallström, Björn M. +4 more
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Osteoderm microstructure of Riostegotherium yanei, the oldest Xenarthra
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências: Riostegotherium yanei from the Itaboraí Basin, Brazil, is the oldest known Xenarthra. This paper aims to describe the internal morphology of the osteoderms of Riostegotherium yanei from the perspective of histology and micro-CT approaches, expanding ...
LÍLIAN P. BERGQVIST +5 more
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Arquivos do Instituto Biológico, 2016 RESUMO Carrapatos são ectoparasitos hematófagos importantes para a saúde pública e animal por transmitirem agentes infecciosos durante a hematofagia, bem como causarem injúrias a seus hospedeiros.
Sâmara Nunes Gomes +2 more
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Taxonomic revision of the long-nosed armadillos, Genus Dasypus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia, Cingulata). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Dasypus is the most speciose genus of the order Cingulata, including approximately 40% of known living armadillos. Nine species are currently recognized, although comprehensive analyses of the entire genus have never been done.
Anderson Feijó +2 more
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Reconsidering mammal extinctions in the Pernambuco Endemism Center of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest [PDF]
, 2018 Reconsiderando la extinción de mamíferos en el Centro de Endemismo Pernambuco perteneciente al bosque atlántico brasileño Se ha calculado que, en los últimos 500 años, se han extinguido 21 mamíferos en el Centro de Endemismo Pernambuco.
Feijó, A. +3 more
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From armadillos to sloths: Patterns and variations in xenarthran coronary anatomy
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Species of the superorder Xenarthra play a vital ecological role in the Neotropics. Despite their evolutionary significance, anatomical studies on their coronary circulation remain scarce. This study investigated the coronary anatomy of 82 hearts from nine Xenarthra species across the Dasypodidae, Myrmecophagidae, and Bradypodidae.
Wilson Viotto‐Souza +5 more
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Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 2000 <strong>Abstract</strong> The ontogenetic development of the scapula of <em>Euphractus sexcinctus</em> and <em>Dasypus novemcinctus</em> was studied using geometric morphometrics techniques. The relative importance of
Leandro Monteiro
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