The Marsupial Database: A comprehensive dataset on the ecology and life history of American and Australasian marsupials. [PDF]
EcologyAbstract Marsupials are an important but typically neglected group of mammals that have been overlooked in many comparative analyses of vertebrate ecology and life history evolution. In order to address this knowledge bias, we have developed The Marsupial Database.
Ferreira MS +18 more
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Host-Driven Genetic Diversity of <i>Leptospira</i> in the Americas: A Continental Perspective. [PDF]
Transbound Emerg DisLeptospira is a genetically diverse genus of spirochetes comprising over 68 species, including several pathogenic taxa such as L. interrogans, L. santarosai, L. noguchii, and L. weilii. These bacteria infect a wide range of vertebrates, especially mammals, with infected animals serving as renal carriers that excrete the pathogen through urine.
Suárez-Galaz A +13 more
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Endoparasites of marsupials in fragments of the Atlantic rainforest, western Paraná State, Brazil [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2023 Knowledge of taxonomy and biodiversity of parasites is fundamental to better understand ecosystem dynamics. The objective of this study was to describe the helminth fauna of two species of marsupials in five fragments of the Atlantic rainforest in the ...
Danise Benatti +10 more
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Wild Seasons, Urban Stasis: Anthropogenic Food Subsidies Buffer Seasonal Dietary Shifts for Coyotes (Canis latrans) in a Wildland‐Urban Landscape South of Mexico City [PDF]
Ecol EvolCoyote populations are expanding into urban areas, and this study examines how their diet adapts along a gradient from conserved to human‐modified habitats. Mammals dominated the diet at both sites, and there was no significant difference in annual dietary diversity between the conserved and modified areas.
Arias‐Alzate A +4 more
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Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis in small mammals in Midwest Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesLeprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by the bacilli Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. In addition to humans, animals such as nine-banded armadillos and red squirrels are species naturally infected. The objective of this study
Beatriz Silva Nogueira +4 more
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A suture in time: The ontogeny of cranial suture morphology in mammals. [PDF]
J AnatMammal cranial sutures are important indicators of the biomechanical and developmental pressures acting upon the skull. Across three prominent sutures dividing the vault of the mammalian skull, divergent patterns emerge both taxonomically and developmentally.
White HE +4 more
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New records of marsupials from the Miocene of Western Amazonia, Acre, Brazil [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2023 The Amazonian region covers a significant part of the South American continent and harbors outstanding biodiversity. However, much of its history is still unknown.
Narla S. Stutz +12 more
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Small mammals from the Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests of the Huallaga river basin and new records for San Martín department, Peru [PDF]
Check List, 2021 The Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests in Peru are well known for their bird and plant diversity and endemicity, but little is known about the diversity of small mammals. We report the diversity of small volant and non-volant mammals from the Seasonally Dry
Dennisse Ruelas, Victor Pacheco
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Marsupiais da Bacia do Alto Paraguai: uma revisão do conhecimento do planalto à planície pantaneira
Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais, 2021 A ordem Didelphimorphia é composta somente pela família Didelphidae, exclusiva do continente americano. Esta família é amplamente distribuída na região Neotropical, ocupando grande variedade de hábitats.
Pâmela Castro Antunes +11 more
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First confirmed record of the Guianan White-eared Opossum, Didelphis imperfecta Mondolfi & Pérez-Hernández, 1984 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae), from Colombia [PDF]
Check List, 2020 We report the first confirmed occurrence of the Guianan White-eared Opposum Didelphis imperfecta Mondolfi & Pérez-Hernéndez, 1984 (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) from Colombia.
Tania Marisol González +3 more
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