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Establishing macroecological trait datasets: digitalization, extrapolation, and validation of diet preferences in terrestrial mammals worldwide [PDF]
, 2014 Ecological trait data are essential for understanding the broad-scale distribution of biodiversity and its response to global change. For animals, diet represents a fundamental aspect of species’ evolutionary adaptations, ecological and functional roles,
Dalby, Lars +7 more
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Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2014 Durante 24 meses foram capturados, inspecionados e liberados no mesmo espaço do Parque Estadual da Pedra Branca, Rio de Janeiro, 96 marsupiais e 64 roedores. Neles foram recolhidos manualmente 105 carrapatos, de 10 espécies em duas famílias. A espécie de
H.H. Oliveira +9 more
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Kinetoplastid Species Maintained by a Small Mammal Community in the Pantanal Biome
Pathogens, 2022 Kinetoplastids include species economically important in agriculture, livestock, and human health. We evaluated the richness of kinetoplastids that infect small mammals in patches of unflooded forests in the Pantanal biome, an area where we hypothesize ...
Filipe Martins Santos +10 more
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Differencial efficiency of two sampling methods in capturing non-volant small mammals in an area in eastern Amazonia [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2017 This study was the first to evaluate the efficiency of trapping methods in the study of small mammals in the Carajás National Forest, southeastern Brazilian Amazon. It is an area with a unique vegetation type (metalofilic savannah or Canga).
Natália Carneiro ARDENTE +5 more
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Marsupials (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) from Iquitos and surrounding areas (Loreto, Peru) [PDF]
, 2014 Se presenta el resultado de un estudio realizado en la localidad de Iquitos y sus alrededores, un área ubicada en la Amazonía del noreste de Perú. Se ofrece una lista de especies de marsupiales registrados mediante colectas realizadas personalmente ...
Díaz, María Mónica
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Oecologia Australis, 2023 Shelters are important resources for the biology of organisms, but the mechanisms by which individuals choose a particular shelter are poorly understood.
Priscilla Cobra +6 more
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The Anatomical RecordOpossums (Didelphidae) are American marsupials traditionally known for their generalized morphology and generalist feeding habits. They include a diversity of similar items in their diets, but the proportion of types of items consumed varies between taxa.
Juann A F H Abreu, Diego Astúa
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Mammalia (Paris), 2023 The brown or pouchless four-eyed opossums or jupatis represent the genus Metachirus with a wide geographical range in the Neotropics. Recent studies show distinct monophyletic clades with high genetic divergence and recognized two species, Metachirus ...
C. Miranda +8 more
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, 1993 ORDER DIDELPHIMORPHIA SYNONYMS: Marsupialia, Ameridelphia. COMMENTS: Includes Ameridelphia (see Aplin and Archer, 1987; Marshall et al., 1990; and Szalay, 1982); but not Microbiotheriidae (Marshall et al., 1990; contra Reig et al., 1987).
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The accelerating influence of humans on mammalian macroecological patterns over the late Quaternary [PDF]
, 2019 The transition of hominins to a largely meat-based diet ~1.8 million years ago led to the exploitation of other mammals for food and resources. As hominins, particularly archaic and modern humans, became increasingly abundant and dispersed across the ...
Elliott Smith, Rosemary E. +4 more
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