Behavioural Indicators of Intra- and Inter-Specific Competition: Sheep Co-Grazing with Guanaco in the Patagonian Steppe [PDF]
Animals, 2021 In extensive livestock production, high densities may inhibit regulation processes, maintaining high levels of intraspecific competition over time. During competition, individuals typically modify their behaviours, particularly feeding and bite rates ...
Sérgio Radic-Schilling +2 more
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Human–wildlife conflicts in Patagonia: ranchers’ perceptions of guanaco Lama guanicoe abundance [PDF]
Oryx, 2023 Conflicts between people and wildlife have become widespread as people move to areas previously home to wildlife and as wild populations recover. In Patagonia, one of the main threats to guanaco Lama guanicoe conservation is the animosity of sheep ...
Celina Flores +2 more
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Prevalence study of Echinococcus granulosus in guanaco (Lama guanicoe) from the Chilean Patagonia unexpectedly reveals the southernmost limit of Taenia omissa [PDF]
ParasitologyThis study presents the first detection of Taenia omissa metacestodes in guanaco (Lama guanicoe) within the Chilean Patagonia, marking the southernmost record of natural infection in an intermediate host on the continent.
Cristian A. Alvarez Rojas +4 more
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Conflict between Farmers and Guanacos (Lama guanicoe cacsilensis): Field Surveys, Remote Sensing, and Interviews Provide Information for Conservation of a Critically Endangered Species in Southern Peru [PDF]
AnimalsThe Peruvian guanaco (Lama guanicoe cacsilensis) is classified as being “in critical danger of extinction” by the government. In this study, we evaluate how the conflict between farmers and guanacos in the Susapaya and Estique Districts, Tacna Department
Hugo Castillo-Doloriert +4 more
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Bezoar: The Stone of the Guanaco
Medical Sciences Forum, 2022 This research work allowed the development of a scientific approach to a remedy widely used until today in ranches or rural posts as an alternative medicine: the “guanaco stone” or bezoar.
Juan Beltramino +3 more
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Genome-wide scan for runs of homozygosity in South American Camelids [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2023 Background Alpaca (Vicugna pacos), llama (Lama glama), vicugna (Vicugna vicugna) and guanaco (Lama guanicoe), are the camelid species distributed over the Andean high-altitude grasslands, the Altiplano, and the Patagonian arid steppes.
Stefano Pallotti +4 more
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Molecular analysis of Sarcoptes scabiei infecting wild and domestic South American camelids in Argentina [PDF]
ParasitologySarcoptic mange, caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite, is a highly transmissible skin condition affecting many mammalian species worldwide. South American camelids (SAC) have the highest reported prevalence of mange in South America, causing economic ...
Melina Anello +11 more
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Sarcoptic mange in a guanaco (Lama guanicoe) of northwestern Argentina: Clinical, histopathological and molecular studies [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeSarcoptic mange, caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, is a highly contagious and potentially fatal skin disease that affects a wide range of mammals, including South American Camelids (SAC).
Fabiana E. Sosa +8 more
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Sweating in the guanaco (Lama guanicoe)
Journal of Thermal Biology, 2001 Sweat glands are present all over the skin, where sweat production varies from 4.98 to 73.36gm(-2)h(-1) of skin. Ambient temperatures between 20 and 33 degrees C are the main stimuli for activation of sweat glands, generating a heat loss ranging from 11.9 to 37% of standing basal metabolic rate.
James E Heath, J E Heath
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Revista del Museo de Antropologia, 2009 En poblaciones vivas, los camélidos silvestres sudamericanos son sexados a partir de la observación de su conducta social y reproductiva. Por lo general, tanto biólogos como arqueólogos asumen la ausencia de caracteres morfológicos que evidencien un ...
Cristian Ariel Kaufmann +1 more
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