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Threatened Habitats of Carnivores: Identifying Conservation Areas in Michoacán, México

open access: yesConservation, 2023
The present study contributes to bridging the gap in research related to the presence and distribution patterns of carnivore mammals in western México and identifies priority areas for biodiversity conservation in western Michoacán, México.
Marisol Del Moral-Alvarez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

New records of jaguarundi (Herpailurus yaguaroundi) in the Selva Maya, Mexico

open access: yesRevista Colombiana de Ciencia Animal Recia
Herpailurus yagouaroundi is considered a common felid in the Americas, however, its knowledge is limited. The objective of this note is to provide data on the presence, behavior and activity patterns of this species in the Maya Forest of Mexico. Between
José M. Méndez-Tun   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mammalian Roadkill in a Semi-Arid Region of Brazil: Species, Landscape Patterns, Seasonality, and Hotspots

open access: yesDiversity, 2023
Roadkill is one of the principal causes of the loss of biodiversity around the world. The effects of roads on mammals are still poorly understood in regions with a semi-arid climate, where many knowledge gaps persist.
Raul Santos   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Updating the forelimb anatomy of the domestic cat (Felis catus, Felidae) based on evolutionary inferences of its muscles and nerves I: Shoulder and brachium

open access: yesJournal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
In this study, we provide a detailed description of the shoulder and brachium muscles and the brachial plexus of the domestic cat (Felis catus). We identified muscular variants (articularis humeri, coracobrachialis longus, biceps brachii caput breve), clarified the independence of the anconeus medialis muscle from the triceps brachii muscle, and ...
Juan Fernando Vélez García   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

La conservación de mamíferos medianos en dos reservas ecológicas privadas de Veracruz, México

open access: yesRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2018
La fauna es un elemento particularmente distintivo y carismático de la biodiversidad tropical que está siendo sometido a una amenaza sin precedentes por la cacería furtiva y la pérdida de su hábitat.
Sonia Gallina, Alberto González-Romero
doaj   +1 more source

Riqueza de especies y abundancia de mamíferos en el Centro de Rescate y Refugio de Vida Silvestre Valle Alto, provincia de Manabí (Ecuador)

open access: yesLa Técnica: Revista de las Agrociencias, 2019
Species richness and abundance of mammals in the Valle Alto Wildlife Rescue Centre and Wildlife Refuge, province of Manabí (Ecuador) Resumen Las poblaciones de mamíferos de la Región Costa de Ecuador han sido principalmente estudiadas dentro de las
Ramón Horacio Zambrano   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neotropical felid specimens at the Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi: species, distribution, and morphometric data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi (MPEG), situated at Brazilian state of Pará, houses the third largest South-American mammal scientific collection, being a primary source of information for the study of Amazonian and Neotropical mammalians.
Bezerra, Alexandra Maria Ramos   +1 more
core   +3 more sources

TOPOGRAFIA DO CONE MEDULAR EM UM GATO MOURISCO, Herpailurus yagouaroundi (Severtzow, 1858)(FELIDAE)

open access: yesArchives of Veterinary Science, 2003
A anestesia caudal foi proposta pela primeira vez em 1926 e diversas técnicas foram desenvolvidas para anestesiar os nervos espinhais lombares e sacrais. Os métodos para anestesia epidural exigem conhecimento da anatomia da região envolvida. O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar a topografia do cone medular do gato mourisco, tornando possível a ...
S.F.M. CARVALHO   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Regional evolutionary distinctiveness and endangerment as a means of prioritizing protection of endangered species [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Conservation is costly, and choices must be made about where to best allocate limited resources. I propose a regional evolutionary diversity and endangerment (RED-E) approach to prioritization of endangered species.
Brantner, Emily K
core  

When Calves Get Vulnerable, Ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) Get Bold: A Camera Trap Record of Opportunistic Foraging in a Fragmented Landscape

open access: yesBiotropica, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
We report the first confirmed record of an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) dragging a newborn calf in a degraded forest fragment of southeastern Brazil. Using camera trap records, we reveal an opportunistic foraging event involving a vulnerable domestic prey within a highly fragmented landscape.
Álvaro Augusto Naves Silva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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