Fetal bone development in the black agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa) determined by ultrasound
This study describes the bone development during the intrauterine phase of the black agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa), discussing its relationship with the species’ adaptive strategies and comparing it with other precocial and altricial species.
Alana Lorena Gonçalves Pombo +9 more
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Update of Cestodes Parasitizing Neotropical Hystricomorphic Rodent
This review aims at identifying cestodes that are present in hunted rodent species in the neo-tropical region. The rodent species that was investigated were the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, Linnaeus, 1766), lappe (Cuniculus paca, Linnaeus, 1766), agouti (Dasyprocta leporina, Linnaeus, 1758), chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla, Lichtenstein, 1829)
Kegan Romelle Jones, Kegan Romelle Jones
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The Ear in Subterranean Rodents Revisited: Cochlear Hair-Cell Populations in African Mole-Rats (Bathyergidae). [PDF]
Morphometric analysis of the cochlea was conducted on 12 species of African mole‐rats (Bathyergidae), revealing that cochlear features related to hearing resolution correlate with body size. Compared to other mammals, bathyergid cochleae resemble the apical, low‐frequency‐tuned regions of typical mammalian cochleae.
Svačinová L +7 more
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197 HYSTRICOMORPH SUBPLACENTA: THE COMPARATIVE ASPECTS [PDF]
Placentae of four hystricimorph rodents – capybara (Hydrochaerus hydrochaeris), agouti (Dasyprocta aguti), paca (Agouti paca), and rock cavy (Kerodon rupestris) – were examined by conventional histology, transmission electron microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy.
M.A. Miglino +8 more
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Understanding how environmental factors influence reproductive aspects of wild myomorphic and hystricomorphic rodents [PDF]
Myomorphic and hystricomorphic rodents are vital for maintaining various ecosystems around the planet. This review enables a better understanding of how these rodents respond to environmental factors and adapt to climate adversities. Innumerable factors, such as photoperiod, rainfall, and temperature, can impair or contribute to the quality of rodent ...
Maiko Roberto Tavares Dantas +4 more
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AbstractDetermination of fecal steroid metabolites is a noninvasive technique that characterizes the physiological state of organisms without the physiological and psychological stress of handling. Although this technique has many applications in the study of wildlife and/or captive animals without the necessity of capturing individuals, it requires a ...
M. Soto-Gamboa +3 more
semanticscholar +6 more sources
Progesterone-binding proteins in plasma of guinea-pigs and other hystricomorph rodents. [PDF]
Progesterone-binding plasma proteins (PBPP, progesterone-binding globulin, PBG, and corticosteroid binding globulin, CBG) have been measured in plasma of guinea-pigs, casiragua, cuis, degu and plains viscacha. During pregnancy PBPP increased to reach peak values between Days 20-25 and Days 50-term in guinea-pigs, immediately before parturition in ...
R. Heap, N. Ackland, B. Weir
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Preliminary investigation on enzymatic activity in saliva of Hystrix cristata L., 1758
Abstract Mammal's saliva contains a variety of electrolytes and proteins. They carry out an important role in the digestion process, in the antibacterial and antiviral activity, in lubrication and maintenance of oral general health status. It may also contain several enzymes according to dietary habits and general wellness.
Francesca Coppola +6 more
wiley +1 more source
100 years of physiology, discrimination and wonder
Abstract There has been 100 years of research detailing the role of insulin in glucose, protein and free fatty acid metabolism. We explore the learnings though evolution and changes in management with an understanding of how it has impacted the care of people with diabetes.
David Russell‐Jones, Roselle Herring
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Demography and Population Dynamics of a Small Mammal Assemblage in Chilean Semiarid Thorn-Scrub Habitat: A 30-Year Study. [PDF]
Using the longest and most comprehensive demographic database available in temperate South America, we characterize the population dynamics of an entire community of small mammals in a semiarid environment in north‐central Chile using a superpopulation CMR modeling framework.
Kelt DA +6 more
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