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Advanced Science, Volume 12, Issue 46, December 11, 2025.Analysis of 57 536 high‐throughput sequencing datasets uncovers a vast, hidden world of viruses in wildlife. The researchers reveal significant geographic and host‐specific patterns of viruses, and their surprising cross‐species transmissions, such as avian flu viruses infecting goats.
Hai Wang +19 more
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Taxonomic and biogeographical status of guanaco Lama guanicoe (Artiodactyla, Camelidae)
Mammal Review, 2006 ABSTRACT We review the status of the four currently recognized guanaco Lama guanicoe subspecies, and provide information about their taxonomy and distribution. The success of guanaco in inhabiting open habitats of South America is based mainly on the flexibility of their social behaviour and ecophysiological adaptations to harsh environments. Lönnberg
González, Benito +3 more
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Foxes as pets: Case study of the Fuegian Dog and its relationship to extinct Indigenous cultures
Journal of Zoology, Volume 327, Issue 1, Page 5-18, September 2025.This is a rare glimpse into the historical past of the zoologically mysterious Fuegian Dog that lived with early Holocene Indigenous groups on the island of Tierra del Fuego. Records of the animal's appearance and behavior kept by early explorers, artists and scientists who travelled to the tip of South America, plus the genetics and archaeological ...
W. L. Franklin
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Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) mortality by entanglement in wire fences
Journal for Nature Conservation, 2012 Abstract Wire fences are widely used in rangelands around the world and may have a negative impact on wildlife that varies among species and habitats. The guanaco ( Lama guanicoe ) is the largest Patagonian ungulate and though entanglement in wire fences is frequently reported, its impact on guanaco populations has not been previously evaluated.
Rey, Andrés +2 more
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American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 187, Issue 3, July 2025.ABSTRACT Objectives Studying the relationship between biological and cultural diversity can lead to rich insights into human history. South America has been relatively neglected in this kind of work, even though it intriguingly exhibits unexpectedly high biological and cultural diversity.
Lumila Paula Menéndez, Matthias Urban
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Arqueologia, 2010 El objetivo del presente trabajo es realizar un análisis preliminar de los restos arqueofaunísticos con evidencias de actividad humana recuperados en el sitio 2 de la localidad arqueológica El Guanaco, partido de San Cayetano, provincia de Buenos Aires ...
Romina Frontini
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Serological Survey of Antibodies to Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida in Camelids from Argentina [PDF]
, 2017 South American camelids are a source of livestock wealth in Andean countries. In Argentina,there is little information about camelid pathogens, and most of the literature data available areseroprevalence works against virus.
Calcagno, M. L. +6 more
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El aprovechamiento de la fauna como instrumental óseo en Punta Entrada y Parque Nacional Monte León (Provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina) [PDF]
, 2015 This paper is a first approach to faunal use in the production of bone tools in Punta Entrada and Parque Nacional Monte León locations, placed in the Atlantic coast, south of Santa Cruz River.
Buc, Natacha, Cruz, Isabel
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Gloger's Rule or Historical Conjecture? Tests in Mammals
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 7, July 2025.Ecogeographical rules for animal coloration include Gloger's rule, which states that homeotherms are darker at lower latitudes; however, 19th‐century naturalists observed that animals are more colourful in the tropics. We investigated these ideas across the head, torso, legs and tail regions of 2726 species of terrestrial mammals using phylogenetic ...
Natasha Howell, Tim Caro
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Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2007 Existen cuatro especies de camélidos sudamericanos, dos de ellos silvestres, guanaco (Lama guanicoe) y vicuña (Vicugna vicugna), y dos formas domésticas, alpaca (Lama pacos) y llama (Lama glama), cuyo origen ha sido objeto de debate.
JUAN C MARÍN +10 more
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