Animal medical systems from Apis to apes: history, recent advances and future perspectives
ABSTRACTAnimal medical systems encompass a wide range of behaviours aimed at maintaining or improving health. It has become clear that these behaviours are not limited to animals treating themselves (self‐medication) but also include the treatment of group members, resulting in the adoption of the more inclusive term “animal medication”. Behaviour with
Michelina Pusceddu +5 more
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Biogeography, ecology and conservation in the Neopangea: new challenges in Brazil [PDF]
En aquest treball es posen de manifest els impactes potencials de la introducció d’espècies foranes d’aus i mamífers utilitzant alguns exemples de l’estat de São Paulo (sud-est del Brasil).
Guix, Juan Carlos
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Semen collection and evaluation of captive coatis (Nasua nasua)
Semen samples (n=105) were collected through eletroejaculation from six adult male coatis (Nasua nasua) between January 2007 and December 2008 at Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso Zoo, Cuiabá, Brazil. Mean values were: volume (mL); concentration (sperm/
R.C.R. Paz +5 more
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Importance of connectivity for carnivore richness and occupancy in fragmented biodiversity hotspots
Abstract Structural connectivity affects wildlife movement between habitat patches, contributing to the persistence of wildlife populations and their resilience to human‐induced and environmental changes. However, its importance to wildlife population persistence remains unclear, particularly in fragmented landscapes, where there are additional co ...
Cindy M. Hurtado +12 more
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Comparing Local Ecological Knowledge(LEK) to Line‐Transect Surveys for Estimation of Species Occupancy in Central Amazon. We highlight the potential of complementing LEK‐based approaches with traditional surveys to attempt more comprehensive, rapid and cost‐effective monitoring of biodiversity.
Paula E. Horn, Rafael M. Rabelo
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New distribution records of eighteen mammalian species (Artiodactyla, Cervidae, Tayassuidae; Carnivora, Canidae, Felidae, Procyonidae, Ursidae; Cingulata, Dasypodidae; Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae; Lagomorpha, Leporidae; Pilosa, Myrmecophagidae; Primates, Atelidae; Rodentia, Dasyproctidae, Abrocomidae) in Bolivia’s neglected inter-Andean dry forests: implications for their global conservation status [PDF]
We report new distribution records for 18 mammal species in Tarija, Bolivia. Tremarctos ornatus (Cuvier, 1825), Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771), Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766), Lycalopex gymnocercus (Fischer, 1814), Leopardus wiedii (Schinz, 1821 ...
Ximena Velez-Liendo +2 more
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Metodologia do teste de imunofluorescência indireta para o diagnóstico da tripanosomose eqüina. [PDF]
A tripanosomose causada pelo Trypanosoma evansi tem uma distribuição geográfica extremamente ampla. Ela ocorre no norte da África, Índia, Malásia, Indonésia, China, Rússia, Filipinas, América Central e América do Sul. O T.
DÁVILA, A. M. R. +2 more
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Habitat use, social structure and basic ethological aspects of a band of coatis (Nasua nasua Linnaeus, 1766) (Carnivora: Procyonidae) in Atlantic Forest area, São Paulo, Brazil [PDF]
Coatis (Nasua nasua) are terrestrials, despite their extreme ease of climbing trees, and have a complex social structure, where the males are solitary outside the reproductive season and the females live in groups with their pups and juveniles for most ...
Deborah de Barros +1 more
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Espécies de carrapatos relatadas no Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul. [PDF]
Carrapatos são ectoparasitos do filo Arthropoda, classe Arachnida, ordem Acari e subordem Ixodida. Parasitam a grande maioria dos animais vertebrados e apresentam uma ampla distribuição geográfica.
ALMEIDA, R. F. C. de +4 more
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Evaluation of factors associated with predation on Caiman latirostris nests (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) in Argentina [PDF]
La predación es una de las mayores causas de pérdida de huevos de cocodrilianos. Estudios previos reportan que los predadores detectan a las presas mediante signos visuales u olfativos, por ejemplo los producidos por el hombre.
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