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The Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
EDIS, 2003 Armadillos are prehistoric-looking animals that belong to a family of mammals found primarily in Central and South America. The earliest fossil ancestor of our North American armadillo occurred about 60 million years ago; it was as large as a rhinoceros.
Joseph M. Schaefer, Mark E. Hostetler
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ArthropodaThe nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus, is one of only two species of armadillo found in Mexico. Among the ectoparasites reported on this mammal are ticks of the genus Amblyomma.
Vicente Homero González-Álvarez +5 more
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Translocation of Nine-Banded Armadillos
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017 During the last 150 years, nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) have increased their range and abundance in the southeastern United States. When foraging, armadillos cause damage to agricultural crops, as well as structural damage to driveways ...
Daniel J. Gammons +2 more
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Current Distribution of the Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) in the United States
DiversityThe nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus: hereafter armadillo) was first recorded in the United States (U.S.) in the state of Texas in 1849 and has been expanding its range northward and eastward since then.
Brett A. DeGregorio, Anant Deshwal
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Exon Capture Museomics Deciphers the Nine-Banded Armadillo Species Complex and Identifies a New Species Endemic to the Guiana Shield. [PDF]
Syst BiolThe nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) is the most widespread xenarthran species across the Americas. Recent studies have suggested it is composed of 4 morphologically and genetically distinct lineages of uncertain taxonomic status.
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The fetal-maternal interface of the nine-banded armadillo: endothelial cells of maternal sinus are partially replaced by trophoblast. [PDF]
Zoological Lett, 2016 The evolution of invasive placentation in the stem lineage of eutherian mammals entailed resolution of the incompatibility between a semi-allogenic fetus and the maternal immune system.
Chavan AR, Wagner GP.
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Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2022 Although communication capabilities are displayed by many vertebrate groups, some repertoires are poorly known, such as the case of xenarthrans, particularly armadillos, for which vocalization as a source of communicating to others remains poorly ...
F. R. Costa +4 more
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Environmental Exposures Relative to Locally Acquired Hansen Disease, United States [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesNine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) are suspected transmission sources of Hansen disease in North America. We conducted a telephone survey and chart review of patients with Hansen disease seen at a Georgia, USA, clinic during 1997–2022 ...
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Brazilian Journal of Development, 2023 At South Brazil, where the Pampa biome is predominant, dead nine-banded armadillo is frequentely found injuried or even dead at margins of roads and highways what has contributed to the increasing of number of specimens in admission to wildlife ...
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