Potential Distribution of Colonizing Nine-Banded Armadillos at Their Northern Range Edge
The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) has become a recent addition to the local fauna of Illinois as a response to habitat alteration and climate change. This range expansion has resulted in the presence of armadillos in areas not predicted by
Carly J. Haywood +2 more
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Health evaluation of free-ranging and captive pichis (Zaedyus Pichiy; Mammalia, Dasypodidae), in Mendoza province, Argentina [PDF]
The health of free-ranging and captive pichis (Zaedyus pichiy) was assessed in Mendoza Province, Argentina, between November 2001 and December 2006. Postmortem examinations of 150 confiscated and vehicle-killed pichis and clinical examinations of 139 ...
Aguilar, Roberto F. +2 more
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Hematology and serum chemistry values in captive and wild pichis, Zaedyus pichiy (Mammalia, Dasypodidae) [PDF]
As part of an ongoing study on the health status of pichis, Zaedyus pichiy (Mammalia, Dasypodidae), blood was collected under manual restraint from 72 free-ranging pichis captured in Mendoza Province, Argentina, between November 2001 and December 2006 ...
Mera y Sierra, Roberto +1 more
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Aspidoderid Nematodes from Bolivian Armadillos, with the Description of a New Species of Lauroia (Heterakoidea: Aspidoderidae) [PDF]
One nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) and 1 yellow armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus) were necropsied in the field during an expedition to collect parasites of mammals in Bolivia.
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Detecção de infecção pelo Mycobacterium leprae em tatus selvagens da espécie Dasypus novemcinctus utilizando o teste rápido ML Flow [PDF]
Mycobaterium leprae infection was investigated in armadillos from the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The ML Flow test was performed on 37 nine-banded armadillos and positive results were found in 11 (29.7%).
Antunes, João Marcelo Azevedo de Paula +2 more
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The geographic range of the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) has rapidly been expanding within the United States for the last 150 years. One of the factors contributing to this astounding range expansion is the species’ ability to survive in ...
Brett A. DeGregorio +2 more
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Research regarding anti-PGL-I antibodies by ELISA in wild armadillos from Brazil [PDF]
Armadillos have been involved in leprosy transmission and are considered a source of Mycobacterium leprae in numerous reports. Clinicians from certain areas of the USA consider contact with armadillos a risk factor for leprosy.
Antunes, João Marcelo Azevedo de Paula +6 more
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The intervals method : a new approach to analyse finite element outputs using multivariate statistics [PDF]
Background. In this paper, we propose a new method, named the intervals' method, to analyse data from finite element models in a comparative multivariate framework.
De Esteban-Trivigno, Soledad +3 more
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1–5% of human blood T cells are Vγ9Vδ2 T cells whose T cell receptor (TCR) contain a TRGV9/TRGJP rearrangement and a TRDV2 comprising Vδ2-chain. They respond to phosphoantigens (PAgs) like isopentenyl pyrophosphate or (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-but-2-enyl ...
Alina Suzann Fichtner +4 more
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Beyond the carapace: skull shape variation and morphological systematics of long-nosed armadillos (genus Dasypus) [PDF]
Background The systematics of long-nosed armadillos (genus Dasypus) has been mainly based on a handful of external morphological characters and classical measurements.
Lionel Hautier +3 more
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