Waves of genomic hitchhikers shed light on the evolution of gamebirds (Aves: Galliformes) : research article [PDF]
, 2007 Background The phylogenetic tree of Galliformes (gamebirds, including megapodes, currassows, guinea fowl, New and Old World quails, chicken, pheasants, grouse, and turkeys) has been considerably remodeled over the last decades as new data and analytical ...
Kriegs, Jan Ole +6 more
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Early hours of treatment in a neonate nine-banded armadillo (dasypus novemcinctus) rescued from illegal trafficking in Ecuador [PDF]
This paper presents the case of a baby nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), which was rescued from illegal wildlife trafficking in the province of Pastaza (Ecuador) and was delivered to the Center for Wildlife Rescue Flor de la Amazonia Wayra ...
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Invasive Wild pigs as primary nest predators for Wild turkeys [PDF]
, 2020 Depredation of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) nests is a leading cause of reduced recruitment for the recovering and iconic game species. invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are known to depredate nests, and have been expanding throughout the distributed ...
Hewitt, David G. +4 more
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Road-killed wild animals: a preservation problem useful for eco-epidemiological studies of pathogens [PDF]
, 2010 Road-killed wild animals have been for years used for surveillance of vectors of zoonotic pathogens and may offer new opportunities for eco-epidemiological studies.
BAGAGLI, E +4 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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WILDLIFE USE BY RURAL COMMUNITIES IN THE CATAZAJÁ - LA LIBERTAD WETLANDS, CHIAPAS, MÉXICO [PDF]
Ra Ximhai, 2011 The use of wild vertebrates was analyzed for rural communities in Catazajá and La Libertad municipalities, Chiapas state. From interviews (n=190) and two workshops (January 2007-December 2008) applied to four communities (Playas, Punta Arena, Morelos and
Yasminda García-Del Valle +3 more
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Diversity of medium and large neotropical mammals in an area of mixed rain forest
Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2018 Medium and large mammals (> 1 kg) were studied using camera traps with active sensors in a Conservation Unit located in an area of Mixed Rain Forest or Araucaria Forest (Atlantic Forest at altitude) in the South of Brazil, as a method for investigating
Rosane Vera Marques, Marta Elena Fabián
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Wolf spider burrows from a modern saline sandflat in central Argentina: Morphology, taphonomy and clues for recognition of fossil examples [PDF]
, 2018 Pavocosa sp. (Lycosidae) burrows found in an open sparsely vegetated area on the edge of the Gran Salitral saline lake, in central Argentina, are described. Burrows were studied by capturing the occupant and casting them with dental plaster.
Melchor, Ricardo Nestor +2 more
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Evolution of
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2010 Background Trappin is a multifunctional host-defense peptide that has antiproteolytic, antiinflammatory, and antimicrobial activities. The numbers and compositions of trappin paralogs vary among mammalian species: human and sheep have a single trappin-2 ...
Furutani Yutaka +3 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2011 INTRODUCTION: This work was an epidemiological investigation of the risk of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in the rural Quilombola community of Furnas do Dionízio, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Marlon Cezar Cominetti +3 more
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