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Trade and ethnozoological use of African lorisiformes in the last 20 years [PDF]
, 2016 Trade in primates is considered a major impediment to primate conservation globally. The bushmeat trade in West and Central Africa is considered largely unsustainable and represents one of the main threats to biodiversity.
Ingram, Daniel John +3 more
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Emerging and Re-Emerging Zoonoses of Dogs and Cats. [PDF]
, 2014 Since the middle of the 20th century, pets are more frequently considered as "family members" within households. However, cats and dogs still can be a source of human infection by various zoonotic pathogens.
Chomel, Bruno B
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Performance of digital silicon photomultipliers for time of flight PET scanners [PDF]
, 2012 The performance of Digital Silicon Photomultipliers (dSiPM) coupled to a LYSO array containing 15×15 pixels with a size of 2×2×22 mm3 is evaluated to determinate their potential for whole body Time of Flight (TOF) PET scanners.
Espana Palomares, Samuel +3 more
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The Pet Trade and Extermination [PDF]
Oryx, 1967 In Colombia, in South America, the biggest drain on some wildlife species is the international pet trade. For every quetzal or cock-of-the-rock that reaches its destination alive, fifty die, and whole populations are being exterminated, says Dr. Lehmann, who is Director General of the Valle State Museum of Natural History.
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 Physignathus cocincinus has been harvested in Vietnam for the local food market as well as for the international pet trade since at least 20 years. However, comprehensive knowledge about its global conservation status is lacking so far.
Laurenz Rafael Gewiss +7 more
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The labour market trade-offs of pet ownership
Economics and Business Letters, 2023 Pets are an important part of many peoples’ lives, and provide mental, physical and emotional benefits. However, the costs of pet ownership have received little attention. We investigate the association between pet ownership and wage income using data from the 2018 General Social Survey. We hypothesise that pet ownership may negatively influence income
Robbie Maris, Michael P. Cameron
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From tigers to axolotls: Why people keep exotic pets in Russia
People and Nature, 2020 The exotic pet trade, both legal and illegal, plays a crucial role in wildlife overharvesting and biodiversity loss world‐wide, but drivers of demand for exotic pets are still poorly understood and under‐studied.
Sofiya Shukhova, Douglas C. MacMillan
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Ornamental marine species culture in the coral triangle: seahorse demonstration project in the Spermonde Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia. [PDF]
, 2014 Ornamental marine species ('OMS') provide valuable income for developing nations in the Indo-Pacific Coral Triangle, from which most of the specimens are exported.
Abbott, Jessica +8 more
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Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2020 In recent years, ornamental shrimps gained increasing popularity in the aquarium trade. Unfortunately, they are potential vectors of epibionts, which may be unintentionally introduced to aquaria with imported shrimps. This contribution presents the first
Maciaszek Rafał +3 more
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Forensic Genetic Analyses of Melanistic Iguanas Highlight the Need to Monitor the Iguanid Trade
Animals, 2022 Lizards within the Iguana iguana species complex are among the most common reptilian pets, with the widest natural geographic range among iguanids. Deep phylogenetic divergence distinguishes multiple mitochondrial clades, and several taxonomic changes ...
Blaklie Mitchell +2 more
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