Actinomycosis in a gray four-eyed opossum (Philander opossum) caused by a novel species of Schaalia [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2021 Background Infective lesions of the jaws and adjacent tissues (lumpy jaw disease, LJD) have been recognized as one major cause of death of captive macropods.
Stefanie Knoepfler +6 more
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Molecular discrimination of pouched four-eyed opossums from the Mamirauá Reserve in the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2006 Previous cytochrome B (CytB) mtDNA studies have suggested four species for the opossum genus Philander (four-eyed opossums), three (P. mcilhennyi, P. andersoni and P. opossum) from the Amazon and one (P.
Cláudia Nunes +3 more
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Changes in biodiversity drive trypanosome infections of wildlife in Panama [PDF]
One HealthUnderstanding how anthropogenic disturbances impact biodiversity and zoonotic disease transmission is critical for safeguarding human and animal health. In Panama, we studied the effects of these disturbances on wildlife populations and Trypanosoma cruzi
Magdalena Meyer +4 more
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Philander opossum y Didelphis marsupialis usan la cola para trasladar material vegetal
Mammalogy Notes, 2022 El uso de la cola por parte de los marsupiales neotropicales para transporte de material vegetal ha sido poco documentado. Usando cámaras trampa instaladas en la Reserva de la Biosfera La Encrucijada, Chiapas, México, documentamos el uso de la cola ...
Julio C. Hernández-Hernández +1 more
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Molecular Detection of Trypanosomatids in Rodents and Marsupials in the State of Amapá, Brazil [PDF]
MicroorganismsTrypanosomatids of the genera Trypanosoma and Leishmania are parasites of medical and veterinary importance that infect mammals, including humans and domestic and wild animals.
Lourdes Marina Bezerra Pessoa +7 more
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Integrating paleoparasitological, paleogenetic, and archaeological data to understand the paleoecological scenario of pre-Columbian archaeological site Gruta do Gentio II, Brazil [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyPaleoparasitology and paleogenetics is the study parasites in ancient remains from latrines, mummified individuals, and coprolites, that is fossilized or desiccated feces.
Ludmila Gurjão +4 more
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Presencia del zorro de cuatro ojos (Philander opossum) en el cultivo de piña (Ananas comusus)
Agronomía Mesoamericana, 2009 El objetivo de este trabajo fue determinar la presencia del zorro de cuatro ojos (Philander opossum) en áreas de producción de piña orgánica (Ananas comusus), en Sa nta Ce cilia de La Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Ri ca.
Javier Monge-Meza +1 more
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Study of Arboviruses in Philander opossum, Didelphis marsupialis and Nectomys rattus captured from forest fragments in the municipality of Belém, Pará, Brazil [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2021 : Arboviruses are viruses that maintain their life cycle in the wild and are transmitted to vertebrate hosts by hematophagous diptera. They are zoonotic and can establish an enzootic cycle in the urban areas; in humans, the infection can manifest from ...
Marcella Katheryne Marques Bernal +5 more
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Use of Caves by Philander Opossum (Mammalia: Didelphidae) in Southeastern Brazil [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 1994 Flavia Pellegatti-Franco, Pedro Gnaspini
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Marked decline in forest-dependent small mammals following habitat loss and fragmentation in an Amazonian deforestation frontier [PDF]
, 2020 Agricultural frontier expansion into the Amazon over the last four decades has created million hectares of fragmented forests. While many species undergo local extinctions within remaining forest patches, this may be compensated by native species from ...
Palmeirim, Ana Filipa +2 more
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