Biologging as an Important Tool to Uncover Behaviors of Cryptic Species: An Analysis of Giant Armadillos (Priodontes maximus) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Advances in biologging have increased the understanding of how animals interact with their environment, especially for cryptic species. For example, giant armadillos (Priodontes maximus) are the largest extant species of armadillo but are rarely ...
Arnaud Desbiez +2 more
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Reduced Gene Flow and Bottleneck in the Threatened Giant Armadillo (Priodontes maximus): Implications for Its Conservation [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular BiologyThe progressive fragmentation and loss of habitats represent the main threats for endangered species, causing genetic consequences that may have potential implications for a population’s long-term persistence.
Pedro Manoel Galetti +2 more
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Records of the Giant-Armadillo Priodontes maximus (Cingulata: Dasypodidae) in the Atlantic Forest: Are Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo the Last Strongholds of the Species? [PDF]
Zoologia, 2009 We report 20 records of Priodontes maximus (Kerr, 1792) collected between 1990 and 2009 in three nature reserves located in forested areas of southeastern Brazil within the Atlantic Forest biome. Seventeen records were collected in Parque Estadual do Rio
André Hirsch +2 more
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Distribución y usos de los armadillos en sabanas inundables de Arauca, Colombia [PDF]
Biota Colombiana, 2018 En Colombia se han registrado seis especies de armadillos, de las cuales cinco se encuentran en la región de la Orinoquia. Para el departamento de Arauca, la información sobre estas especies es insuficiente y desactualizada.
Arlex Rodríguez-Durán +3 more
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First phylogenetic analysis of the Miocene armadillo Vetelia reveals novel affinities with Tolypeutinae [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2021 Vetelia is a Miocene genus of armadillos from Argentina and Chile, traditionally included within the subfamily Euphractinae (Chlamyphoridae, Cingulata, Xenarthra).
Daniel Barasoain +5 more
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Medium-sized and large mammals of the Cazumbá-Iracema Extractivist Reserve, Acre, Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2020 The medium-sized and large mammals of the Cazumbá-Iracema Extractivist Reserve, Acre, Brazil are inventoried. Data were collected using five methods: line transects, opportunistic sightings, camera trapping, hunting calendar, and hunting ...
Marcela Alvares Oliveira +1 more
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Trypanosoma rangeli Genetic, Mammalian Hosts, and Geographical Diversity from Five Brazilian Biomes [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 Trypanosoma rangeli is a generalist hemoflagellate that infects mammals and is transmitted by triatomines around Latin America. Due to its high genetic diversity, it can be classified into two to five lineages.
Maria Augusta Dario +10 more
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Environmental factors influencing the abundance of four species of threatened mammals in degraded habitats in the eastern Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 On the latest 60 years the degradation and fragmentation of native habitats have been modifying the landscape in the eastern Brazilian Amazon. The adaptive plasticity of an organism has been crucial for its long-term survival and success in these novel ...
Juliana Teixeira-Santos +6 more
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Prevalence of Mycobacterium leprae in armadillos in Brazil: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 Understanding the prevalence of M. leprae infection in armadillos is important because of evidence from Brazil and other countries of an association between contact with armadillos and the development of Hansen's Disease (leprosy).
Patrícia Deps +3 more
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Heringeriana, 2018 This record is very important for the maintenance of this protected area once this animal it is very rare and is classified as a vulnerable species for extinction.
Pedro Paulo de Melo Cardoso +1 more
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