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Diversity and Activity Patterns of Medium-Sized and Large Terrestrial Mammals in Agroforests of a Peruvian Amazon Rainforest Region. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
We studied species richness and activity patterns of medium‐sized and large terrestrial mammals in agroforests located in the northern buffer zone of Tambopata National Reserve, Peru. The agroforests harboured a high number of mammal species, with species richness increasing alongside greater structural complexity of vegetation.
Korol Y, Collins P, Gallegos JR, Hollis S, Hölscher D, Huinga M, Kirkby C, Gerber N.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

From armadillos to sloths: Patterns and variations in xenarthran coronary anatomy. [PDF]

Anat Rec (Hoboken)
Abstract Species of the superorder Xenarthra play a vital ecological role in the Neotropics. Despite their evolutionary significance, anatomical studies on their coronary circulation remain scarce. This study investigated the coronary anatomy of 82 hearts from nine Xenarthra species across the Dasypodidae, Myrmecophagidae, and Bradypodidae.
Viotto-Souza W, Santos ALQ, Abidu-Figueiredo M, Silva TA, Silva RAB, de Souza-Junior P.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Medium-sized to large mammals of Serra do Tombador, Cerrado of Brazil [PDF]

Check List, 2017
The Cerrado is the second largest biome of Brazil and one of the most threatened, mainly due to habitat conversion and agricultural expansion. At the same time, the fauna of the Cerrado is poorly known.
Rodolfo Cabral, Marina Zanin, Grasiela Porfírio, Daniel Brito   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Potencial evento de alimentação de Priodontes maximus (Cingulata: Dasypodidae) por Desmodus rotundus (Chiroptera: Desmodontinae) no cerrado, oeste do Brasil [PDF]

, 2022
Hematophagous bats are fascinating mammals due to their social structure and complex anatomical and physiological characters. We present evidence of the potential use of the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) in the feeding spectrum of the common ...
de Andrade, Henrique S. F., Cordeiro, José L. P., de Oliveira, Marcione B., de Oliveira, Luiz Flamarion B.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Polling the Public to Select Flagship Species for Tourism and Conservation-A 'Big Five' for the Peruvian Amazon? [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Flagship species are used to promote conservation and tourism, but selecting species purely for prescribed appealing characteristics may overlook unique flagships or homogenise selections. A strategy of polling the public can more directly identify existing preferences for species for marketing.
Recharte M, Lee PC, Vick SJ, Bowler M.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Large and medium-sized mammals of the Humaitá Forest Reserve, southwestern Amazonia, state of Acre, Brazil [PDF]

Check List, 2012
Large and medium-sized mammals are essential to forest ecosystems as they are responsible for prey population control, seed dispersal and predation. A mammal survey was conducted in the Humaitá Forest Reserve (HFR), a 20 km² forest fragment located in ...
André Botelho, Armando Calouro, Luiz Borges, Willandia Chaves   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Medium and large-sized mammals of a private protected wetland in the Cerrado-Amazon biological corridor, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2021
Brazil is the world's richest country in biodiversity, including mammal species. In the Brazilian Cerrado biome, mammalian diversity is vast, with about 251 species, 32 of them are endemic and 22 listed as threatened species.
D. S. Silva, M. V. Ribeiro, F. H. Soares
doaj   +1 more source

Using camera traps to enhance community-based management of subsistence hunting in the Amazon. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Community‐based management and monitoring of biodiversity has emerged as a cost‐effective strategy for providing credible data, informing decision‐making, and empowering local communities in resource governance and management. However, the establishment of community‐based management of subsistence hunting in the Brazilian Amazon has been ...
Sampaio R, Morato RG, Nunes AV, Chiarello AG.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Priodontes maximus (Cingulata, Dasypodidae) in the Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Vale Encantado, Triângulo Mineiro, southeastern Brazil [PDF]

, 2014
Se reporta la presencia del armadillo gigante, Priodontes maximus, en la Reserva Particular del Patrimonio Natural Vale Encantado (RPPN-VE, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil) con base en análisis de cuevas y en un registro visual.
Agustín Martinelli, Vanessa Iorrana Mota da Silva, Raul Sbroia Neto, Neto, Raul Sbroia, Pedro Henrique Morais Fonseca, Mota da Silva, Vanessa Iorrana, Morais Fonseca, Pedro Henrique, William Raimundo Costa, Martinelli, Agustín, Martins, Guidson, Costa, William Raimundo, Guidson Martins   +11 more
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Mamíferos medianos y grandes del Espacio Territorial de Capacitación y Reincorporación (ETCR) Playa Rica, La Macarena, Meta, Colombia

Mammalogy Notes, 2020
Las sabanas del Yarí son una importante área biogeográfica cuya biodiversidad no ha sido explorada. Esta zona estuvo históricamente bajo el control de los grupos armados ilegales que restringían su acceso e investigación.
Carlos Aya, Camila Alejandra Diaz-Beltran, Diego Alejandro Esquivel-Melo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source