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Zoologia (Curitiba), 2015 The microscopic characters of the hair can be used to indirectly identify species that are either uncommon or are difficult to see, for instance small Neotropical felids of the southern Brazilian Atlantic Forests.
Alcides Ricieri Rinaldi +2 more
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Wildlife Letters, Volume 3, Issue 2, Page 56-63, June 2025.The Serra do Amolar, located in the Brazilian Pantanal, is a crucial but understudied area for biodiversity conservation. Through camera traps, we recorded 29 mammal species, including three rodent species documented for the first time in the area: Cavia aperea, Cuniculus paca, and Holochilus chacarius.
Sergio Eduardo Barreto de Aguiar +13 more
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Prey availability and temporal partitioning modulate felid coexistence in Neotropical forests.
PLoS ONE, 2019 Carnivores have long been used as model organisms to examine mechanisms that allow coexistence among ecologically similar species. Interactions between carnivores, including competition and predation, comprise important processes regulating local ...
Fernanda Santos +13 more
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Medium-sized mammals in peri-urban environments in southern Brazil
Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2018 Anthropic effects on natural environments caused by urban expansion or agriculture have been identified as one of the causes for the decline in species richness.
Carla Denise Tedesco +2 more
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Using camera traps to enhance community‐based management of subsistence hunting in the Amazon
Conservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 3, June 2025.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 ...
Ricardo Sampaio +3 more
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Rabies in a free-ranging jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) in northeastern Brazil [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira: Rabies is a fatal viral disease that affects animals and humans and is widespread among national ecological systems. We describe the anatomopathological and immunohistochemical findings of a case of rabies in a jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi ...
Yanca G.S. Soares +12 more
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Journal of Zoology, 2016 AbstractThe jaguarundiPuma yagouaroundiis a small Neotropical cat that presents two main coloration phenotypes (grey/dark vs. reddish). Although these coat colour variants have been known for decades, and historically speculated to be associated with different habitats, their exact geographical distribution has never been mapped.
Gonçalves da Silva, Lucas +6 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 2, February 2025.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.
Maribel Recharte +3 more
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Cortejo y Apareamiento del Puma yagouaroundi en el Zoológico Rosy Walther, Honduras
Ceiba, 2016 En esta nota se describe el cortejo y apareamiento observado entre una pareja de yaguarundí en cautiverio. Adicionalmente se describe la dieta, las dimensiones del encierro y el comportamiento social de los individuos. Las observaciones se realizaron en el zoológico Rosy Walther en Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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Revista Mexicana de Mastozoología (Nueva Epoca), 2013 ABSTRACTWild felids in the Americas are generally considered as cultural icons and are respected and revered by most of the cultures. However, they are considered threatened across their ranges, mostly by habitat loss and fragmentation, and both direct and prey hunting.
Julio J. Chacón Pacheco +1 more
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