Jaguar (Panthera onca) and puma (Puma concolor) diets in Quintana Roo, Mexico [PDF]
A study was carried out for two years in Northwest Quintana Roo, México, using scat analysis to determine the diet and prey preferences of pumas and jaguars. Cat species and gender were determined using molecular techniques (rapid classificatory protocol:
Chávez, C. +4 more
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The faunal drugstore: Animal-based remedies used in traditional medicines in Latin America [PDF]
Zootherapy is the treatment of human ailments with remedies made from animals and their products. Despite its prevalence in traditional medical practices worldwide, research on this phenomenon has often been neglected in comparison to medicinal plant ...
Rômulo RN Alves, Humberto N Alves
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Análisis de los factores causales de la erosión hídrica, y su aplicación para el desarrollo de una propuesta de recuperación de suelos en la reserva del parque natural Sierra Nanchititla [PDF]
Desde hace algún tiempo, las personas vienen maltratando de varias maneras el planeta donde vivimos de manera irreversible y así mismo en la actualidad el espacio geográfico ha sufrido un sin fin de diversos fenómenos los cuales han provocado ...
Balderas Plata, Miguel Ángel +1 more
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Functional responses of cougars (Puma concolor) in a multiple prey-species system [PDF]
The study of predator-prey interactions is commonly analyzed using functional responses to gain an understanding of predation patterns and the impact they have on prey populations.
Fowler, Mike +7 more
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Diet and prey selection by snow leopards in the Nepalese Himalayas [PDF]
Visual attractiveness and rarity often results in large carnivores being adopted as flagship species for stimulating conservation awareness. Their hunting behaviour and prey selection can affect the population dynamics of their prey, which in turn ...
Aiartza Azurtza, José Ramón +2 more
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Individual variance in the attributes of Clusia salvinii Donn. Smith associated with the attraction of frugivores in the dispersal of fruits and seeds [PDF]
Seed dispersal is one of the processes of plant-frugivore interactions that involves characteristics specific to the plant effecting the attraction of frugivores.
DOMINGUEZ PEREZ TEJADA, CESAR AUGUSTO +7 more
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Few felids have been recorded as being preyed upon by the Boa constrictor snake (Boa constrictor). Documentation of predation on felids by reptiles is scarce, and natural predators of the adult jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) are poorly known.
Octavio Monroy-Vilchis +2 more
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Análisis espacial y conservación de los anfibios y reptiles del Estado de México [PDF]
Se calculó la riqueza y diversidad alfa y beta de los anfibios y reptiles del Estado de México, para identificar las regiones de mayor importancia para su estudio y conservación. Se analizaron 10 992 registros.
Aguilar -Miguel, Xóchitl +7 more
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Propuestas de políticas públicas para la conservación del Puma (Puma concolor) en el Parque Estatal Sierra Nanchititla, Estado de México. [PDF]
El objetivo principal del actual trabajo de investigación es dar a conocer la gran importancia de los felinos, especialmente del puma (Puma concolor) en el Parque Estatal Sierra de Nanchititla (PESN), en esta zona existen conflictos entre ganaderos y ...
HERNÁNDEZ TAPIA, MACIEL
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Nuevos registros de aves para el Estado de México New records of birds for the State of Mexico
Se informa por primera vez sobre la presencia en el Estado de México del halcón guaco (Herpetotheres cachinnans), el halcón enano (Falco rufigularis), la guacamaya verde (Ara militaris), el cuclillo manglero (Coccyzus minor), la titira enmascarada ...
Fernando Urbina-Torres +4 more
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