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A review of the Quaternary Scelidotheriinae (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Tardigrada) from the Tarija-Padcaya basin, Bolivia

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2018
The Mylodontidae Scelidotheriinae (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Tardigrada) are a diversified clade of South American fossil ground sloths, with a wide geographic distribution, especially in high and middle latitudes.
ÁNGEL R. MIÑO-BOILINI, ALFREDO A. CARLINI, ALFREDO E. ZURITA, ESTEBAN SOIBELZON, SANTIAGO M. RODRÍGUEZ-BUALÓ   +4 more
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A simple protocol for the extraction and sequence analysis of DNA from study skin of museum collections

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2007
Museum collections have been widely used as sources of biological samples for molecular biology studies and there are several methodologies and techniques to obtain and analyze DNA from tissues archived in museums, but most of these protocols have been ...
Nadia de Moraes-Barros, João Stenghel Morgante   +1 more
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Social behavior between mothers ´ young of sloths Bradypus variegatus SCHINZ, 1825 (Xenarthra: Bradypodidae)

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2002
This study is a contribution to the ex situ and in situ conservation and preservation of Sloths. The behavioral records of the social interaction between mothers and offspring allow the detection of important learning interactions and psychomotor ...
SOARES C. A., CARNEIRO R. S.
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Interacting circadian and homeostatic processes with opportunity cost: A mathematical model of sleep with application to two mammalian species.

PLoS ONE, 2018
This paper introduces a new model of sleep for mammals. It extends the classic 'two-process' model of sleep to account for differences in external circumstances.
James H Cardon, Eric R Eide, Kerk L Phillips, Mark H Showalter   +3 more
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Human-wildlife ecological interactions shape Escherichia coli population and resistome in two sloth species from Costa Rica

npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health concern, with natural ecosystems acting as reservoirs for resistant bacteria. We assessed AMR in Escherichia coli isolated from two wild sloth species in Costa Rica. E.
Cristina Calvo-Fernandez, Marta M. Dolcet-Negre, Barbara Martin-Maldonado, Mario Pulido-Vadillo, Natalia Montero, Roger Such, Encarnación García-Vila, Jose F. Delgado-Blas, Bruno Gonzalez-Zorn   +8 more
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EARLY MIOCENE SLOTHS (XENARTHRA, FOLIVORA) FROM THE RÍO SANTA CRUZ VALLEY (SOUTHERN PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA). AMEGHINO, 1887 REVISITED

Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina, 2019
The first detailed geological and paleontological survey of the Santa Cruz Formation (Early–Middle Miocene; Burdigalian–early Langhian) along the Río Santa Cruz was carried out in 1887 by Carlos Ameghino, who recovered more than 2000 fossil remains.
M. Susana Bargo, Gerardo De Iuliis, Néstor Toledo   +2 more
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CRANIAL OSTEOLOGY AND TAXONOMY OF PRONOTHROTHERIUM (XENARTHRA, FOLIVORA, NOTHROTHERIIDAE) FROM THE LATE MIOCENE–EARLY PLIOCENE OF CATAMARCA PROVINCE (ARGENTINA)

Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina, 2020
Pronothrotherium typicum is a late Miocene–early Pliocene (Huayquerian–Chapadmalalan SALMA) nothrotheriid sloth known from the Catamarca Province of northwestern Argentina.
Timothy Gaudin, Susan Tuckniss, Alberto Boscaini, François Pujos, Gerardo De Iuliis   +4 more
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Polling the Public to Select Flagship Species for Tourism and Conservation—A ‘Big Five’ for the Peruvian Amazon?

Ecology and Evolution
Flagship species are used to promote conservation and tourism. Africa's famous ‘Big five’ have become marketing flagships that fundraisers and tourism promoters emulate globally.
Maribel Recharte, Phyllis C. Lee, Sarah‐Jane Vick, Mark Bowler   +3 more
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