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The influence of domestic dogs on the spatial and temporal distribution of tayra
Wildlife Biology, Volume 2025, Issue 2, March 2025.The domestic dog Canis familiaris is an exotic species known to have impacts on native fauna and it may induce spatial and temporal segregation in other species as a mechanism to reduce agonistic interactions. The tayra Eira barbara, a medium‐sized, widely distributed mustelid, is one of the species that can be affected.
Isabele Aparecida Manzo +2 more
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Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, 2009 La presencia de osos andinos (Tremarctos ornatus) en Argentina ha sido muy discutida debido a la ausencia de evidencia confirmativa. Muchos expertos en el oso dudan actualmente de su presencia en el país.
J. Fernando Del Moral, Andrés E. Bracho
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Molecular population genetic analysis of the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) in the northern Andean area [PDF]
Hereditas, 2003 Eighty-two Andean bear samples obtained in three South American Andean countries were analyzed using five hypervariable microsatellite markers. Neither the overall sample nor the samples coming from each of the countries analyzed were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
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A global assessment of large terrestrial carnivore kill rates
Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 1, Page 327-350, February 2025.ABSTRACT Through killing and instilling fear in their prey, large terrestrial carnivores shape the structure and function of ecosystems globally. Most large carnivore species have experienced severe range and population declines due to human activities, and many are now threatened with extinction.
Luke D. Emerson +7 more
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Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2001 Se analizaron 82 muestras de oso andino (Tremarctos ornatus) procedentes de 3 países latinoamericanos, Venezuela, Colombia y Ecuador, mediante 5 microsatélites hipervariables (G1A, G1D, G10B, G10C y G10X).
M. Ruiz-García
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Mammalogy NotesEl Cusumbo de montaña (Nasuella olivacea) es una especie de gran importancia para los ecosistemas andinos, debido a que dispersa semillas y ayuda a controlar poblaciones de invertebrados y pequeños vertebrados. De igual forma, N.
Fredy Yhamit García Pulido +3 more
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Revista Peruana de Biología, 2011 El oso de anteojos Tremarctos ornatus es el único representante de la familia Ursidae en Suramérica. La población más grande y de distribución continua del oso andino en el Perú, se localiza en la ladera oriental de la cordillera oriental, incluyendo al ...
Gisella Márquez, Víctor Pacheco
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Papers in Palaeontology, Volume 10, Issue 5, September/October 2024.Abstract Extant giant pandas are among the most herbivorous forms of the order Carnivora, feeding mainly on hard plant material. The first steps of their evolutionary lineage are of particular interest for our understanding of the factors that led to this specialized niche.
Nikolaos Kargopoulos +6 more
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Socioenvironmental conflicts in Peru with the Andean bear species (Tremarctos ornatus): a review
Social Innova Sciences, 2021 The main objective of this article is to provide information on conservation measures for the only South American ursid. Reference is made to the Tremarctos ornatus, commonly called "Andean bear" or "spectacled bear". This species presents innumerable contributions to the ecosystem where it lives, fulfilling an important role in the countries where it ...
Karen Emilia Pillaca Salcedo +1 more
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Palaeontology, Volume 67, Issue 4, July/August 2024.Abstract Mammals exhibit ecology‐related diversity in long bone morphology, revealing an ample spectrum of adaptations both within and between clades. Their occupation of unique ecological niches in postcranial morphology is thought to have occurred at different chronological phases in relation to abiotic factors such as climate and biotic interactions
Carmela Serio +3 more
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