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Tropidurus hispidus Spix 1825 (Sauria, Tropiduridae): a new host for Oswaldofilaria petersi Bain & Sulahian 1974 (Nematoda, Onchocercidae)

open access: yesArquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2003
No presente trabalho descreve-se a ocorrência de Oswaldofilaria petersi Bain & Sulahian 1974 (Nematoda, Onchocercidae) em Tropidurus hispidus Spix 1825 (Sauria, Tropiduridae). Um macho e uma fêmea de O.
Silva R.J., Kohlsdorf T.
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Feeding ecology of the lizard Tropidurus oreadicus Rodrigues 1987 (Tropiduridae) at Serra dos Carajás, Pará state, northern Brazil

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology
Tropidurus species commonly prey on arthropods, but they may also feed on vertebrates and plant material. The lizard Tropidurus oreadicus (Tropiduridae) is common in open vegetation habitats and generally has sexual dimorphism.
CFD. Rocha, CC. Siqueira
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Habitat Structural Effect on Squamata Fauna of the Restinga Ecosystem in Northeastern Brazil

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2014
In this work, we surveyed data on richness and composition of squamatan reptiles and habitat structural effect in nine areas of restinga ecosystem in the State of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. The “restinga” ecosystems are coastal sand dune habitats on the
EDUARDO J.R. DIAS, CARLOS F.D. ROCHA
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Extracellular ATP triggers proteolysis and cytosolic Ca²⁺ rise in Plasmodium berghei and Plasmodium yoelii malaria parasites. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium has a complex cell biology and it is essential to dissect the cell-signalling pathways underlying its survival within the host. METHODS: Using the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) peptide substrate Abz-AIKFFARQ-EDDnp ...
Blackman, Michael J   +6 more
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Pterygosomatidae and Trombiculidae mites infesting Tropidurus hispidus (Spix, 1825) (Tropiduridae) lizards in northeastern Brazil

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology
Parasitism of the lizard Tropidurus hispidus by Geckobiella sp. and by larvae of Eutrombicula alfreddugesi was examined in a mountainous area in Chapada do Araripe (07° 16' S and 39° 26' W), southern Ceará State, Brazil.
MMS Delfino   +4 more
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Simplified three-dimensional model provides anatomical insights in lizards' caudal autotomy as printed illustration

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2015
Lizards' caudal autotomy is a complex and vastly employed antipredator mechanism, with thorough anatomic adaptations involved. Due to its diminished size and intricate structures, vertebral anatomy is hard to be clearly conveyed to students and ...
JOANA D.C.G. DE AMORIM   +2 more
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Depredación de gatos domésticos y ferales sobre las lagartijas de lava de San Cristóbal (Microlophus bivittatus), Galapagos [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Nowadays, one of the biggest concerns about loss of biodiversity is the presence of exotic species in the natural ecosystems. The project “Predation of feral and domestic cats on the lava lizards of San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos” has as main objective ...
Carrión Avilés, Paola Lorena
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Filogenia molecular e biogeografia de Psomophis Myers & Cadle 1994 e a história da diagonal de áreas abertas neotropicais [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, 2013.A diagonal de áreas abertas separa os dois grandes blocos de formações florestais da América do Sul, Floresta Amazônica ...
Tedeschi, Leonardo Gonçalves
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