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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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
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]
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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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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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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Behavioural plasticity in activity and sexual interactions in a social lizard at high environmental temperatures. [PDF]
Rossi N, Chiaraviglio M, Cardozo G.
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Depredación de gatos domésticos y ferales sobre las lagartijas de lava de San Cristóbal (Microlophus bivittatus), Galapagos [PDF]
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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Effects of incubation temperature on development, morphology, and thermal physiology of the emerging Neotropical lizard model organism Tropidurus torquatus. [PDF]
De-Lima AKS +3 more
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Filogenia molecular e biogeografia de Psomophis Myers & Cadle 1994 e a história da diagonal de áreas abertas neotropicais [PDF]
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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