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Fascioliasis in vicugna (Vicugna vicugna) in the central highlands of Peru
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Perú, 2016 The aim of this study was to determine the presence of F. hepatica eggs in vicugnas in the Paccha area, Junín, Peru, and to evaluate its association with sex and age. Samples (n=143) were collected from the rectum during a «chaccu» activity (annual capture of wild vicugnas by the local peasants for shearing (September).
Samamé A., Luis Miguel +2 more
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Presence and Distribution of Urocortin and its Receptors in the Epididymis of Alpaca (Vicugna pacos). [PDF]
, 2014 Urocortin 1 (UCN) is a 40-amino acid peptide belonging to the corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) family. The biological effects of this peptide are modulated by binding two G-coupled receptors named CRH receptor 1 (CRHR1) and CRH receptor 2 (CRHR2 ...
CIARCIA, ROBERTO +5 more
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Jarosite versus Soluble Iron-Sulfate Formation and Their Role in Acid Mine Drainage Formation at the Pan de Azúcar Mine Tailings (Zn-Pb-Ag), NW Argentina [PDF]
, 2014 Secondary jarosite and water-soluble iron-sulfate minerals control the composition of acid mine waters formed by the oxidation of sulfide in tailings impoundments at the (Zn-Pb-Ag) Pan de Azúcar mine located in the Pozuelos Lagoon Basin (semi-arid ...
Alicia Kirschbaum +5 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 The first complete ancient mitochondrial genome of a vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) (3200–2400 B.P.) recovered from the Tulán-54 site (San Pedro de Atacama, Northern of Chile) was sequenced using mitochondrial enrichment by hybridization capture and subsequent
Paloma F. Díaz-Maroto +2 more
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Actinobacillus vicugnae sp. nov., isolated from alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2019 Ten strains of an Actinobacillus-like organism were isolated from alpaca (Vicugna pacos) in the UK over a period of 5 years, with no known epidemiological linkages. The isolates are distinct, based on both phenotype and genotype, from any previously described Actinobacillus species.
Miranda, Kirchner +5 more
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Journal of Ethology, 2018 The vicuna is a high Andean wild camelid that lives year-long in groups. We analyzed the social organization of 98 marked vicunas after capture and live shearing, focusing on group composition, spatial patterns, territoriality and habitat use. The social units analyzed were families, bachelor groups and solo animals.
Yanina Arzamendia +2 more
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Zooarqueología del sitio formativo Soria 2, valle de Yocavil (Catamarca), siglo I d.C.
Revista del Museo de Antropologia, 2011 En este trabajo presentamos un análisis exhaustivo de las arqueofaunas recuperadas en el sitio Soria 2 (sudeste del valle de Yocavil o Santa María, provincia de Catamarca), durante los trabajos de campo realizados entre los años 2002 y 2006.
Carlos Raúl Belotti López de Medina
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Medicinal use of wild fauna by mestizo communities living near San Guillermo Biosphere Reserve (San Juan, Argentina) [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Wild and domestic animals and their by-products are important ingredients in the preparation of curative, protective and preventive medicines. Despite the medicinal use of animals worldwide, this topic has received less attention than the use
Borghi, Carlos Eduardo +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Sarcoptic mange epidemics can devastate wildlife populations. In 2014, mange was first detected in vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) and guanacos (Lama guanicoe) in San Guillermo National Park (SGNP), Argentina.
Hebe del Valle Ferreyra +6 more
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Estudios Atacameños, 1997 El presente trabajo es una contribución a la discusión metodológica acerca de la determinación taxonómica de camélidos. En él se entregan los resultados obtenidos en recientes investigaciones en torno a la determinación de especies silvestres y ...
María Isabel Cartajena Fasting +1 more
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