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Responses of a large herbivore to predation risk are modulated by intrinsic and extrinsic factors
Abstract Prey species can perceive and respond to spatiotemporal variation in predation risk to increase survival. In addition to adjusting spatial and temporal activity patterns to avoid predation, prey employ other antipredator behaviors, such as vigilance and fleeing, and these behaviors can be further modulated by intrinsic, environmental, and ...
Michael S. Muthersbaugh +7 more
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We described and compared the diets of two sympatric Andean camelids, during the humid season (austral summer) in a site of Northern Chile, in presence of domestic livestock.
Carlos Tirado +3 more
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ABSTRACT This paper presents a unique set of maps and geospatial data covering 16 ancient terrace agricultural systems in the upper part of the Río Grande de Nasca drainage. These systems are located on the western Andean flank (1200 and 3800 m asl), in the districts of Llauta, Laramate, and Ocaña in Lucanas province, Ayacucho region, southern Peru (14.
Christian Mader +11 more
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Vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) were at risk of extinction due to indiscriminate hunting for their fibre in the mid-twentieth century. The conservation of the species included numerous international and regional legal mechanisms, as well as the will and care ...
Bibiana Vilá, Yanina Arzamendia
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Perfil sanguineo de la Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) en condiciones de cautiverio en Huancavelica, Perú. [PDF]
Con el objetivo de determinar el perfil bioquímico sérico de la vicuña en condiciones de cautiverio (alimentadas con pastos cultivados), se obtuvieron los niveles de proteína total, glucosa y colesterol, respectivamente, en 16 muestras de sangre de vicuñas juveniles machos (cautiverio) en el establo de la Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica (UNH). Los
Sánchez Araujo,V. +4 more
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Density, social structure, activity and management of wild guanacos (Lama guanicoe) in southern Neuquén Province, Argentina [PDF]
Los guanacos (Lama guanicoe) son los ungulados silvestres más abundantes y ampliamente distribuidos de Sudamérica, aunque su abundancia y rango de distribución disminuyó drásticamente en el último siglo.
Carmanchahi, Pablo Daniel +3 more
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Abstract In this work, we have generated bispecific interleukin (IL)‐12 surrogate agonists based on camelid‐derived single‐domain antibodies (sdAbs) targeting the IL‐12 receptor (IL‐12R) subunits IL‐12Rβ1 and IL‐12Rβ2. Following immunization and antibody display‐based paratope isolation, respective sdAbs were combinatorially reformatted into a ...
Britta Lipinski +19 more
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The role of animals in non egalitarian social contexts: the case of Ambato Valley, Catamarca, Argentina [PDF]
El presente trabajo apunta a analizar el rol desempeñado por los animales y su relación con la gente en un contexto social no igualitario como el acaecido en el valle de Ambato, Catamarca, entre los siglos VI y X d.C.
Dantas, Mariana
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Understanding the botanical composition of herbivores’ diets and their nutritional quality is an important question in the development of sustainable strategies for the management of natural resources.
Giorgio Castellaro +5 more
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Innervation and immunohistochemical characteristics of epididymis in alpaca camelid (Vicugna pacos) [PDF]
Alpacas (Vicugna pacos) are domesticated camelids indigenous to south America and recently also bred in Europe and Italy for their high quality wool. There is little data available regarding the innervation of the male reproductive tract of this species.
ALI', SABRINA +6 more
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