Phylogeography and Population Genetics of Vicugna vicugna: Evolution in the Arid Andean High Plateau [PDF]
The vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) is the most representative wild ungulate of the high Andes of South America with two recognized morphological subspecies, V. v. mensalis in the north and V. v. vicugna in the south of its distribution.
Benito A. González +17 more
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Seropositivity to Leptospira interrogans in a herd of vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) under captivity in northern Chile [PDF]
Twenty-one vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) from a Chilean breeding unit were tested to serovars Pomona, Canicola, Copenhageni, Ballum and Grippotyphosa of Leptospira interrogans using the microscopic microagglutination technique.
Cecilia Norambuena +4 more
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Osteometría de Vicugna vicugna Molina, 1782 en el Pleistoceno final de Patagonia meridional chilena: Implicancias paleoecológicas y biogeográficas [PDF]
Se presenta un análisis osteométrico uni y multivariado con los materiales fósiles -principalmente huesos cortos y falanges- de Vicugna sp. del yacimiento Cueva Lago Sofía 4 (13500 – 11000 AP), ubicado en la provincia de Última Esperanza (Región de ...
Rafael Labarca Encina +1 more
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the black Alpaca breed of Vicugna pacos (Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Camelidae) from Puno, Peru [PDF]
The domestic South American camelid Vicugna pacos L. is distributed along Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina. Here, we contribute to the bioinformatics and evolutionary systematics of the Camelidae by performing high-throughput sequencing analysis on ...
Danilo E. Bustamante +5 more
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Mitochondrial Distribution Patterns and Remodeling During In Vitro Maturation of Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) Oocytes [PDF]
Mitochondrial distribution and activity are closely associated with cytoplasmic maturation and developmental competence in mammalian oocytes; however, limited information is available regarding these processes in Vicugna pacos.
Paula Quijano +5 more
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Epidemiology of sarcoptic mange in free-ranging vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna): a cross-sectional study in Andean highland communities in Peru [PDF]
Sarcoptic mange or scabies is a contagious parasitic skin disease that affects a wide range of domestic and wildlife species. A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence, molecular identification, and characteristics of sarcoptic ...
Marcos Enrique Serrano-Martínez +9 more
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Genome-wide scan for runs of homozygosity in South American Camelids
Background Alpaca (Vicugna pacos), llama (Lama glama), vicugna (Vicugna vicugna) and guanaco (Lama guanicoe), are the camelid species distributed over the Andean high-altitude grasslands, the Altiplano, and the Patagonian arid steppes.
Stefano Pallotti +4 more
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Etología de camélidos y arte rupestre de la Subregión río Salado (norte de Chile, II Región)1
RESUMEN Este trabajo trata sobre un estilo de arte rupestre del Período Formativo Temprano registrado en la precordillera de la Subregión río Salado. El estilo, llamado Confluencia, se caracteriza principalmente por el detalle con que fueron retratados
Josefina González
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In South America inhabit an endemic group of ungulates adapted to extreme environments: the South American camelids (SAC), a key component of the Andean biocultural heritage.
Victoria Cañal, María Ornela Beltrame
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مطالعه شباهت های ژنتیکی و تجزیه و تحلیل تبارشناختی شترهای تک کوهانه و دوکوهانه ایرانی با هفت گونه اصلی موجود در خانواده شترسانان بر اساس ژنوم میتوکندریایی [PDF]
توالیهای ژنوم کامل میتوکندریایی هفت گونه اصلی شترسانان شامل Vicugna vicugna، Lama guanicoe، Vicugna pacos، Lama glama، Camelus ferus، Camelus dromedarius، Camelus bactrianus، چهار شتر تک کوهانه و شش شتر دوکوهانه ایرانی همراه با توالیهای ۱۳ ژن رمزگر ...
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