Phylogeography and Population Genetics of Vicugna vicugna: Evolution in the Arid Andean High Plateau [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2019 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.
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Genome-wide scan for runs of homozygosity in South American Camelids [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2023 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.
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Botanical Composition and Diet Quality of the Vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna Mol.) in Highland Range of Parinacota, Chile [PDF]
Animals, 2020 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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Epidemiology of sarcoptic mange in free-ranging vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna): a cross-sectional study in Andean highland communities in Peru [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaSarcoptic 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 ...
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Protein Fractions as Indicators of Stress in Alpacas [PDF]
AnimalsThe alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is an herbivorous ruminate mammal from the camelid family (Camelidae) [...]
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Whole genome sequencing analysis of alpaca suggests TRPV3 as a candidate gene for the suri phenotype [PDF]
BMC GenomicsBackground Alpaca is a domestic South American camelid probably arising from the domestication of two wild camelids, the vicugna and the guanaco. Two phenotypes are described for alpaca, known as huacaya and suri.
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Animal Welfare, 1982 Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Artiodactyla, pp. 315-343 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc.
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Revista del Museo de Antropologia, 2009 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 ...
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Etología de camélidos y arte rupestre de la Subregión río Salado (norte de Chile, II Región)1
Estudios Atacameños, 2002 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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Vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna), Wild Andean Altiplano Camelids [PDF]
Case Studies in the Environment, 2020 In these case studies, vicuñas are presented as biocultural components of the Andean altiplano’s socioecological landscape. The environmental history of vicuñas is related to the multiple values of the species, especially of its appreciated fiber as a nature contribution to people. Vicuñas were in risk of extinction, but thanks to conservation policies,
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