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Livestock and the functional habitat of vicuñas in Ecuador: a new puzzle

Ecosphere, 2018
Whether interactions between wildlife and livestock are competitive or facilitative is context dependent. Intermediary factors that explain how context (seasonal or regional characteristics of the ecological community) affects these interactions are ...
Brian E. McLaren, Douglas MacNearney, Carlos A. Siavichay   +2 more
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Vicugna pacos

, 2011
4. Alpaca Vicugna pacos French: Alpaca / German: Alpaka / Spanish: Alpaca Taxonomy. Camelus pacos Linnaeus, 1758, Peru. The Alpaca is a domesticated camelid indigenous and endemic to South America, well known for the characteristics of its fine-diameter wool: soft, silky, high luster, lightweight, and warm.
Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier
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Zooarqueología de la aldea formativa de Palo Blanco (Tinogasta, Catamarca, Argentina)

Revista del Museo de Antropologia, 2015
En el presente trabajo se abordan los conjuntos arqueofaunísticos de la localidad arqueológica de Palo Blanco recuperados en intervenciones realizadas en la década de 1960 y en la década de 2000.
Juan Pablo Miyano, Mariana De Nigris, Norma Ratto   +2 more
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Transboundary Animal Diseases Associated With Cross‐Border Camel Movement. A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Transboundary animal diseases (TADs) are contagious diseases that significantly impact livestock health, public health and economic stability. In regions with frequent cross‐border trade and transhumance involving camels, particularly the Middle East and Africa, TADs pose a heightened One Health risk due to their zoonotic potential and capacity to ...
Alex A. Adikwu, Theophilus I. Emeto, Paul F. Horwood, Olajide A. Owolodun, Andrew M. Adamu, Oyelola A. Adegboye, Abdelfattah Selim   +6 more
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Helminthiasis in vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) in the district of Contumaza (Cajamarca, Peru)

Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Perú, 2022
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and burden of gastrointestinal helminths in vicuñas in the district of Contumaza, Cajamarca, as well as to determine their association with the variables of age and sex and to identify the parasitic genera.
Curay C., Joao, Chávez V., Amanda, Pinedo V., Rosa, Falcón P., Néstor   +3 more
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Description of a fossil camelid from the Pleistocene of Argentina, and a cladistic analysis of the Camelinae

Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, 2020
We describe a well-preserved South American Lamini partial skeleton (PIMUZ A/V 4165) from the Ensenadan (~ 1.95–1.77 to 0.4 Mya) of Argentina. The specimen is comprised of a nearly complete skull and mandible with full tooth rows, multiple elements of ...
Sinéad Lynch, Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra, Ana Balcarcel   +2 more
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Unveiling Novel Viral Diversity, Biogeography, and Host Networks in Wildlife Through High‐Throughput Sequencing Data Mining

Advanced Science, Volume 12, Issue 46, December 11, 2025.
Analysis of 57 536 high‐throughput sequencing datasets uncovers a vast, hidden world of viruses in wildlife. The researchers reveal significant geographic and host‐specific patterns of viruses, and their surprising cross‐species transmissions, such as avian flu viruses infecting goats.
Hai Wang, Yafei Meng, Xiaoyuan Chen, Xinyuan Cui, Qian Zuo, Na Han, Xianghui Liang, Xuejuan Shen, Caiwu Li, Desheng Li, Fumin Wang, Liangping He, Rujian Chen, Xingbang Lu, Wenjie You, Aiping Wu, Rui‐Ai Chen, Wu Chen, Chan Ding, Yongyi Shen   +19 more
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VASCULARIZACION DEL PARENQUIMA TESTICULAR DE LA VICUÑA vicugna vicugna

Revista Investigaciones Altoandinas - Journal of High Andean Investigation, 2013
<p>Investigaciones sobre la vascularización del testículo de vicuñas aún no fueron estudiadas con técnicas de corrosión y formación de moldes vasculares para la comprensión de la fisiología reproductiva de esta especie. El objetivo del estudio detalló la organización vascular del parénquima testicular de la vicuña tanto arterial y venosa.
LUIS OLIVERA MAROCHO, CIRIACO ZUÑIGA ZUÑIGA, WASHINGTON CASTRO   +2 more
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Of all shapes and sizes: a theoretical framework for animal‐mediated terrestrial heterogeneity across scales

Ecography, Volume 2025, Issue 9, September 2025.
Animals redistribute elements throughout their lives by depositing wastes and carcasses. Growing evidence shows that these zoogeochemical processes enhance landscape diversity and heterogeneity worldwide. We provide a descriptive framework for understanding how direct animal depositions (i.e.
Kristy M. Ferraro, Janey R. Lienau
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Etología de camélidos y arte rupestre de la Subregión río Salado (norte de Chile, II Región)

Estudios Atacameños
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 los ...
Josefina González A
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