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A dog at the keyboard: using arbitrary signs to communicate requests
(SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, 2008)
As a consequence of domestication, dogs have a special readiness for communication with humans. We here investigate whether a dog might be able to acquire and consistently produce a set of arbitrary signs in her communication ...
Dogs’ recognition of human selfish and generous attitudes requires little but critical experience with people
(Public Library of Science, 2017-10-18)
There is some dispute regarding the role of experience in the development of dogs´ socio-cognitive abilities in their interaction with people. We sought to provide new evidence to this debate by comparing dogs with contrasting ...
Exposure of Free-Ranging Wild Carnivores and Domestic Dogs to Canine Distemper Virus and Parvovirus in the Cerrado of Central Brazil
(Springer, 2016-09-01)
Human population growth around protected areas increases the contact between wild and domestic animals, promoting disease transmission between them. This study investigates the exposure of free-ranging wild carnivores and ...
First proteomic analysis of diestrus and anestrus canine oocytes at the germinal vesicle reveals candidate proteins involved in oocyte meiotic competence
(2019-12-01)
In domestic dogs, oocyte maturation rates are low and the percentage of oocytes that remain in the stage of germinal vesicle (GV) regardless of culture conditions is high. The present study was conducted to characterize ...
Seroprevalence for brucellosis and leptospirosis in dogs from Belem and Castanhal, State of Para, Brazil
(Inst Nacional Pesquisas Amazonia, 2015-09-01)
Brucellosis and leptospirosis are widely spread bacterial infections and dogs are the most important source of infection and reservoir for diseases. Dogs can disseminate the agents in the environment and transmit them to ...
Molecular characterization of Giardia duodenalis in dogs from Brazil
(Springer, 2012-01-01)
The intestinal protozoan parasite Giardia duodenalis (syn. Giardia intestinalis and Giardia lamblia) is a widespread enteric pathogen in human and domestic animals. This organism is one of the most common parasites in ...
Is the free-ranging jaguar (Panthera onca) a reservoir for Cytauxzoon felis in Brazil?
(2017-06-01)
This study investigated the occurrence of Cytauxzoon felis and Babesia spp. in free-ranging jaguars (Panthera onca), domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) and domestic cats (Felis catus) from the Cerrado, Amazon and ...
Is the domestic dog becoming an abundant species in the Atlantic forest? A study case in southeastern Brazil
(WALTER DE GRUYTER & COBERLIN, 2012)
The Brazilian Atlantic forest has been reduced to a small fraction of its original area, with most remaining fragments being small and surrounded by anthropogenic matrices. This degree of disturbance, together with the ...
Domestic dog invasion in an agroforestry mosaic in southern Bahia, Brazil
(Menlo Parl, 2014-09)
Although the value of agroforests for biodiversity conservation has been frequently highlighted, little is known about the
susceptibility of this production system to biological invasions. Drawing on a camera-trap dataset ...