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South American Camelids: their values and contributions to people
(Springer Tokyo, 2020-10-26)
South American Camelids (SACs) make several material and non-material contributions to people and are a key component of the Andean biocultural heritage. From the perspective of the IPBES’ Conceptual Framework, SACs ...
A model for llama (Lama glama Linnaeus, 1758) domestication in the southern AndesUn modèle pour la domestication du llama (Lama glama Linnaeus, 1758) dans les Andes du sud
(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 2016-06)
The aim of this paper is to present a three-stage model that specifies the possible mechanisms for the domestication of the guanaco (Lama guanicoe cacsilensis Lönnberg, 1913), which gave origin to the llama (Lama glama ...
Production, preservation, and transfer of South American Camelid embryos
(Frontiers Research Foundation, 2017-11)
The current review summarizes progress in the field of in vitro and in vivo production of South American Camelid embryos. Both methods require ovarian superstimulation (with FSH and eCG) to obtain multiple ovulations (in ...
Measuring faecal glucocorticoid metabolites as a non-invasive tool for monitoring adrenocortical activity in South American camelids
(IngentaGB, 2013-02-01)
The welfare and productivity of South American camelids may be affected by stressful events. The purpose of this study was to validate a non-invasive method for stress monitoring using faecal samples and to apply it to ...
Y-chromosome and mtDNA variation confirms independent domestications and directional hybridization in South American camelids
(Wiley, 2017)
Investigations of genetic diversity and domestication in South American camelids (SAC) have relied on autosomal microsatellite and maternally-inherited mitochondrial data. We present the first integrated analysis of domestic ...
Variation in camelid δ13C and δ15N values in relation to geography and climate: Holocene patterns and archaeological implications in central western Argentina
(Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd, 2016-02)
Camelids are among the largest wild and domestic faunas in South America and represent one of the most important taxa to pre-hispanic South America human populations. Stable isotope data from these animals play an important ...
Camelid management during Inca times in NW Argentina : models and archaeological indicators
(2007)
Several authors have pointed out that the development of a specialized economy is in concordance with a state policy that favours the increase of control over the production, distribution and consumption of resources and ...
Low habitat overlap at landscape scale between wild camelids and feral donkeys in the Chilean desert
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2016)
Singular patterns of skull shape and brain size change in the domestication of South American camelids
(Alliance Communications Group Division Allen Press, 2020-04)
The pattern of selection in SouthAmerican camelids, and their demographic history and hybridization,has made the llama and alpaca singular cases of domestication among large herd animals.Skulls of South American camelids, ...