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New parasitological and molecular data of carnivore coprolites from Campo Cerda 1 archaeological site (Chubut, Argentina): insights into human-animal interactions in Patagonia
(Elsevier, 2021-06)
Parasite studies in coprolites collected from archaeological sites contribute to increase the knowledge about paleoecological conditions and its implications on human populations in the past because of human-animal ...
Gaps in terrestrial soundscape research: It's time to focus on tropical wildlife
(2020-03-10)
There has been a body of research examining the sounds produced in landscapes. These sounds are commonly defined as soundscapes, however, the term is often used in different contexts. To understand the various meanings ...
Exploring human-animal host interactions and emergence of COVID-19: evo- lutionary and ecological dynamics
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that emerged in December 2019 had caused
substantial morbidity and mortality at the global level within few months. It affected economies,
stopped travel, and isolated individuals ...
Species interactions in a parasite community drive infection risk in a wildlife population
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2010-10)
Most hosts, including humans, are simultaneously or sequentially infected with several parasites. A key question is whether patterns of coinfection arise because infection by one parasite species affects susceptibility to ...
Waves of desertification in a competitive ecosystem
(Elsevier Science, 2019-03-24)
We study a mathematical model inspired by a common scenario in northern Patagonia consisting of humans and their livestock living together with native wildlife. The main production system in this area is sheep farming, ...
Mixed-breed guarding dogs reduce conflict between goat herders and native carnivores in Patagonia
(Jack H. Berryman Institute, 2012-09)
Goat husbandry is the main rural livelihood in the northern Patagonian steppe of Argentina, and herders kill any carnivore that they believe threatens their herds, including the endangered Andean cat (Leopardus jacobita). ...
Unravelling negative interactions between humans, mammalian carnivores and raptors in South America
(Asociación Argentina de Ecología, 2022-08)
Human-wildlife interactions can be negative when the needs and behavior of wildlife negatively influence human goals, or vice-versa, and management of these interactions may lead to conflict. Here, we review information ...
Domestic Dogs in Rural Communities around Protected Areas: Conservation Problem or Conflict Solution?
(CIENCIAS, 2014)
Although domestic dogs play many important roles in rural households, they can also be an important threat to the conservation of wild vertebrates due to predation, competition and transmission of infectious diseases. An ...
Anthropogenic materials used by birds to nest in an urban landscape of Costa RicaMateriales antropogénicos utilizados por aves para anidar en un paisaje urbano en Costa Rica
(Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica, 2020)
Seed dispersal by fishes in tropical and temperate fresh waters: The growing evidence
(Gauthier-villars/editions Elsevier, 2011-11-01)
Fruit-eating by fishes represents an ancient (perhaps Paleozoic) interaction increasingly regarded as important for seed dispersal (ichthyochory) in tropical and temperate ecosystems. Most of the more than 275 known ...