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Serologic evidence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in wild birds and mammals from Southeast Brazil
(American Association of Zoo VeterinariansYulee, 2014-03)
In this study, serum samples of 53 wild animals from two different states from the southeast region of Brazil were analyzed for the presence of anti–Toxoplasma gondii antibodies by the modified agglutination test (MAT), ...
Diversity and structure of bird and mammal communities in the Semiarid Chaco Region: response to agricultural practices and landscape alterations
(Imperial College London, Gran Bretaña, 2015-03)
The conversion of land from natural environments to human-managed areas has been particularly pronounced in the semiarid Chaco Region. In this context, it is critical to understand the impacts that these major changes have ...
Wildlife diversity and relative abundance among a variety of adjacent protected areas in the northern Talamanca Mountains of Costa Rica
(MDPI AG, 2020-04-01)
Protected areas are intended to achieve the long-term conservation of nature, but not all such areas are equal in their effectiveness because of their varying regulation of human activities. In Costa Rica, we assessed ...
Commensal association of piscivorous birds with foraging otters in southeastern Brazil, and a comparison with such a relationship of piscivorous birds with cormorants
(Taylor & Francis LtdAbingdonInglaterra, 2014)
Interplay between the morphometry of the lungs and the mode of locomotion in birds and mammals
(2007)
We studied the lung diffusion parameters of two species of birds and two species of mammals to explore how structural and functional features may be paralleled by differences in life style or phylogenetic origin. We used ...
Ectoparasites of birds and mammals of Costa Rica 2. TicksEctoparasites of birds and mammals of Costa Rica 2. Ticks
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 1963)
Unexpected cleaners: Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) remove debris, ticks, and peck at sores of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), with an overview of tick-removing birds in Brazil
(Soc Brasileira OrnitologiaVicosaBrasil, 2007)
CLEANING ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN BIRDS AND HERBIVOROUS MAMMALS IN BRAZIL: STRUCTURE AND COMPLEXITY
(AMER ORNITHOLOGISTS UNIONLAWRENCE, 2012)
Birds that remove ectoparasites and other food material from their hosts are iconic illustrations of mutualistic-commensalistic cleaning associations. To assess the complex pattern of food resource use embedded in cleaning ...
Interplay between the morphometry of the lungs and the mode of locomotion in birds and mammals
(Sociedad de Biología de Chile, 2007)