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Use of fauna in the traditional medicine of native Toba (qom) from the Argentine Gran Chaco region: an ethnozoological and conservationist approach
(Ethnobiology and Conservation, 2013-05)
The Gran Chaco region is an area of vast cultural and biological richness that is
inhabited by different American indigenous hunter-gatherer groups and has a great
number of threatened wildlife species. An ethnozoological ...
Biochemical and biological properties of soil from murundus wetlands converted into agricultural systems
(Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2019-02)
The implementation of conservationist systems that improve soil properties and reduce the impacts of the conversion of native areas is fundamental for feasible agricultural exploitation. This study aimed to evaluate the ...
Hematologic metrics from olrog's gull (Larus Atlanticus) during the nonbreeding season in Argentina
(American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, 2021-04)
Ecophysiology and conservation studies often require the prior establishment of baseline physiologic metrics. For instance, expected reference intervals for health metrics are valuable tools for veterinarians and ...
Massive mortality of the giant freshwater mussel Anodontites trapesialis (Lamarck, 1819) (Bivalvia: Mycetopodidae) during a severe drought in a Neotropical reservoir
(Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 2020-09)
In 2012, a severe drought struck the southeastern of Brazil compromising the Paraná River Basin reservoirs. Here, we described how this climatic event promoted a massive mortality of the giant freshwater mussel Anodontites ...
A coexistence of Paradigms: Understanding Human–environmental Relations of Fishers Involved in the Bycatch of Threatened Marine Species
(Wolters Kluwer - Medknow, 2018-04)
In this article, we study a fishing community and its relationship with non-human species, including threatened marine mammals and turtles incidentally captured by fishers. We focus on the interaction between this fishing ...
A better understanding of human behavior, not only of ‘perceptions’, will support evidence-based decision making and help to save scavenging birds: A comment to Ballejo et al. (2020)
(Elsevier Ltd., 2020-10)
In a recent study about the interactions between farmers and scavenging birds in northwest Patagonia, Argentina, Ballejo et al. (2020) found that perceptions of harm caused by the birds to livestock were not supported by ...
Using detection dogs and genetic analyses of scat to expand knowledge and assist felid conservation in Misiones, Argentina
(International Society of Zoological Sciences, 2014-11)
Many carnivores require large ranges to meet their ecological and energetic needs; however, anthropogenic changes threaten species and their habitats. Camera traps have been used to effectively collect data on carnivores ...
Noninvasive Techniques Provide Novel Insights for the Elusive Bush Dog (Speothos venaticus)
(Wildlife Society, 2014-12)
The bush dog (Speothos venaticus), a small and rarely seen canid from Central and South America, has proven extremely challenging to locate and study in the wild, making the development of species-specific and comprehensive ...
How density-dependence and climate affect guanaco population dynamics
(Elsevier Science, 2018-10)
The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is one of the two South American native wild camelid species, and despite its important ecological role and economic value conservationists are in a permanent conflict with sheep ranchers. ...
Distribution, ecology, and conservation of the critically endangered frog Psychrophrynella illimani (Anura: Craugastoridae) with the description of its call
(Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde e.V. (DGHT),, 2016-08)
Amphibian populations have been declining worldwide for decades with a multitude of causes having been identified. Conservationists try to reverse the situation, but for many species, important information on distribution, ...