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View article: When the wild things are: Defining mammalian diel activity and plasticity
When the wild things are: Defining mammalian diel activity and plasticity Open
Circadian rhythms are a mechanism by which species adapt to environmental variability and fundamental to understanding species behavior. However, we lack data and a standardized framework to accurately assess and compare temporal activity …
View article: Importance of the integrated use of bioacoustics and mist nets for bat surveys
Importance of the integrated use of bioacoustics and mist nets for bat surveys Open
In Brazil, bat diversity surveys are usually carried out using only mist nets, where studies applying acoustic monitoring are scarce. Our aim was to analyse the complementarity of two survey methods, mist nets (MN) and acoustic monitoring …
View article: Spatial Analysis and Socio-Environmental Determinants of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in an Urban Area in Northeastern Brazil
Spatial Analysis and Socio-Environmental Determinants of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in an Urban Area in Northeastern Brazil Open
The urbanization process has led to significant changes in the landscape, shifting the epidemiological profile of the visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Brazil. Dogs are considered the main urban reservoir of VL, whose infections precede cases…
View article: Serological Evidence of Hantavirus in Bats from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: An Investigation of Seroreactivity and Cross-Reactivity of Neotropical Bat Samples Using Nucleoproteins of Rodent- and Bat-Borne Hantaviruses
Serological Evidence of Hantavirus in Bats from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: An Investigation of Seroreactivity and Cross-Reactivity of Neotropical Bat Samples Using Nucleoproteins of Rodent- and Bat-Borne Hantaviruses Open
Hantaviruses are zoonotic pathogens associated with severe human diseases such as hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Despite the extensive study of rodent-borne hantaviruses, research on bat-associated…
View article: Ecologic, Geoclimatic, and Genomic Factors Modulating Plague Epidemics in Primary Natural Focus, Brazil
Ecologic, Geoclimatic, and Genomic Factors Modulating Plague Epidemics in Primary Natural Focus, Brazil Open
Plague is a deadly zoonosis that still poses a threat in many regions of the world. We combined epidemiologic, host, and vector surveillance data collected during 1961-1980 from the Araripe Plateau focus in northeastern Brazil with ecologi…
View article: The curious case of small mammal community in a rice-Pantanal agroecosystem of Brazil: A tale of multiple diversity metrics
The curious case of small mammal community in a rice-Pantanal agroecosystem of Brazil: A tale of multiple diversity metrics Open
To understand how certain types of agroecosystem management provide resources for biodiversity and conservation opportunities beyond protected areas, it is necessary to consider the cumulative effects on a local scale. Our study focuses on…
View article: A newly bat-borne hantavirus detected in Seba’s short-tailed bats (Carollia perspicillata) in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest
A newly bat-borne hantavirus detected in Seba’s short-tailed bats (Carollia perspicillata) in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest Open
Our findings suggest the presence of a novel bat-borne hantavirus in Brazil, tentatively named Mamanguape virus (MGPV). Additional genomic data will help to extend our knowledge about the classification of MGPV within the Hantaviridae fami…
View article: ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCES IN A POPULATION OF BROWN-THROATED SLOTHS OF THE SPECIES BRADYPUS VARIEGATUS SCHINZ, 1825 IN URBAN ATLANTIC FOREST FRAGMENTS IN PANDEMIC PERIOD
ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCES IN A POPULATION OF BROWN-THROATED SLOTHS OF THE SPECIES BRADYPUS VARIEGATUS SCHINZ, 1825 IN URBAN ATLANTIC FOREST FRAGMENTS IN PANDEMIC PERIOD Open
The Central Campus of the Federal University of Paraíba, located in João Pessoa, has 12 forest fragments with approximately 84 ha of Atlantic Forest where a population of Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825 inhabites and has been exposed to a…
View article: Phylogenetic relationships, distribution, and conservation of Roosmalens’ dwarf porcupine, Coendou roosmalenorum Voss & da Silva, 2001 (Rodentia, Erethizontidae)
Phylogenetic relationships, distribution, and conservation of Roosmalens’ dwarf porcupine, Coendou roosmalenorum Voss & da Silva, 2001 (Rodentia, Erethizontidae) Open
The New World porcupines of the genus Coendou comprise 16 species of arboreal nocturnal rodents. Some of these species are poorly known and have not been included in phylogenetic analyses. Based on recently collected specimens with associa…
View article: Cranial morphological variation of Ctenomys lami (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) in a restricted geographical distribution
Cranial morphological variation of Ctenomys lami (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) in a restricted geographical distribution Open
The relationship between chromosomal and morphological variation in mammals is poorly understood. We analyzed the cranial size and shape variation in Ctenomys lami concerning to the geographic variation in their chromosome numbers. This su…
View article: Population genetic structure and morphological diversity of<i>Cruzia tentaculata</i>(Nematoda: Ascaridida), a parasite of marsupials (Didelphinae), along the Atlantic Forest on the eastern coast of South America
Population genetic structure and morphological diversity of<i>Cruzia tentaculata</i>(Nematoda: Ascaridida), a parasite of marsupials (Didelphinae), along the Atlantic Forest on the eastern coast of South America Open
Cruzia tentaculata is a helminth parasite of marsupials and has a wide geographic distribution from Mexico to Argentina. The aim of this study was to analyse the genetic population structure of this nematode along the Atlantic Forest biome…
View article: The role and impact of Zootaxa in mammalogy in its first 20 years
The role and impact of Zootaxa in mammalogy in its first 20 years Open
Zootaxa came as a new and innovative publication medium for taxonomy, amidst a scenario of devaluation of this important biological science. After 20 years, it has ascertained itself as one of the main journals in animal taxonomy. However,…
View article: Major range extensions for three species of porcupines (Rodentia: Erethizontidae: Coendou) from the Brazilian Amazon
Major range extensions for three species of porcupines (Rodentia: Erethizontidae: Coendou) from the Brazilian Amazon Open
We report range extensions for three species of Amazonian erethizontids, Coendou bicolor, C. ichillus, and C. nycthemera. We record C. ichillus for the first time in Brazil, from Rio Japurá, state of Amazonas. We record C. bicolor for the …
View article: Major range extensions for three species of porcupines (Rodentia: Erethizontidae: Coendou) from the Brazilian Amazon
Major range extensions for three species of porcupines (Rodentia: Erethizontidae: Coendou) from the Brazilian Amazon Open
We report range extensions for three species of Amazonian erethizontids, Coendou bicolor, C. ichillus, and C. nycthemera. We record C. ichillus for the first time in Brazil, from Rio Japurá, state of Amazonas. We record C. bicolor for the …
View article: Updated species list of the bat ectoparasitic flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) in the state of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil
Updated species list of the bat ectoparasitic flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) in the state of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil Open
Bat ectoparasitic flies are highly specialized hematophagous insects exclusive to Chiroptera. Between November 2014 and August 2016, we surveyed these ectoparasites in urban and protected areas in the state of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil.…
View article: FIRST RECORD OF Uroderma magnirostrum DAVIS, 1968 (CHIROPTERA: PHYLLOSTOMIDAE) IN THE NORTHEASTERN ATLANTIC FOREST OF BRAZIL
FIRST RECORD OF Uroderma magnirostrum DAVIS, 1968 (CHIROPTERA: PHYLLOSTOMIDAE) IN THE NORTHEASTERN ATLANTIC FOREST OF BRAZIL Open
Uroderma magnirostrum Davis, 1968 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) is distributed from Mexico to the southeastern coast of Brazil. Here we report the first record in the Northeastern Atlantic Forest of Brazil, based on the capture of one adult…
Coxiella and Bartonella spp. in bats (Chiroptera) captured in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biome Open
These findings shed light on potential host range for these bacteria, which are characterized as important zoonotic pathogens.
View article: Taxonomic revision of the long-nosed armadillos, Genus Dasypus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia, Cingulata)
Taxonomic revision of the long-nosed armadillos, Genus Dasypus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia, Cingulata) Open
Dasypus is the most speciose genus of the order Cingulata, including approximately 40% of known living armadillos. Nine species are currently recognized, although comprehensive analyses of the entire genus have never been done. Our aim is …
View article: Ongoing quiescence in the Borborema Plateau Plague focus (Paraiba, Brazil)
Ongoing quiescence in the Borborema Plateau Plague focus (Paraiba, Brazil) Open
Plague is a zoonosis caused by Yersinia pestis, whose cycle is based on a reservoir system composed of mammals and their fleas. Its transmission cycle presents long enzootic periods with undetected cases, sometimes misleading that the cycl…
View article: Skull shape and size variation within and between mendocinus and torquatus groups in the genus Ctenomys (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) in chromosomal polymorphism context
Skull shape and size variation within and between mendocinus and torquatus groups in the genus Ctenomys (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) in chromosomal polymorphism context Open
We tested the association between chromosomal polymorphism and skull shape and size variation in two groups of the subterranean rodent Ctenomys. The hypothesis is based on the premise that chromosomal rearrangements in small populations, a…
View article: Skull shape and size variation within and between mendocinus and torquatus groups in the genus Ctenomys (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) in chromosomal polymorphism context
Skull shape and size variation within and between mendocinus and torquatus groups in the genus Ctenomys (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) in chromosomal polymorphism context Open
We tested the association between chromosomal polymorphism and skull shape and size variation in two groups of the subterranean rodent Ctenomys. The hypothesis is based on the premise that chromosomal rearrangements in small populations, a…
View article: Abundance of small mammals in the Atlantic Forest (<scp>ASMAF</scp>): a data set for analyzing tropical community patterns
Abundance of small mammals in the Atlantic Forest (<span>ASMAF</span>): a data set for analyzing tropical community patterns Open
Local abundance results from the interaction between populational and environmental processes. The abundance of the species in a community is also one of the most basic descriptors of its structure. Despite its importance, information abou…
View article: <scp>ATLANTIC</scp>‐<scp>CAMTRAPS</scp>: a dataset of medium and large terrestrial mammal communities in the Atlantic Forest of South America
<span>ATLANTIC</span>‐<span>CAMTRAPS</span>: a dataset of medium and large terrestrial mammal communities in the Atlantic Forest of South America Open
Our understanding of mammal ecology has always been hindered by the difficulties of observing species in closed tropical forests. Camera trapping has become a major advance for monitoring terrestrial mammals in biodiversity rich ecosystems…