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Food Habits, Distribution and Impact of the Nine-Banded Armadillo in Missouri
Stomach analyses were done on forty-five armadillos taken in twelve southern Missouri counties. Coleoptera larvae and adults comprised 26.1-32.4% of the stomach contents by weight and 26.5-32.4% by volume for the fall, winter and spring seasons. Ants (Hymenoptera) made up 29.3% of the stomach …
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Home Range, Activity Period, Burrow Use, and Body Temperatures of the Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus Novemcinctus) on the Northern Edge of Its Range
… northern edge of its currently expanding range. Armadillos were observed utilizing from one to four burrows and mulitiple individuals were found in the same burrow. During the winter a shift in activity from nocturnal to diurnal behavior was observed. There was a strong correlation between the …
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A Scent-Station Survey of Medium-Size Mammals on the Callaway Preserve, Harris County, Georgia
… to observe the presence of coyotes, raccoons, armadillos, foxes, opossums, and skunks. Of the total number of visits to the scent-stations, 36.36 % were coyotes, 18.18% were foxes 22.73% were armadillos, and 22.73% were raccoons. Only one opossum and no skunks visited the stations, thus the …
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Isolation and Characterization of Chitinases From Dasypus Novemcinctus, the Nine-Banded Armadillo
The ability of armadillos to beak down chitin was investigated. Both indigenous and endogenous chitinases were studied. Armadillos were collected and samples of their gastric and pancreatic tissues were removed. Tissues were lyophilized and stored at -20° C until they could be resuspended in the …
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Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Variation in Populations of the Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
Four populations of nine-banded armadillos, Dasypus novemcinctus, were investigated in the south-central United States in order to assess genetic variation in an isolated population (Electric Island, Lake Hamilton, Garland County, Arkansas); a semi-isolated population (Arkansas Post, Arkansas …
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Determining habitat preferences of Dasypus novemcinctus and assessing prevalence of Hansen's disease in Tennessee with assistance from community science data
… its range, more states may begin to consider armadillos an invasive or nuisance species and will need to make management decisions regarding this species as (1) a pest for landowners or land managers, (2) a possible threat to other species of conservation concern, and (3) a vector for Hansen’s …
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Newly discovered fossils provide novel insights on Cenozoic neotropical snakes
… Pubenza, donde se incluyen tortugas, roedores, armadillos y el primer reporte fósil de una víbora en Colombia.
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Ecología comportamental de los dasipódidos en el pastizal pampeano, con particular consideración de los hábitos alimenticios : enfoque eco-morfo-fisiológico
Los armadillos (Orden Xenarthra), son mamíferos euterios, neotropicales, americanos. Más allá de su interés zoológico y biómédico, y sus particularidades morfológicas y fisiológicas, su ecología es casi desconocida a nivel regional y nacional. Desde Abril de 2004 hasta Septiembre de 2007 se relevó …
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Prevalence Of Igg Antibodies To Encephalitozoon Cuniculi, Toxoplasma Gondii, And Sarcocystis Neurona In Domestic Cats
… the null hypothesis was rejected. Domestic cats, armadillos, raccoons and skunks are intermediate hosts (IH) for S. neurona while opossums are the definitive host (DH). The seroprevalence of S. neurona was examined in domestic cats from Virginia and Pennsylvania. The second hypothesis was that …
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Chaetophractus villosus reservorio y/o transmisor de algunas enfermedades infecto-contagiosas y/o zoonóticas que afectan a los rumiantes y al hombre
Diferentes enfermedades infecto-contagiosas, comunes en los animales silvestres, pueden afectar a los animales domésticos y al hombre. Por lo tanto, su estudio es de gran interés sanitario. Muchas de las patologías presentes en los animales silvestres resultan de su condición de hospedadores y/o …
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Natural history of the pichi (Zaedyus pichiy) in Mendoza Province, Argentina
The pichi Zaedyus pichiy (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae) is a poorly known, diurnal armadillo inhabiting arid and semi-arid regions of Argentina and Chile that has endured substantial population declines. My objective was to elucidate different aspects of the natural history of Z. pichiy as a first step …