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First description of the mitochondrial genomes of the Central American brocket deer Mazama temama (Kerr, 1792) and the Yucatán Peninsula brocket deer Odocoileus pandora Merriam, 1901
BackgroundThe Central American ( Mazama temama ) and the Yucatán Peninsula brocket deer ( Odocoileus pandora ) are deer species with cryptic habits, and...
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Function of left ventricle mitochondria in highland deer mice and lowland mice
To gain insight into the mitochondrial mechanisms of hypoxia tolerance in high-altitude natives, we examined left ventricle mitochondrial function of...
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Rusa deer microbiota: the importance of preliminary data analysis for meaningful diversity comparisons
The microbiome is an important consideration for the conservation of endangered species. Studies provided evidence of the effect of behavior and...
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Predation and Biophysical Context Control Long-Term Carcass Nutrient Inputs in an Andean Ecosystem
Animal carcass decomposition is an often-overlooked component of nutrient cycles. The importance of carcass decomposition for increasing nutrient...
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Limited sexual segregation in a dimorphic avian scavenger, the Andean condor
Sexual segregation is widely reported among sexually dimorphic species and generally attributed to intraspecific competition. Prey diversity and...
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Habitat type affects the diversity of dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) assemblages in a neotropical mountainous region of Colombia
Ecological communities of tropical regions respond to habitat configuration, being negatively affected by anthropogenic habitats. In the tropics,...
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Dynamics of Andean Treeline Ecotones: Between Cloud Forest and Páramo Geocritical Tropes
In the new critical biogeography framework, Cloud Forests are conceived as scalar artifacts of both, historicity’s (c.f. temporal) and spatiality’s...
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The Paramo Ecosystems
The chapter describes and analyses the paramo moorland ecosystem, and the adaptive evolutionary processes of its vegetation. The paramo ecosystems...
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The occurrence of Sarcocystis spp. in the myocardium of alpacas (Vicugna pacos) with associated risk factors in the Peruvian Andes
Sarcocystis masoni n. sp. (known as “ S. lamacanis ”) infects alpacas affecting their productivity and can cause a food poisoning syndrome in humans by...
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Molecular Ecology of the Southern Gray Brocket Deer (Mazama gouazoubira Fischer, 1814)
The gray brocket deer (Mazama gouazoubira Fisher 1814) has a wide distribution range throughout South America, inhabiting dense and continuous...
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Steppe Ecosystems in Chilean Patagonia: Distribution, Climate, Biodiversity, and Threats to Their Sustainable Management
Steppe ecosystems in Chilean Patagonia are located in the Andean rain shadow zones in the Aysén and Magallanes administrative regions, on the eastern...
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Microbial Characterization of Andean Peatland’s Soil
Peatlands are plant formations established in an edaphic environment, mainly organic, characterized by a water condition of permanent saturation,...
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Brocket Deer
Brocket deer (Mazama) are one of the least known members of the family Cervidae in the world, but important advances have been reached recently. We...
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Molecular Evolution (Mitochondrial and Nuclear Microsatellites Markers) in the Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus; Ursidae, Carnivora): How Many ESUs Are There?
We sequenced mitochondrial genes ND5, 12s rRNA, and COI in 302 Andean or spectacled bears (Ursidae) from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and...
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Bigger and stronger bury deeper: the role of dung beetles as secondary seed dispersers in the northern Colombian Andes
Ecosystem services as seed dispersal mediated by insects are threatened by increasing agricultural expansion that represents a global threat....
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Wild Boar Invasion in Argentina and Chile: Ecology, Impacts, and Distribution
About 2.6% of extant terrestrial mammals are “successful invaders.” These include the artiodactyls (pigs, camels, deer, cattle, sheep, goats, and...
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Metteniusaceae
Umari, umari amarela, umarizeiro, mari, mari gordo; doomali aamo (Baniwa), uamã, wamã, wamu ñisé (Tukano)
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Lisosomal storage disease caused by ingestion of Astragalus spp in llamas: an emergent concern
Lysosomal storage diseases are inherited or acquired disorders characterized by dysfunctional lysosomes that lead to intracytoplasmic accumulation of...
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Melastomataceae
Guayabochi, guayabilla; huicama (Chácobo)
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Movements of Neotropical Forest Deer: What Do We Know?
Neotropical forest deer comprise a range of species distributed in a wide variety of habitats. Due to that diversity, movement patterns studies of...