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Interweaving Scientific and Local Ecological Knowledge Through Studying the Salience of Wild Mammals in Two Protected Areas in the Monte Ecoregion of Argentina
To increase conservation effectiveness in protected areas (PA) and restore biological and cultural diversity, it becomes essential to integrate...
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Wildlife Forensic Genetics: A Tool for Resolving Wildlife Crimes and Support Species Conservation
Despite the intense efforts to protect biodiversity through international treaties, laws, and organizations, wildlife crimes are increasing...
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How do you do the things that you do? Ethological approach to the description of robot behaviour
The detailed description of behaviour of the interacting parties is becoming more and more important in human–robot interaction (HRI), especially in...
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Natural Remedies for Animal Health in Latin America
Since immemorial times, humans have been using plants and animals as medicinal sources according to the benefit that these resources offered. Latin...
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Overview of Chinese Grassland Ecosystems
This chapter generally elaborates upon the fundamental characteristics of Chinese grassland ecosystems as a whole. Firstly, it introduces the major...
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Opportunistic Bacteria Associated with Mammalian Livestock Disease
This chapter presents a current compendium of knowledge regarding the opportunistically bacteria associated with those livestock mammals used as...
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Opportunistic Algae, Fungi and Ichthyosporea Associated with Mammalian Livestock Disease
This chapter presents a current compendium of knowledge regarding the opportunistically pathogenic algae, fungi and ichthyosporea associated with...
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Agitation After the Act
Dissatisfaction with the Performing Animals (Regulation) Act of 1925 led to the adoption of confrontational tactics by the Performing Animals’...
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Medicinal Animals in Ethnoveterinary Practices: A World Overview
Medicinal animals are used as a source of medicine in virtually all cultures. Such use is not restricted to humans, but also extends to the treatment...
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Wildlife forensics using mitochondrial DNA sequences: Species identification based on hairs collected in the field and confiscated tanned Felidae leathers
To identify species based on samples without recognizable morphological characteristics, DNA-based approaches are the best option. Here, we describe...
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Animal Forensics and Applications
Forensic science is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences and technologies to investigate situations after getting the facts and to...
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The trade of medicinal animals in Brazil: current status and perspectives
In cities, the trade of medicinal products derived from animals, especially as raw materials, is concentrated in local and traditional markets. The...
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Ticks species (Ixodida) in the Summit Municipal Park and adjacent areas, Panama City, Panama
From September 2007 to September 2009, we studied the species of ticks present in the Summit Municipal Park. Ticks were extracted from zoo animals,...
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Wetlands of Central America
The wetlands of seven Central American countries – Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panamá – are reviewed. The...
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The Role of Evolved Perceptual Biases in Art and Design
The seminal ideas about the relationship of aesthetic appreciation and evolutionary theory emerged initially with the Darwinian construct of sexual...
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Functions of natural terpenoids in the interrelationships between organisms
Sir Vincent B. Wigglesworth says at the end of the last page of his book Insects and the life of Man (1976): “Science, however, is founded on faith...
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Utilisation of Specific Animal Groups
The principles of management and utilisation of wildlife resources, as described in Part I, are applicable to all wild animals. However, the...
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Skin and Cutaneous Organs
The skin (cutis) is the external covering, which protects the body against the environment. Even prehistoric man found that animal skin and its...