Mes: julio 2022

ABSTRACT The objective of this work was to map and describe the occurrence of rodents and their ectoparasites in regions to the North of the department of La Paz in Bolivia. From April to May and July to August 2017, 80 Oligoryzomys microtis rodents were captured and 36 random samples of their ectoparasites were analyzed, …

Ocorrência de ectoparasitas no roedor Oligoryzomys microtis em regiões ao norte do Departamento de La Paz, Bolívia Leer más »

Abstract and Figures Overhunting of mammals may negatively affect plant populations though indirect impacts on mammal-plant interactions such as herbivory. In this paper, we examined how hunting of terrestrial mammals impacts the survival of seedlings and juveniles of the palm Astrocaryum gratum. To determine A. gratum seedling survivorship patterns, an experiment with seedlings in 25 …

Defaunation Increases the Survivorship of the Palm Astrocaryum gratum in a Submontane Tropical Forest Leer más »