The consumption of fungi by animals is a significant trophic interaction in most terrestrial
ecosystems, yet the role mammals play in these associations has been incompletely …

As the center of convergence of some of the major bioregions of South America, Paraguay is
a biodiverse country of biogeographic importance. Yet despite a long history of natural …

Species that live in degraded habitats often show signs of physiological stress.
Glucocorticoid hormones (eg, corticosterone and cortisol) are often assessed as a proxy of …

Abstract Aim Deforestation of the Atlantic Forest of eastern Paraguay has been recent but
extensive, resulting in a fragmented landscape highly influenced by forest edges. We …

With just five species, the Paraguayan primate fauna is less diverse than its neighbours and,
perhaps as a result of this, few biologists have chosen the country for their primate studies …

Four species of canids have long been documented in Paraguay, but we have learnt little
about their ecology in the country since the works of Azara and Rengger in the early 19th …

Few studies have reported didelphid communities of≥ 10 species, and all of these have
been from within the tropics sensu stricto of South America. Herein a community of 12 …

RESUMEN La Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú (RNBM) es un área protegida de
64.405 ha en Canindeyú, nordeste de Paraguay. La mayor parte de su cobertura es de …

Two species of procyonid (Nasua nasua and Procyon cancrivorus) and one species of
mephitid (Conepatus chinga) have long been documented to occur in Paraguay, but very …

La cuica lanosa, Caluromys lanatus, se distribuye ampliamente en Sudamérica al este de
los Andes, incluyendo el este y sur de Paraguay. Sin embargo, su hábitat y distribución en …