Identifying structural connectivity priorities in eastern Paraguay's fragmented Atlantic Forest

NU de la Sancha, SA Boyle, NE McIntyre - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The Atlantic Forest of eastern Paraguay has experienced extensive recent
deforestation. Less than one-third of the region is forested, and the remaining forest largely …

Animal-friendly behavioral testing in field studies: examples from ground squirrels

S Nunes - Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Field studies of behavior provide insight into the expression of behavior in its natural
ecological context and can serve as an important complement to behavioral studies …

Bioindicators of edge effects within Atlantic Forest remnants: Conservation implications in a threatened biodiversity hotspot

NU de la Sancha, JF González‐Maya… - Diversity and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Environmental stress and the Primate microbiome: Glucocorticoids contribute to structure gut bacterial communities of black howler monkeys in anthropogenically …

R Martínez-Mota, N Righini, EK Mallott… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Animals living in anthropogenically disturbed habitats are exposed to environmental
stressors which can trigger physiological reactions, such as chronic elevations of …

Cooperative breeding alters physiological and behavioral responses to habitat fragmentation

B Apfelbeck, L Cousseau, GN Kung'u, V Canoine… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Animals respond to habitat alteration with changes in their behavior and physiology. These
changes determine individual performance and thus precede changes in population size …

Seasonal Hair Glucocorticoid Fluctuations in Wild Mice (Phyllotis darwini) within a Semi-Arid Landscape in North-Central Chile

J Veloso-Frías, M Soto-Gamboa, G Mastromonaco… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In drylands, mammals face inhospitable environmental conditions
exacerbated by climate change. Currently, these environments are extensively intervened …

Centering microbes in the emerging role of integrative biology in understanding environmental change

EI Weems, NU de la Sancha… - Integrative and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The current environmental changes stressing the Earth's biological systems urgently require
study from an integrated perspective to reveal unexpected, cross-scale interactions …

Oxidative status of Ctenomys flamarioni (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) in natural areas with different levels of anthropic activity in southern Brazil

TD Izidoro, SC Grott, BB Kubiak, TRO de Freitas… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Rampant urbanization in coastal environments turns areas close to the seafront into a highly
impacted ecosystem, possibly affecting the health and well-being of resident animal species …

Patterns and potential mechanisms of phenotypic changes in urban small mammals

L Lopez - 2024 - digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu
Urbanization is an example of human induced rapid environmental change that can have
wide-reaching ecological effects, including habitat destruction, fragmentation, and alteration …

Wildlife capture in Zambia–An evaluation of immobilization techniques and physiological parameters on wild ungulates

I Rindalsholt, E Moen Attaei Kachouie - 2024 - nmbu.brage.unit.no
There is an increasing need for the development of immobilization techniques on wild
ungulates. Many African ungulates are kept in national parks, conservation parks and game …