Abstract The Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis is a widespread semiaquatic carnivore
living in a wide variety of environments in both fresh‐water and salt‐water ecosystems. We …

Habitat fragmentation and land conversion by humans for agricultural purposes are constant
threats to conservation of biodiversity in the Cerrado biome. These landscapes dominated …

Abstract The Feline Night Monkey, Aotus azarae infulatus (Kuhl, 1820), is recorded for the
first time in the Caatinga biome and in the state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil, and represents …

Mamíferos de médio e grande porte do Nordeste do Brasil: distribuição e taxonomia, com
descrição de novas espécies. Este trabalho pretende compilar o conhecimento atual da …

We present the first comprehensive taxonomic revision and review the biology of the
olingos, the endemic Neotropical procyonid genus Bassaricyon, based on most specimens …

Abstract Biological knowledge of South American hog-nosed skunks Conepatus remains
scarce. Although common in several regions, even basic life-history aspects are poorly …

Trypanosoma spp. infection in wild mammals is detected mainly through parasitological
tests that usually display low sensitivity. We propose the use of DNA extracted directly from …

Getting information on terrestrial large mammals is particularly difficult in tropical rainforests
and in altered landscapes, since the traditionally used method (line-transect census) …

ABSTRACT The Atlantic Forest has great environment heterogeneity, mainly related to the
latitudinal and altitudinal amplitude, which reflects in significant changes in climate and …

Conflitos entre pessoas e animais silvestres no Semiárido paraibano e suas implicações para
conservação Page 1 185 Sitientibus série Ciências Biológicas11(2): 185–199. 2011. LET …