By definition, telomeric sequences are located at the very ends or terminal regions of
chromosomes. However, several vertebrate species show blocks of (TTAGGG) n repeats …

The illegal trade in wildlife is driven by the high demand in national and international urban
centers, making wildlife trafficking the third most lucrative criminal enterprise in Colombia …

We report a phylogeographic study of Chaetophractus villosus populations in Argentina.
Control Region (CR) sequences (484bp) were obtained for 76 C. villosus from 20 locations …

Chaetophractus vellerosus is commonly called Piche llorón or screaming hairy armadillo.
Chaetophractus has 3 living species: C. nationi, C. vellerosus, and C. villosus of Neotropical …

Comparative studies among four species–Akodonazarae (2n= 38), A. lindberghi (2n= 42), A.
paranaensis (2n= 44) and A. serrensis (2n= 46)–employing classic cytogenetics (C-and G …

Edentates are found in every country of the Western Hemisphere except Canada and the
smaller Caribbean islands. This panoramic distribution has brought them into contact with a …

Phyllotines are sigmodontine rodents endemic to South America with broad genetic
variability, Robertsonian polymorphisms being the most frequent. Moreover, this taxon …

Between 1972 and 1982, five giant armadillos (Priodontes maximus) resided for varying
periods in an off-exhibit area at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois. They included three …

Background Xenarthra (sloths, armadillos and anteaters) represent one of four currently
recognized Eutherian mammal supraorders. Some phylogenomic studies point to the …

The illegal trade in wildlife is driven by the high demand in national and international urban
centers, making wildlife trafficking the third most lucrative criminal enterprise in Colombia …