First genomic evidence of a Henipa-like virus in Brazil

LHA Hernández, TYB da Paz, SP Silva, FS Silva… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
The viral genus Henipavirus includes two highly virulent zoonotic viruses of serious public
health concern. Hendra henipavirus and Nipah henipavirus outbreaks are restricted to …

Trophic niche differentiation in rodents and marsupials revealed by stable isotopes

M Galetti, RR Rodarte, CL Neves, M Moreira… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Tropical rainforests support the greatest diversity of small mammals in the world, yet we
have little understanding about the mechanisms that promote the coexistence of species …

Effects of gut passage on the germination of seeds ingested by didelphid marsupials in a neotropical savanna

LG Lessa, L Geise, FN Costa - Acta Botanica Brasilica, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
We analyzed the effects that passage through the guts of seven didelphid species had on
the seed germination of 10 plant species. This study was conducted in an area of riparian …

[HTML][HTML] Diet variations in short-tailed opossum Monodelphis domestica (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) due to seasonal and intersexual factors

RF de Carvalho, DC Passos… - Mastozoología …, 2019 - SciELO Argentina
We analyzed the diet composition of Monodelphis domestica (Wagner, 1842) distributed in a
high-altitude rocky habitat (campo rupestre) in Southeastern Brazil, between October 2015 …

[HTML][HTML] Food habits and carnivory by a small size opossum, Gracilinanus agilis (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae)

LG Lessa, L Geise - Mastozoología neotropical, 2014 - SciELO Argentina
Food habits and carnivory by a small size opossum, Gracilinanus agilis (Didelphimorphia:
Didelphidae) SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online vol.21 número1 Clinical signs …

Orbit orientation in didelphid marsupials (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae)

P Pilatti, D Astúa - Current Zoology, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Usually considered a morphologically conservative group, didelphid marsupials present
considerable variation in ecology and body size, some of which were shown to relate to …

Environmental enrichment techniques for black-eared-opossuns (Didelphis aurita Wied-Neuwied, 1826) in captivity

CE Noronha, RS Tokumaru - Ciência Animal Brasileira, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
This study aimed to analyze the efects of environmental dietary enrichment on the behavior
of black-eared opossums that were in captivity at Centro de Triagem de Animais Silvestres …

[HTML][HTML] Características morfológicas do estômago de jaguatirica (Leopardus pardalis - Linnaeus, 1758)

CO Schuingues, MG Lima, M Santos-Filho… - Arquivo Brasileiro de …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Leopardus pardalis é uma das espécies de felinos neotropicais mais estudadas em seus
aspectos ecológicos, porém informações de questões morfofisiológicas do trato digestório …

The hard task of a short-tailed mouse opossum (Monodelphis) to prey a harvestman (Arachnida: Opiliones)

NC Cáceres, IE Fluck - Iheringia. Série Zoologia, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Despite the great diversity of small insectivorous mammals and the use of scent gland
secretions as a defense mechanism by harvestmen, there is no observation about the …