Opossums are the most diverse and ecologically important group of New World marsupials,
although only the Virginia opossum is familiar to North American residents. In fact, many …

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 …

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 …

Natural predators of agricultural pests are known to help increase crop yields and are
considered an alternative to chemical insecticides. We investigated the role of the gracile …

Abstract The Brazilian savanna (Cerrado) is one of the 25 world terrestrial hotspots, which
covers about 2 million km2 and harbors 26 marsupial species inhabiting grasslands …

Tribosphenic molars are considered great innovations in mammals and are related to
several structures and variables that can explain adaptation. The aim of this study was to …

New World marsupials, a group that includes approximately 130 species and 3 orders, can
be considered mostly omnivorous. Known diets of most species are essentially constituted of …

Small mammals are important hosts and/or reservoirs of Trypanosoma spp. This study
aimed to verify the prevalence of Trypanosoma spp. in non-volant small mammals from the …

Abstract Knowledge about the feeding ecology of didelphid marsupials remains incipient,
especially in environments with marked seasonality in resource supply, such as in the …

Small mammal species may occur in sympatry, and it is relevant to investigate the
mechanisms that lead to coexistence of the closely related species. Despite this, studies …