Publications

polycystic echinococcosis in colombia: the larval cestodes in infected rodents.	described are the characteristics of the polycystic larval cestodes found in an endemic area of echinococcosis in the easter plains of colombia and the tissue reaction evoked in infected rodents. of 848 free-ranging animals examined, polycystic hydatids were found in 44/93 cuniculus paca and 1/369 proechimys sp. none of 20 dasyprocta fuliginosa examined was infected, but hunters provided a heart with hydatid cysts and information about two additional animals with infected livers. recognition of ...	1994	501848
parasitism of two zoonotic reservoirs dasyprocta leporina and d. fuliginosa (rodentia) from amazonas, with trichostrongylina nematodes (heligmonellidae): description of a new genus and a new species.	a new genus and a new species of heligmonellidae nematodes are described parasiting the stomach of three agoutis (two dasyprocta fuliginosa and one d. leporina) captured in the middle and high negro river microregion, state of amazonas, brazil. the new genus, as well as its type-species, are closely related to the trichostrongylids included in fuellebornema, particularly on what concerns the pattern of the caudal bursa, but differing from them by the characteristics of the synlophe, that present ...	2007	17924008
functional anatomy of the female genital organs of the wild black agouti (dasyprocta fuliginosa) female in the peruvian amazon.	this study examined anatomical and histological characteristics of genital organs of 38 black agouti females in the wild in different reproductive stages, collected by rural hunters in the north-eastern peruvian amazon. females in the follicular phase of the estrous cycle had greater antral follicle sizes than other females, the largest antral follicle measuring 2.34mm. antral follicles in pregnant females and females in luteal phase of the estrous cycle had an average maximum diameter smaller t ...	2011	21216112
[role of mammals on seed dispersal and predation processes of mauritia flexuosa (arecaceae) in the colombian amazon].	mammals and palms are important elements of fauna and flora in the neotropics, and their interactions, such as fruit consumption and seed dispersal, are one of the most important ecological relationships in these ecosystems. the main objective of this study was to identify the relative importance of mammals in the dispersal and predation of mauritia flexuosa palm fruits. we installed camera-traps in front of palm fallen seeds and clusters with fruits. a catalog of species was prepared with the r ...	2016	28861988
using indigenous knowledge to link hyper-temporal land cover mapping with land use in the venezuelan amazon: "the forest pulse".	remote sensing and traditional ecological knowledge (tek) can be combined to advance conservation of remote tropical regions, e.g. amazonia, where intensive in situ surveys are often not possible. integrating tek into monitoring and management of these areas allows for community participation, as well as for offering novel insights into sustainable resource use. in this study, we developed a 250 m resolution land-cover map of the western guyana shield (venezuela) based on remote sensing, and use ...	2016	29465944