Publications

infection by trypanosomes in marsupials and rodents associated with human dwellings in ecuador.	small mammals trapped in domestic and peridomestic environments of rural ecuador were screened for trypanosome infection by direct microscopy and hemoculture. identification of species of trypanosomes was then performed by morphological characteristics and by polymerase chain reaction (pcr) assays. of 194 animals collected, 15 were positive for infection (7.73%). eight (4.12%) were infected with trypanosoma cruzi (1 of 33 didelphis marsupialis; 7 of 61 rattus rattus). eleven r. rattus (18.03%) h ...	2006	17304802
an introduction to the systematics of akodon orophilus osgood, 1913 (rodentia: cricetidae) with the description of a new species.	the genus akodon is one of the most species-rich rodent lineages in south america. in peru, this genus contains 14 species subdivided in two groups: aerosus and boliviensis. akodon orophilus osgood, 1913 (rodentia: cricetidae) is a member of the akodon aerosus group that inhabits the northern peruvian montane forest, but is poorly characterized and its distribution is vaguely known. we review the status of the species based on morphology, morphometric and karyology, and compared with all members ...	2013	26312340