Based on this information it would seem unlikely that ferlavirus would pose a serious zoonotic risk to human health. 2.1.11 Diagnostic tests 2.1.11.1 Virus isolation Tissue samples and oral and cloacal swabs are often used to isolate viruses from infected reptiles (Marschang and Chitty, 2004)....
Effective monitoring of new and ever-changing environmental and human health hazards requires diverse wildlife indicator species. In this context, since top predators as caimans are essential to maintain the integrity of food webs, biomagnification of EDCs can affect entire ecosystems by harming species...
we also conducted a BLAST (blastn, word size = 11, e-value = 1e-6) to search the entire list of satDNAs against this genome that was assembled using Illumina Hiseq2000 [67]. We did not perform any structural or quantitative analysis on array sizes and/...
The sustainable exploitation of indigenous sources of animal protein is an important tool in conservation of biodiversity and maintenance of ecosystems, and can contribute to alleviate hunger of human populations in marginal areas. Under this perspective, native species are used as renewable sources of ...
Non-traditional and exotic meat animals contribute to global food security by providing high quality animal proteins critical to human nutrition (Hoffman & Cawthorn, 2012). The popularity of exotic meats, as caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacare) meat, is increasing due to their valuable source of anima...
There is currently no published record of the taphonomic signatures produced by crocodilian scavenging of human remains in the forensic science literature. However, Bangs (2014) observed scavenging by American alligators on pig carcasses placed in the Bird Foot Delta, at the mouth of the Mississippi...
However, some species have suffered the effects of a changing environment and human encroachment; this situation has led to the formation of international programs dedicated to the preservation of threatened or near-extinct species. Of the 23 species of crocodilians, 13 can be found on the red ...