Sloths
Mostrando 13-24 de 29 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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13. Cardiovascular responses to locomotor activity and feeding in unrestrained three-toed sloths, Bradypus variegatus
Heart rate (HR) and systolic (SBP), diastolic (DBP) and mean (MBP) blood pressure were recorded by biotelemetry in nine conscious unrestrained sloths for 1 min every 15 min over a 24-h period. The animals were allowed to freely move in an acoustically isolated and temperature-controlled (24 ± 1ºC) experimental room with light-dark cycle (12/12 h). Behavior
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. Publicado em: 2004-10
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14. Feeding preference of the sand flies Lutzomyia umbratilis and L. spathotrichia (diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in an urban forest patch in the city of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Precipitin tests were performed on blood meals of 199 sand flies (161 Lutzomyia umbratilis, 34 L. spathotrichia, two Lutzomyia of group shannoni, one L. anduzei) in a non-flooded upland forest on the Campus of the Universidade Federal do Amazonas. This is the second largest forest fragment in an urban setting in Brazil. Results on L. umbratilis, which is con
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 2004-10
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15. Determinação de metabólitos esteroidais para estudo da função ovariana no bicho preguiça (Bradypus variegatus)
The aim of this study was to investigate in sloths (Bradypus variegatus), the circulating levels of estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P4) by monitoring the fecal metabolites of these steroids to obtain information on the estrous cycle and ovarian function. Four apparently healthy female sloths, supplied by IBAMA (Brazilian Environmental Agency) were studied.
Publicado em: 2004
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16. Circadian rhythms in blood pressure in free-ranging three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus)
Blood pressure (BP) profiles were monitored in nine free-ranging sloths (Bradypus variegatus) by coupling one common carotid artery to a BP telemetry transmitter. Animals moved freely in an isolated and temperature-controlled room (24ºC) with 12/12-h artificial light-dark cycles and behaviors were observed during resting, eating and moving. Systolic (SBP) a
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. Publicado em: 2003-02
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17. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S mitochondrial DNA data in sloths and anteaters
We sequenced part of the 16S rRNA mitochondrial gene in 17 extant taxa of Pilosa (sloths and anteaters) and used these sequences along with GenBank sequences of both extant and extinct sloths to perform phylogenetic analysis based on parsimony, maximum-likelihood and Bayesian methods. By increasing the taxa density for anteaters and sloths we were able to cl
Genetics and Molecular Biology. Publicado em: 2003
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18. Morfologia do sistema reprodutor masculino da preguiça-de-coleira (Bradypus torquatus, Illiger, 1811) / Morphology of the male reproduction system the three-toed sloth (Bradypus torquatus - Illiger, 1811)
Sloths are mammals (Class: Mammalia) from Order Xenarthra (or Edentata). We used in this research three-toed sloth (Bradypus torquatus) being six males and one female at different ages. These animals had been yielded to the Anatomy Laboratory of Surgery Department at College of Veterinary Medicine and Zootecny of São Paulo University (FMVZ/USP) from the Mat
Publicado em: 2003
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19. Brazilian distribution of Amblyomma varium Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae), a common parasite of sloths (Mammalia: Xenarthra)
Amblyomma varium, commonly known in Brazil as the "carrapato-gigante-da-preguiça" (sloth's giant tick) is found from southern Central America to Argentina. The present study adds information on the geographical distribution of A. varium, as well as on their hosts, based on material deposited in the main Brazilian collections and on the available literature.
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 2002-12
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20. The effect of feeding on the respiratory activity of the sloth
The aim of the present study was to confirm whether feeding influences the resting breathing rate and to observe possible alterations in blood gas and pH levels produced by feeding in unanesthetized sloths (Bradypus variegatus). Five adult male sloths (4.1 ± 0.6 kg) were placed daily in an experimental chair for a period of at least 4 h for sitting adaptati
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. Publicado em: 2002-07
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21. Sloth biology: an update on their physiological ecology, behavior and role as vectors of arthropods and arboviruses
This is a review of the research undertaken since 1971 on the behavior and physiological ecology of sloths. The animals exhibit numerous fascinating features. Sloth hair is extremely specialized for a wet tropical environment and contains symbiotic algae. Activity shows circadian and seasonal variation. Nutrients derived from the food, particularly in Bradyp
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. Publicado em: 2001-01
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22. Parasitismo por Sarcoptes scabiei De Geer, 1778 e Lobalges trouessarti Fonseca, 1954 em Bradypus variegatus (preguiça)
Skin scrapings of three sloths Bradypus variegatus from the State of Pernambuco, Brazil, were analysed after lactophenol clarification. The mites Sarcoptes scabiei De Geer, 1778 and Lobalges trouessarti Fonseca, 1954 were identified. For the first time, S. scabiei and L. trouessarti are recorded as mange agents in B. variegatus.
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Publicado em: 2000-06
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23. An update on the physiology of two- and three-toed sloths
Physiological and pharmacological research undertaken on sloths during the past 30 years is comprehensively reviewed. This includes the numerous studies carried out upon the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, anesthesia, blood chemistry, neuromuscular responses, the brain and spinal cord, vision, sleeping and waking, water balance and kidney function an
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. Publicado em: 2000-02
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24. Asynchronous extinction of late Quaternary sloths on continents and islands
Whatever the cause, it is extraordinary that dozens of genera of large mammals became extinct during the late Quaternary throughout the Western Hemisphere, including 90% of the genera of the xenarthran suborder Phyllophaga (sloths). Radiocarbon dates directly on dung, bones, or other tissue of extinct sloths place their “last appearance” datum at ≈11,0
National Academy of Sciences.