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Three Decades of Research on Iberian Wild Ungulates: Key Insights and Promising...
Carvalho, João; Carpio, António; Figueiredo, Ana M.; Fonseca, Carlos; Ferreira, Eduardo; Serrano, Emmanuel; Barja, Isabel; Sánchez‐Zapata, JoséThe Iberian Peninsula is witnessing ever-faster environmental changes, and new challenges for wild ungulates are continuously emerging as they become more abundant and widespread. We conducted a systematic review to analyse the knowledge on wild ungulates inhabiting the Iberian Peninsula. We used Web of Science and Scopus search engines, complemented by searches in nonindexed journals, to examine peer-reviewed ...
A non-genetic model of vascular shunts informs on the cellular mechanisms of fo...
Ouarné, Marie; Pena, Andreia; Ramalho, Daniela; Conchinha, Nadine V.; Costa, Tiago; Enjalbert, Romain; Figueiredo, Ana M.; Saraiva, Marta PimentelAIMS: Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), a disorder characterized by direct shunts between arteries and veins, are associated with genetic mutations. However, the mechanisms leading to AV shunt formation and how shunts can be reverted are poorly understood. METHODS AND RESULTS: Here, we report that oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) protocol leads to the consistent and stereotypical formation of AV shunts in non...
Friend or foe, what do the locals say? Attitudes towards the endangered Iberian...
Valente, Ana M.; Martins, Raquel; Figueiredo, Ana M.; Rosalino, Luís Miguel; Fonseca, Carlos; Torres, Rita T.The endangered Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) populations have been decreasing in Portugal due to a combination of factors such as habitat destruction and human persecution. This is particularly worrying in Central Portugal, where packs are highly fragmented, isolated, and with few individuals. Human-Wildlife-Conflicts occur in this area due to high levels of livestock depredation, an outcome of the low di...
Parasites of the reintroduced Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) and Sympatric Mesoca...
Figueiredo, Ana M.; Madeira de Carvalho, Luís; González, María J. P.; Torres, Rita T.; Pla, Samuel; Núñez-Arjona, Juan C.; Rueda, CarmenABSTRACT - The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is one of the most endangered felid species in the world. Conservation efforts have increased its population size and distribution and reinforced their genetic diversity through captive breeding and reintroduction programmes. Among several threats that the Iberian lynx faces, infectious and parasitic diseases have underlined effects on the health of their newly reintr...
Prevalence of zoonotic parasites in an endangered Iberian wolf (Canis lupus sig...
Figueiredo, Ana M.; Barros, Tânia; Valente, Ana M.; Fonseca, Carlos; Carvalho, Luís Madeira de; Torres, Rita TinocoAs a top predator, the Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) plays a major role shaping interactions within food webs. Due to its conservation status in Portugal, i.e. endangered, it is important to understand the role of parasites in this population, since they can be a limiting factor for the population fitness and trophic interactions and, ultimately, their survival. From November 2017 to August 2018, 33 fresh...