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Unveiling the Colors of Mustelids: A Historical Review on the Emergence of Chro...
Cotts, Leonardo; Costa, Giovanna; Gabriel, Sofia Isabel; Rocha Barbosa, Oscar; Braga, CaryneMustelidae is the largest and most diverse family within the order Carnivora, encompasses 65 species and 22 genera, and is widely distributed around the world. Mustelids exhibit a multiplicity of coloration patterns, ranging from darker tones, such as black and brown, to lighter tones, such as pale yellow and white. Anomalous colorations in wild mustelids are occasionally reported, but these records are still p...
Blood collection from the external jugular vein of Oryctolagus cuniculus algiru...
Abade dos Santos, Fabio A.; Carvalho, Carina L.; Peleteiro, M. Conceição; Gabriel, Sofia Isabel; Patrício, Rui; Carvalho, João; Cunha, Mónica V.In the last decades, the European wild rabbit, particularly the Oryctolagus cuniculus algirus, a keystone species in the Iberian Peninsula ecosystems, declined severely, raising concerns from the wildlife authorities. The hunting calendar in Portugal limits sampling collection to a narrow window of few months annually. Nevertheless, governmental wildlife protection laws allow live rabbit sampling for population...
Metallothionein levels in Algerian mice (Mus spretus) exposed to elemental poll...
Marques, Carla Cristina; Gabriel, Sofia Isabel; Pinheiro, Teresa; Viegas-Crespo, Ana Maria; Mathias, Maria da Luz; Bebianno, Maria JoãoThe potential use of metallothioneins (MTs) as biomarkers of trace metal contamination was evaluated for the first time in the Algerian mouse (Mus spretus). Mice were collected seasonally in an abandoned mining area (Aljustrel) and in a reference area, both located in southern Portugal. MT levels were quantified in liver and kidney by differential pulse polarography and hepatic elemental concentrations (Mn, Fe,...