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Taxonomic revision of maned sloths, subgenus Bradypus (Scaeopus), Pilosa, Bradypodidae, with revalidation of Bradypus crinitus Gray, 1850
Taxonomic revision of maned sloths, subgenus Bradypus (Scaeopus), Pilosa, Bradypodidae, with revalidation of Bradypus crinitus Gray, 1850 Flavia R Miranda, Guilherme S T Garbino, Fabio A Machado, Fernando A Perini, Fabricio R Santos, Daniel M Casali &...
View ResourceNew Records of Bradypus torquatus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae) from Southern Sergipe, Brazil
Title: New Records of Bradypus torquatus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae) from Southern Sergipe, Brazil Link: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1896/020.010.0102 Reference: Rocha Déda Chagas, R., Pedro Souza-Alves, J., Jerusalinsky, L. and Ferrari, S.F., 2009. New ...
View ResourceThe endangered maned sloth Bradypus torquatus of the Brazilian Atlantic forest: a review and update of geographical distribution and habitat preferences
Title: The endangered maned sloth Bradypus torquatus of the Brazilian Atlantic forest: a review and update of geographical distribution and habitat preferences Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2907.2011.00188.x/full Reference: Hirsch, A. ...
View ResourceReevaluation of the Geographical Distribution of Bradypus tridactylus Linnaeus, 1758 and B. variegatus Schinz, 1825
Title: Reevaluation of the Geographical Distribution of Bradypus tridactylus Linnaeus, 1758 and B. variegatus Schinz, 1825 Link: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1896/020.011.0110 Reference: Moraes-Barros, N.D., Giorgi, A.P., Silva, S. and Morgante, J.S., 2010. Reevaluation ...
View ResourceStomach lysozymes of the three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus), an arboreal folivore from the Neotropics
Title: Stomach lysozymes of the three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus), an arboreal folivore from the Neotropics Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S109564330600328X Reference: Pacheco, M.A., Concepción, J.L., Rangel, J....
View ResourceMorphology, molecular phylogeny, and taxonomic inconsistencies in the study of Bradypus sloths (Pilosa: Bradypodidae)
Title: Morphology, molecular phylogeny, and taxonomic inconsistencies in the study of Bradypus sloths (Pilosa: Bradypodidae) Link: http://jmammal.oxfordjournals.org/content/92/1/86.abstract Reference: de Moraes Barros, N., Silva, J.A. and Morgante, J.S., 2011. Morphology, ...
View ResourceIdentifying management units in non-endangered species: the example of the sloth Bradypus variegatus
Title: Identifying management units in non-endangered species: the example of the sloth Bradypus variegatus Link: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S1519-69842007000500005&script=sci_arttext&tlng=pt Reference: Moraes-Barros, N., Miyaki, ...
View ResourceFirst observation on mating and reproductive seasonality in maned sloths Bradypus torquatus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae)
Title: First observation on mating and reproductive seasonality in maned sloths Bradypus torquatus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae) Link: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10164-008-0089-9 Reference: Dias, B.B., Dos Santos, L.A.D., Lara-Ruiz, ...
View ResourceThe cacao agroforests of the Brazilian Atlantic forest as habitat for the endangered maned sloth Bradypus torquatus
Title: The cacao agroforests of the Brazilian Atlantic forest as habitat for the endangered maned sloth Bradypus torquatus Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1616504710000984 Reference: Cassano, C.R., Kierulff, M.C.M. ...
View ResourceDistribution of Two Sympatric Species of Sloths (Choloepus didactylus and Bradypus tridactylus) along the Sinnamary River, French Guiana
Title: Distribution of Two Sympatric Species of Sloths (Choloepus didactylus and Bradypus tridactylus) along the Sinnamary River, French Guiana Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1744-7429.1999.tb00418.x/abstract Reference: Taube, E., Vié, J....
View ResourceFeeding ecology and postural behaviour of the three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus flaccidus) in northern Venezuela
Title: Feeding ecology and postural behaviour of the three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus flaccidus) in northern Venezuela Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1616504707000523 Reference: Urbani, B. and Bosque, C., 2007. Feeding ecology and postural ...
View ResourceCircadian rhythms in blood pressure in free-ranging three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus)
Title: Circadian rhythms in blood pressure in free-ranging three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus) Link: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0100-879X2003000200016&script=sci_arttext Reference: Duarte, D.P.F., Silva, V.L., ...
View ResourceReproductive biology and postnatal development in sloths, Bradypus and Choloepus: review with original data from the field (French Guiana) and from captivity
Title: Reproductive biology and postnatal development in sloths, Bradypus and Choloepus: review with original data from the field (French Guiana) and from captivity Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2907.2001.00085.x/abstract Reference: Taube, ...
View ResourceExtreme population divergence and conservation implications for the rare endangered Atlantic Forest sloth, Bradypus torquatus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae)
Title: Extreme population divergence and conservation implications for the rare endangered Atlantic Forest sloth, Bradypus torquatus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320708000980 Abstract: The maned sloth (Bradypus torquatus) is an ...
View ResourceA translocation experiment for the conservation of maned sloths, Bradypus torquatus (Xenarthra, Bradypodidae)
Title: A translocation experiment for the conservation of maned sloths, Bradypus torquatus (Xenarthra, Bradypodidae) Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320703003872 Reference: Chiarello, A.G., Chivers, D.J., Bassi, C., Maciel, M.A....
View ResourceSleep and waking in the three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus
Title: Sleep and waking in the three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0300962983903365 Reference: De Moura Filho, A.G., Huggins, S.E. and Lines, S.G., 1983. Sleep and waking in ...
View ResourceLife-history traits and sexual dimorphism of the Atlantic forest maned sloth Bradypus torquatus (Xenarthra: Bradypodidae)
Title: Life-history traits and sexual dimorphism of the Atlantic forest maned sloth Bradypus torquatus (Xenarthra: Bradypodidae) Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1017/S0952836905007259/full Reference: Lara‐Ruiz, P. and Chiarello, A.G., 2005. Life‐history traits ...
View ResourceComparative Phylogeography of the Atlantic Forest Endemic Sloth (Bradypus torquatus) and the Widespread Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) (Bradypodidae, Xenarthra)
Title: Comparative Phylogeography of the Atlantic Forest Endemic Sloth (Bradypus torquatus) and the Widespread Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) (Bradypodidae, Xenarthra) Link: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10709-005-1448-x Reference: de Moraes-Barros, N., Silva, ...
View ResourceA new species of three-toed sloth (Mammalia: Xenarthra) from Panama, with a review of the genus Bradypus
Title: A new species of three-toed sloth (Mammalia: Xenarthra) from Panama, with a review of the genus Bradypus Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233382682_A_new_species_of_three-toed_sloth_Mammalia_Xenarthra_from_Panama_with_...
View ResourceField metabolic rate, water flux, and food consumption in three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus)
Title: Field metabolic rate, water flux, and food consumption in three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus) Link: http://jmammal.oxfordjournals.org/content/61/3/465.abstract Reference: Nagy, K.A. and Montgomery, G.G., 1980. Field metabolic rate, water flux, and ...
View ResourceXenarthra and Pholidota (Armadillos, Anteaters, Sloths and Pangolins)
Title: Xenarthra and Pholidota (Armadillos, Anteaters, Sloths and Pangolins) Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9780470015902.a0001556.pub2/abstract?userIsAuthenticated=false&deniedAccessCustomisedMessage= Reference: Rose, K.D. and Gaudin, T.J., 2010. Xenarthra and Pholidota (armadillos, anteaters, ...
View ResourceUnexpected Strong Polygyny in the Brown-Throated Three-Toed Sloth
Title: Unexpected Strong Polygyny in the Brown-Throated Three-Toed Sloth Link: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0051389 Reference: Pauli, J.N. and Peery, M.Z., 2012. Unexpected strong polygyny in the brown-throated three-toed sloth. ...
View ResourceSloth biology: an update on their physiological ecology, behavior and role as vectors of arthropods and arboviruses
Title: Sloth biology: an update on their physiological ecology, behavior and role as vectors of arthropods and arboviruses Link: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0100-879X2001000100002&script=sci_arttext&tlng=...
View ResourceMolecular evidence for a diverse green algal community growing in the hair of sloths and a specific association with Trichophilus welckeri (Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae)
Title: Molecular evidence for a diverse green algal community growing in the hair of sloths and a specific association with Trichophilus welckeri (Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae) Link: https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2148-10-86 Reference: Suutari, ...
View ResourceArboreal Folivores Limit Their Energetic Output, All the Way to Slothfulness
Title: Arboreal Folivores Limit Their Energetic Output, All the Way to Slothfulness Link: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/687032 Reference: Pauli, J.N., Peery, M.Z., Fountain, E.D. and Karasov, W.H., 2016. Arboreal ...
View ResourceThe Convergent Evolution of Suspensory Posture and Locomotion in Tree Sloths
Title: The Convergent Evolution of Suspensory Posture and Locomotion in Tree Sloths Link: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10914-011-9174-x Reference: Nyakatura, J.A., 2012. The convergent evolution of suspensory posture and locomotion in ...
View ResourceIsolation and characterization of 18 microsatellite markers for the brown-throated three-toed sloth, Bradypus variegatus
Title: Isolation and characterization of 18 microsatellite markers for the brown-throated three-toed sloth, Bradypus variegatus Link: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12686-012-9701-y Reference: Moss, W.E., Peery, M.Z., Gutiérrez-Espeleta, G.A., ...
View ResourceDevelopment and characterization of 16 microsatellites for Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth, Choloepus hoffmanni
Title: Development and characterization of 16 microsatellites for Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth, Choloepus hoffmanni Link: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12686-011-9419-2 Reference: Moss, W.E., Pauli, J.N., Gutiérrez, G.A., Young, ...
View ResourceActivity Patterns and Rates of Movement of Two-Toed and Three-Toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni and Bradypus infuscatus)
Title: Activity Patterns and Rates of Movement of Two-Toed and Three-Toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni and Bradypus infuscatus) Link: http://jmammal.oxfordjournals.org/content/54/4/946.abstract Refernece: Sunquist, M.E. and Montgomery, G.G., 1973. Activity patterns and ...
View ResourceExperimental Studies of the Respiration of Sloths
Title: Experimental Studies of the Respiration of Sloths Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jcp.1030200207 Reference: Irving, L., Scholander, P.F. and Grinnell, S.W., 1942. Experimental studies of the respiration of sloths. Journal of ...
View ResourceActivity Budget, Pattern and Rhythm of Maned Sloths (Bradypus Torquatus): Responses to Variations in Ambient Temperature
Title: Activity budget, pattern and rhythm of maned sloths (Bradypus torquatus): Responses to variations in ambient temperature Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1616504715000658 Refernece: Giné, G.A.F., Cassano, C.R., de ...
View ResourceThe Passage of Digesta, Particle Size, and In Vitro Fermentation Rate in the Three-Toed Sloth Bradypus Tridactylus (Edentata: Bradypodidae)
Title: The passage of digesta, particle size, and in vitro fermentation rate in the three-toed sloth Bradypus tridactylus (Edentata: Bradypodidae) Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02739.x/full Reference: Foley, W.J., ...
View ResourceDigestive Physiology, Metabolism and Methane Production of Captive Linne’s Two-Toed Sloths (Choloepus Didactylus)
Title: Digestive physiology, metabolism and methane production of captive Linne’s two-toed sloths (Choloepus didactylus) Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jpn.12356/pdf Reference: Vendl, C., Frei, S., Dittmann, M.T., Furrer, S., Osmann, C., ...
View ResourceDiet of the Atlantic Forest Maned Sloth Bradypus Torquatus (Xenarthra: Bradypodidae)
Title: Diet of the Atlantic forest maned sloth Bradypus torquatus (Xenarthra: Bradypodidae) Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1998.tb00127.x/full Reference: Chiarello, A.G., 1998. Diet of the Atlantic forest maned sloth Bradypus ...
View ResourceActivity Budgets and Ranging Patterns of the Atlantic Forest Maned Sloth Bradypus Torquatus (Xenarthra: Bradypodidae)
Title: Activity budgets and ranging patterns of the Atlantic forest maned sloth Bradypus torquatus (Xenarthra: Bradypodidae) Link: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=41167&fileId=S0952836998009017 Reference: Chiarello, A.G., 1998. Activity ...
View ResourceBradypus Torquatus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae)
Title: Bradypus Torquatus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae) Link: http://mspecies.oxfordjournals.org/content/mspeciesarc/829/1.abstract Reference: Hayssen, V., 2009. Bradypus torquatus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae). Mammalian Species Archive, 829, pp.1-5. Abstract: Bradypus torquatus Illiger, 1811 is a three-toed sloth commonly called ...
View ResourceBradypus variegatus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae)
Title: Bradypus variegatus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae) Link: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1644/850.1 Reference: Hayssen, V., 2010. Bradypus variegatus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae). Mammalian Species, 42(1), pp.19-32. Abstract: Bradypus variegatus (the brown-throated three-toed sloth), is 1 of 4 extant three-toed sloths. ...
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