Assisted Reproduction in Wild Mammals of South America

About this book

South America has one of the greatest riches in the world in terms of biodiversity. Despite all this richness, recent reports warn of different threats to this biodiversity. As a strategy to reduce the rate of loss of animal species, the development and application of assisted reproduction techniques for their conservation currently stands out. Thus, this book compiles information on recent scientific studies regarding the development of assisted reproduction techniques for the conservation of wild mammalian species in South America, thus serving as an important source of reference for professionals and students interested in wildlife conservation.

Contents

Wildlife in South America: The Use of Assisted Reproduction Techniques as Conservation Tools / Alexandre Rodrigues Silva and Alexsandra Fernandes Pereira

ARTIODACTYLA / Alexandre Rodrigues Silva
      The South American Deer / Luciana Diniz Rola, David Javier Galindo, Vicente José de Figueirêdo Freitas and José Mauricio Barbanti Duarte
      The Tayassuids / Alexandre Rodrigues Silva, Luana Grasiele Pereira Bezerra, Romário Parente dos Santos, Samara Sandy Jerônimo Moreira, Gabriela Liberalino Lima and Pierre Comizzoli

CARNIVORA / Regina Celia R. Paz
      The Canids / Thyara de Deco-Souza and Gediendson Ribeiro de Araujo
      The Jaguar: Panthera onca / Regina Celia Rodrigues da Paz, Lindsey M. Vansandt, William F. Swanson and Cristina Harumi Adania
      The Procyonids / Herlon Victor Rodrigues Silva and Regina Célia Rodrigues da Paz
      The Puma / Gediendson Ribeiro de Araujo and Thyara de Deco-Souza
      The Small Felids / Dieferson da Costa Estrela

PRIMATES / Sheyla F.S. Domingues
      The Aotidae / Frederico Ozanan Barros Monteiro, Gessiane Pereira da Silva, Thyago Habner de Souza Pereira, Rafaela S.C. Takeshita, Julio Cesar Ruiz and Pedro Mayor
      The Atelids / Paloma Rocha Arakaki
      The Callitrichids / Paloma Rocha Arakaki
      The Cebidae: Saimiri spp / Danuza Leite Leão, Wlaisa Vasconcelos Sampaio, Karol Guimarães Oliveira, Daniele Cristina Calado de Brito and Sheyla Farhayldes Souza Domingues
      The Cebidae: Sapajus paella / Danuza Leite Leão, Karol Guimarães Oliveira, Wlaisa Vasconcelos Sampaio, Daniele Cristina Calado de Brito and Sheyla Farhayldes Souza Domingues

RODENTIA / Alexsandra F. Pereira
      The Agoutis / Alexsandra Fernandes Pereira, Érika Almeida Praxedes, Leonardo Vitorino Costa de Aquino, Lhara Ricarliany Medeiros de Oliveira, Maria Valéria de Oliveira Santos and Alexandre Rodrigues Silva
      The Capybaras / Cristiane Schilbach Pizzutto and Derek Andrew Rosenfield
      The Cavies / Andréia Maria da Silva, Samara Sandy Jerônimo Moreira and Alexandre Rodrigues Silva
      The Pacas / Vânia Maria França Ribeiro, Itacir Olivio Farikoski, Patrícia Andrade dos Santos and Augusto Luiz Faino Alves
      The Plains Vizcacha / Alfredo Daniel Vitullo, Pablo Ignacio Felipe Inserra, Noelia Paola Leopardo, Julia Halperin and Verónica Berta Dorfman

XENARTHRA / Alexandre Rodrigues Silva
      The Anteaters and Sloths / Rogério Loesch Zacariotti
      The Armadillos / Patrícia da Cunha Sousa, Lívia Batista Campos, Alexandre Rodrigues Silva and Gabriela Liberalino Lima

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Biography

Dr Alexandre Rodrigues Silva is a Veterinarian with a PhD in Veterinary Sciences, a professor at the Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid, and a researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Brazil. He has been working with the development of assisted reproduction techniques for wildlife conservation in South American species since 2006, with numerous works already published in the area.