Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and the first of the megadiversity countries,
accounting for roughly 14% of the world's biota. It has the largest mammal diversity (more …

Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park is one of the most important protected areas of the
Brazilian Cerrado and is inhabited by diverse species, but the area has seldom been …

Roadkill impact is still underestimated due to the lack of knowledge of its intensity and effect
on animal populations. To assess differences between animal roadkills on roads in distinct …

Atropelamento é uma importante causa de mortalidade para várias espécies de animais
silvestres em todo o mundo. No Brasil são poucos os estudos sobre esse tema. Dados …

C:\Documents and Settings\x\Meu Page 1 Revista Brasileira de Zoociências 9 (2):185-192.
2007 Atropelamentos de vertebrados em rodovia no Mato Grosso .185 Abstract. Run overs of …

RESUMO A mortalidade por atropelamento é fator de grande impacto sobre populações
naturais. O presente trabalho teve os objetivos de quantificar o atropelamento de …

The construction of highways is responsible for access to previously protected areas,
resulting in changes in landscape and dynamics of the animal populations that live in these …

Dentre os impactos ambientais, a fragmentação dos hábitats para uso agrícola e pecuário,
tem provocado a descaracterização natural dos ambientes e como consequência, o …

We assessed the conservation status of 61 species from a central Brazilian snake
assemblage by ranking species according to their vulnerability to ten threat factors that are …

Road-killed wild animals have been for years used for surveillance of vectors of zoonotic
pathogens and may offer new opportunities for eco-epidemiological studies. In the current …