Organochlorine Pesticides Residues in Blood of Peridomestic Populations of Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) from Ex-Henequen Rural Localities of Yucatan, Mexico
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DOI: 10.1007/s00244-019-00685-y
Abstract: Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) have been used for many decades, both for the control of pests in agriculture and for the control of vectors of human and animal diseases. Several recent studies have reported significant concentrations… read more here.
Keywords: opossum didelphis; yucatan mexico; organochlorine pesticides; populations virginia ... See more keywords
Food selection and predation risk in the Andean white-eared opossum (Didelphis pernigra Allen, 1900) in a suburban area of Bogotá, Colombia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2017.07.001
Abstract: Abstract Urbanization is spreading throughout the Andes, and despite it there is still wildlife which survives in these novel environments throughout Colombia and elsewhere. The Andean white-eared opossum (Didelphis pernigra Allen, 1900) can tolerate moderate… read more here.
Keywords: andean white; opossum didelphis; white eared; risk ... See more keywords
Contemporary range expansion of the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) impacted by humans and snow cover
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DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2017-0071
Abstract: Range expansions are key demographic events driven by factors such as climate change and human intervention that ultimately influence the genetic composition of peripheral populations. The expansion of the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana Kerr, 1792)… read more here.
Keywords: expansion virginia; opossum didelphis; range; virginia opossum ... See more keywords