Nutrition of the Tamandua: I. Nutrient composition of termites (Nasutitermes spp.) and stomach contents from wild tamanduas (Tamandua tetradactyla)
Abstract 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1996)15:53.3.CO;2-L Arboreal termites (Nasutitermes spp.) and stomach contents from tamanduas (Tamandua tetradactyla) were collected in central Venezuela during the mid part of the dry season (March) of 1993 and 1994. Nutritional analyses were performed on each caste (workers n = 3), soldiers (n = 5), and alates [n = (1]), on mixed caste samples […]
Relationship between gonadal steroid hormones and vulvar bleeding in southern tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla
Abstract This study aimed at demonstrating the profiles of circulating gonadal steroid hormones during the estrous cycle and pregnancy in a southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla). Additionally, this study clarified the relationship between vulvar bleeding and hormonal changes. The concentrations of serum progesterone (P4) and estradiol-17β (E2) were determined by enzyme immunoassays. Serum P4 and E2 […]