The skin biopsy of the male specimen was kindly provided by dr. Mar 10, 2020 a south american omnivore, eira barbara, allied to the grison, with a long thick tail. Compared to other mustelids, the long bones of eira barbara are elongated, the scapula presents a rounded contour, the olecranon is short, the manus is large, with a wrist and intracarpal articulations that allow a great range of movements and mobile phalanges with curved claws, and the ilium forms a low angle with the rest of the pelvic bone. In this context, the appendicular morphology of eira barbara shows a striking combination of features linked to the use of terrestrial or arboreal substrates and halfbounder or ambulatorial gaits. This file is licensed under the creative commons attribution 2. The geographical races of the tayra galictis barbara, with notes on abnormally coloured individuals. Galera barbara, mustela barbara, eirara barbara, eraria barbara, galera barbara, tayra barbara. First molecular study of the tayra, eira barbara, a large neotropical mustelidae. Notes on interactions between the tayra eira barbara and. Together marten, fisher, sable, wolverine, and tayra biologists gilbert proulx 1 and keith b.
Eira barbara extends from northern mexico to southern brazil and northern argentina, across central and south america. Aug 30, 2006 two tayras eira barbara were observed attacking an infant redhanded howler alouatta belzebul on an island in eastern brazilian amazonia, as a nearby adult male watched passively. Division of natural sciences, bethel college, 1001 w. This page was last edited on 20 november 2019, at 22. It is a widely distributed species occurring from sea level to 2600 m asl, being historically present from mexico to argentina presley 2000, chavez 2014 but having several information gaps about its ecology emmons and freer 1990, brooks 1993. Mammalian species publishes 1535 individual species accounts each year summarizing the current understanding of the biology of an individual species. Uwi the online guide to the animals of trinidad and tobago behaviour eira barbara tayra. Eira barbara barbara linnaeus, 1758 report on itis. Throat patch variation in tayra eira barbara and the potential for individual identification in the field. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. The tayra eira barbara is a mediumsized mustelid listed as endangered by mexican law nom059semarnat2010. Eira barbara madeirensis lonnberg, 19 report on itis. Scott seville, in the biology and identification of the coccidia apicomplexa of carnivores of the world, 2018. Presley and others published eira barbara find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.
The martes complex an opportunity to bring together. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. Eira barbara senilis in mammal species of the world. The objective of the present study was to determine if individual variation in the throat patches of tayra eira barbara permits individual identification.
Eira barbara barbara in mammal species of the world. Predation attempt and abnormal coat coloration of the tayra eira barbara in the brazilian central amazon. The tayra eira barbara is an omnivorous animal from the weasel family, native to the americas. Corpus xelmirez corpus linguistico da galicia medieval. Pdf throat patch variation in tayra eira barbara and the. Throat patch variation in tayra eira barbara and the. The objective of the present study was to determine if individual variation in the throat patches of tayra eira barbara permits individual. Galera barbara, mustela barbara, eirara barbara, eraria barbara. We observed a group of four adult tayras moving around thealouatta group displaying a speciestypical aggressive behavioral. The apparently successful predator avoidance behavior of the monkeys was recorded in detail. A taxonomic species within the family mustelidae the tayra, a type of weasel native to the americas, the sole species of the genus eira. The ability of nonhuman animals to project individual actions into the future is a hotly debated topic.
This paper reports the response of one howler monkey group alouatta palliata to a group of potential predators, the tayra eira barbara. However, scansorial and arboreal carnivorans remain poorly studied regarding these issues. We describe the caching behaviour of tayras eira barbara based on direct observations in the field, pictures from camera traps and radio telemetry, providing evidence that these mustelids pick and cache unripe fruit for future consumption. Interactions between tayras eira barbara and redhanded. Tayras were also observed in the vicinity of the two howler study groups on a number of. Data on habitat use and locomotor and postural modes were collected from freeranging tayras in a terrafirme forest in french guiana.
Interspecific interaction and predator avoidance behavior. Cope considered it partly arboreal, as tayras are, and possibly omnivorous as well as herbivorous, yet he thought he saw how it could have. Recent phylogenetic studies have shown that the genus martes is polyphyletic with respect to the fisher pekania pennanti, which is more closely related to the wolverine gulo gulo and tayra eira barbara than it is to the martens. In a separate incident, four tayras were seen attacking a subadult female on the ground. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Smith, 1842 monotypic eimeria irara carini and fonseca, 1938. Western north american naturalist publishes on the biological natural history of western north america. We refer to the 11 species in the genera martes, pekania, gulo, and eira as the martes complex. Range expansion of a locally endangered mustelid eira. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any. The case of the tayra, eira barbara carnivora, mustelidae marcos d.
The case of the tayra, eira barbara carnivora, mustelidae marcos. Aubry 2 abstract recent phylogenetic studies have shown that the genus martes is polyphyletic with respect to the fisher pekania pennanti, which is more closely related to the wolverine gulo gulo and tayra eira barbara than it is to the martens. Information and translations of eira barbara in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Media in category eira barbara the following 52 files are in this category, out of 52 total. Two tayras eira barbara were observed attacking an infant redhanded howler alouatta belzebul on an island in eastern brazilian amazonia, as a nearby adult male watched passively. Pdf throat patch variation in tayra eira barbara and. We examined 275 specimens from museum collections to determine the morphological variation of the throat patch in eira barbara specimens collected throughout its distribution. Walking whales, dawn horses, and other enigmas of mammal evolution. Eira barbara madeirensis in mammal species of the world. Locomotion and postures are key factors to understanding the biology of animals.
Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. A late pleistocene guloninae carnivora, mustelidae from. Tayras were also observed in the vicinity of the two howler study groups on a number of occasions over a 9month period. First molecular study of the tayra, eira barbara, a large. Mammal species of the world a taxonomic and geographic reference. The case of the tayra, eira barbara carnivora, mustelidae author links open overlay panel marcos d. Notes on interactions between the tayra eira barbara and the whitefronted capuchin cebus albifrons, journal of mammalogy, volume 61, iss. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Eira barbara, mammalian species, american socoiety of mammologists, no. Herein, we present a behavioral and morphological analysis of the arboreal locomotion of the tayra eira barbara, a neotropical forestdwelling mustelid. A south american omnivore, eira barbara, allied to the grison, with a long thick tail.
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