Assisted Reproduction in Wild Mammals of South America

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 (ARTs) for their conservation currently stands out. Thus, this book compiles information on recent scientific studies regarding the development of ARTs 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.

Biography
Dr. Alexandre Rodrigues Silva, Veterinarian with a PhD in Veterinary Sciences, is 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.

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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