Captive programs of breeding and management of threatened species act as a safeguard against a likely extinction of species in the nature. The model species in this study, Leontopithecus chrysomelas or golden headed lion ...

The Golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) is an endemic monkey to Atlantic Forest. Nowadays, they are classified as threatened of extinction. Efforts on its conservation cover in situ and ex situ programs, ...

For any action in fauna’s conservation it is necessary to have the previous knowledge of the species in order to adopt the best intervention strategies and to optimize the process. This way, even though the Southern Brown ...

The black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) is one of the most endangered neotropical primates and the historical causes that led them to the brink of extinction are closely related to the history of the Atlantic ...

Data on the reproductive biology of birds are essential to test hypotheses regarding the evolution of different aspects of the life history of these animals. However, basic information on the reproductive behavior of ...

Birds contribute to many kinds of environmental services, such as predation on arthropods, which results in their population control, and reduced folivory and higher growth rates of plants. In addition, insectivorous birds ...

Wildlife conservation has been standing out on the world stage as one of the major issues of our time. Several institutions are mobilizing to develop effective strategies and actions to prevent the extinction of endangered ...

The nest predation is an event that adversely affects the reproductive success of birds. One of the main theories explaining their population decline is the "Theory mesopredator release", especially in fragmented areas, ...