Welcome
to the Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training
(MHIRT) Program at CBU.
Welcome
to the Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training
(MHIRT) Program at CBU.
Brazil - Locations: Belem, Curitiba, Emas/Pantanal, Florianopolis, and Sao Paulo.
Emas/The Pantanal:
Two students at one of these sites
Project
Description: Wildlife biology: Carnivore conservation: dietary, and hone range
studies. This conservation is coupled with access to health care in the Pantanal
for ranch hands. These are isolated
field biology sites. The students work
with researchers on projects involving carnivore conservation.
The techniques include, scat sample collection, radio telemetry, data
analysis and trapping of animals.
This is a physically demanding site.
2009 Project Title: Advantages and
Disadvantages of Two Non-Invasive Research Methods for the Study of Wild Jaguar
Populations.
2008
Project Title: Carnivore Conservation Pantanal/Emas National Park,
and
Recent mentor
publications:
Furatado,
M. M.; Kashivakura, C. K.; Ferro, C.; Jacomo, A. T. A.; Silveira, L.; Peres, S.
A. Immobilization of free-ranging maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) with
tiletamine and zolazepam in central Brazil. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife
Medicine, v. 37, p. 68-70, 2006.
Soares,
T. N.; Telles, M. P. C.; Resende, L. V.; Silveira, L.; Jacomo, A. T. A.; Morato,
R. G.; Dinizfilho, J. A. F.; Eizirik, E.; Brondani, R. P. V.; Brondani, C.
Paternity testing and behavioral ecology: A case study of jaguars (Panthera onca)
in Emas National Park, Central Brazil. Genetics and Molecular Biology, v. 29, p.
735-740, 2006.
Silveira,
L. Ticks (Acari: Ixodida) on wild carnivores in
