Important Articles
Be patient, some of these articles take time to load...!Major Reports in English
| 2005. Groenendijk J., F. Hajek, N. Duplaix, et al. Surveying and Monitoring Distribution and Population trends of the Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) Habitat 16. 53 pages - DOWNLOAD THIS .pdf FILE TO YOUR DESKTOP |
| 1980. N. Duplaix. Observations on the Ecology and Behavior of the Giant River Otter Pteronura Brasiliensis in Suriname. - DOWNLOAD THIS .pdf FILE TO YOUR DESKTOP |
| 1997. S.K. Carter and Rosas, F.C.W. Biology and Conservation of the Giant Otter Pteronura brasiliensis, Mammal Rev, Vol.27, No. 1:1-26 - DOWNLOAD THIS .pdf FILE TO YOUR DESKTOP |
| 2002. N. Duplaix, Giant Otter, Final Report. WWF-Guianas Rapid River Bio-assessments and Giant Otter Conservation Project - FG-40 FY2002 - DOWNLOAD THIS .pdf FILE TO YOUR DESKTOP |
| 2004. N. Duplaix et al. Giant Otter Bibliography - This list of references is not meant to be exhaustive or complete but to be a working tool for persons who are interested in Giant otters but who do not have access to a large university library. We welcome any additions or corrections: Contact Dr. Nicole Duplaix |
| WWF-Guianas - Evaluation of the Animal and Plant Trade in the Guianas: Preliminary Findings - Prepared by Nicole Duplaix, PhD March 2001 - DOWNLOAD THIS .pdf FILE TO YOUR DESKTOP |
Articles in English
| Duplaix, N. (1980). Giant otters : "Big water dogs in peril". National Geographic Magazine 158(1) 1980; pp. 130-142 - DOWNLOAD THIS .pdf FILE TO YOUR DESKTOP |
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2005. McTurk, D. and L. Spelman. Hand-rearing and rehabilitation of orphaned Giant otters Pteronura brasiliensis, on the Rupununi River, Guyana, South America. Zoo Biol. 24:153-167 (2005), 15 pages - DOWNLOAD THIS .pdf FILE TO YOUR DESKTOP |
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2003. F. Rosas and G. E. de Mattos. Notes on Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) behavior in the lake of the Balbina Hydroelectric Power Station, Amazinas, Brazil. LAJAM 2(2):127-129, July-December 2003, 4 pages - DOWNLOAD THIS .pdf FILE TO YOUR DESKTOP |
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2004. Ribas, C. and G. Mourao, Intraspecific agonism between Giant otter groups. 7 pages - DOWNLOAD THIS .pdf FILE TO YOUR DESKTOP |
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2005. F. R. Dias Fonseca, O. Malm & H. Francine Waldemarin. Mercury Levels in tissues of Giant otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) from the Rio Negro, Pantanal, Brazil. Env. Res.98 (2005): 368-371 - DOWNLOAD THIS .pdf FILE TO YOUR DESKTOP |
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2005. C. Munn. Big, friendly giants. BBC Wildlife (June): 34-39 - DOWNLOAD THIS .pdf FILE TO YOUR DESKTOP |
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2005. Giant otter, Pteronura brasiliensis. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - DOWNLOAD THIS .pdf FILE TO YOUR DESKTOP |
| 2005. Victor Utreras B.1,*, Esteban Suarez R.2, Galo Zapata-Rios 3, Geovanna Lasso 4 and Luis Pinos 5. Dry and Rainy Season Estimations of Giant Otter Pteronura brasiliensis, Home Range in the Yasuni National Park, Ecuador - DOWNLOAD THIS .pdf FILE TO YOUR DESKTOP |
Articles in Portuguese
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2004. Carolina Ribas Pereira, Desenvolvimento de um Programa de Monitoramento em Longo Prazo das Ariranhas (Pteronura brasiliensis) no Pantanal Brasileiro (Long-term monitoring study of Giant otters in the Pantanal, Brazil). MSc dissertation, 68 pages - DOWNLOAD THIS .pdf FILE TO YOUR DESKTOP |
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2004. Rosas, F. Ariranha, Pteronura brasiliensis, (Carnivora: Mustelidae). In, Historia Natural, Ecologia e Conservacao de Algumas Especies de Plantas e Animais da Amazonia, R. Cintro, ed.: 265-269 - DOWNLOAD THIS .pdf FILE TO YOUR DESKTOP |
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2002. G.V. Machado, F.C.W. Rosas, & S.M. Lazzarini. Topografia do Cone Medular na Ariranha da Amazonia. Ar. Cien. Vet zool. UNIPAR, 5(2):jul./dec.: 297 - DOWNLOAD THIS .pdf FILE TO YOUR DESKTOP |
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2002. G.V. Machado, F.C.W. Rosas, & S.M. Lazzarini. Lobacao Pulmonar e Divisoes Bronquiais na Ariranha. Ar. Cien. Vet zool. UNIPAR, 5(2):jul./dec. : 289 - DOWNLOAD THIS .pdf FILE TO YOUR DESKTOP |
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2002. G.V. Machado, F.C.W. Rosas, & S.M. Lazzarini. Sobre a Formacao da Veia Cava Cranial na Ariranha. Ar. Cien. Vet zool. UNIPAR, 5(2):jul./dec. : 293 - DOWNLOAD THIS .pdf FILE TO YOUR DESKTOP |
Neotropical otters (Lontra longicaudis)
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2004. Rosas, F. Lontra, Lontra longicaudis (Carnivora: Mustelidae). In, Historia Natural, Ecologia e Conservacao de Algumas Especies de Plantas e Animais da Amazonia, R. Cintro, ed.: 261-264 - DOWNLOAD THIS .pdf FILE TO YOUR DESKTOP |
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