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  1. Polychromophilus (Haemosporida: Plasmodiidae): A review of association with bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) and the first record in the Neotropical bat, Myotis albescens (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Colombia

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife, December 2024, Elsevier

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  2. Sleeping site sharing between Aotus griseimembra (Mammalia, Primates) and Coendou quichua (Mammalia, Rodentia) in a lowland inter-Andean valley in Colombia

    Article • September 2024, Pensoft Publishers

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  3. Bacterial community of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) and mammals from Arauca, Colombian Orinoquia

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife, August 2024, Elsevier

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  4. Pathogens associated with ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) and mammals in the Orinoquia region of Colombia: An approach to understanding vector-pathogen-host interactions

    Article • Acta Tropica, August 2024, Elsevier

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  5. Distribution, morphology, and natural history observations of the Colombian weasel, Neogale felipei

    Article • Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, July 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  6. Environmental and ecological factors affecting tick infestation in wild birds of the Americas

    Article • Parasitology Research, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  7. A new species of terrestrial toad of the Rhinella festae group (Anura, Bufonidae) from the highlands of the Central Cordillera of the Andes of Colombia

    Article • ZooKeys, March 2024, Pensoft Publishers

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  8. Medium and large mammals in an Andean National Park in southwestern Colombia

    Article • Mammalia, March 2024, De Gruyter

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  9. Comentarios sobre registros recientes e históricos del oso de anteojos, Tremarctos ornatus, en la Cordillera Central del departamento de Caldas, Colombia

    Article • Mammalogy Notes, January 2024, Sociedad Colombiana de Mastozoologia

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  10. First mitochondrial genome of Amblyomma triste Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae): Evidence for studying species within the A. maculatum group</p >

    Article • Systematic and Applied Acarology, January 2024, Systematic and Applied Acarology Society

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  11. CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SALAMINA (CALDAS), CENTRAL ANDES OF COLOMBIA: NEW RECORDS AND TAXONOMIC UPDATES

    Article • Acta Biológica Colombiana, January 2024, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  12. Descripción de las señales de ecolocalización de Histiotus colombiae (Vespertilionidae) en Cundinamarca, Colombia

    Article • Mammalogy Notes, December 2023, Sociedad Colombiana de Mastozoologia

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  13. Extensive Phylogenomic Discordance and the Complex Evolutionary History of the Neotropical Cat Genus Leopardus

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, November 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  14. Revising the diversity within the Dwarf Dog-faced Bat, Molossops temminckii (Chiroptera, Molossidae), with the revalidation of the endangered Molossops griseiventer

    Article • ZooKeys, September 2023, Pensoft Publishers

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  15. Confirming the presence of Lasiurus frantzii (Peters, 1870) (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in South America: more questions than answers

    Article • ZooKeys, September 2023, Pensoft Publishers

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  16. Exploring the relationship between bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) and ectoparasitic flies (Diptera, Hippoboscoidea) of the Orinoquia Region in South America

    Article • ZooKeys, September 2023, Pensoft Publishers

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  17. Distribution of the northern pampas cat, Leopardus garleppi, in northern South America, confirmation of its presence in Colombia and genetic analysis of a controversial record from the country

    Article • Mammalia, August 2023, De Gruyter

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  18. Urban and peri-urban bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Manizales, Colombia: exploring a conservation area in sub-Andean and Andean ecosystems

    Article • Mammalia, August 2023, De Gruyter

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  19. Expanding the frontiers of camera-trapping in Colombia: application of the “Mostela” system to gain knowledge on small non-volant mammals from an Andean cloud forest

    Article • Mammalia, July 2023, De Gruyter

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  20. Distribution and noteworthy records of parasitic bugs genus Hesperoctenes (Hemiptera: Polyctenidae) associated with bats (Chiroptera) in Colombia

    Article • Zoologischer Anzeiger, July 2023, Elsevier

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  21. Taxonomic revision and additional comments of some bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) reported from Bolivia, with an updated checklist based on voucher material with verified identities

    Article • Check List, June 2023, Pensoft Publishers

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  22. Morphological and molecular confirmation of Ornithodoros hasei (Schulze, 1935) (Acari: Argasidae) in Colombia

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, May 2023, Elsevier

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  23. First records of the Truandó Toad, Rhaebo haematiticus (Cope, 1862) (Anura, Bufonidae) in the Middle Cauca river valley, Caldas, Colombia

    Article • Check List, January 2023, Pensoft Publishers

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  24. Colección de Anfibios, Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad de Caldas, Colombia

    Article • Biota Colombiana, December 2022, Instituto de Investigacion de Recursos Biologicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAVH)

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  25. Is Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto in South America? First Molecular Evidence of Its Presence in Colombia

    Article • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  26. Rarity and conservation status of the Colombian Speckled Tree Rat, Pattonomys semivillosus (I. Geoffroy, 1838)

    Article • Mammalia, November 2022, De Gruyter

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  27. New genetic information and geographic distribution of charismatic carnivores: the olingos (Procyonidae: Bassaricyon) in Colombia

    Article • Mammalian Biology, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  28. Updated distribution map and notes on the cranial morphometry of Dasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein, 1823, Azara’s Agouti (Mammalia, Rodentia, Dasyproctidae), in South America

    Article • Check List, September 2022, Pensoft Publishers

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  29. Infestation, histology, and molecular confirmation of Sarcoptes scabiei in an Andean porcupine (Coendou quichua) from the Central Andes of Colombia

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife, August 2022, Elsevier

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  30. Checklist of the mammals (Mammalia) of Colombia

    Article • Mammalogy Notes, April 2022, Sociedad Colombiana de Mastozoologia

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  31. Presentación del el libro de resúmenes del IV Congreso Colombiano de Mastozoología

    Article • Mammalogy Notes, March 2022, Sociedad Colombiana de Mastozoologia

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  32. Registro de la pulga Hectopsylla pulex (Haller, 1880) (Siphonaptera: Tungidae) en el murciélago mastín común Molossus molossus (Pallas, 1766) (Chiroptera: Molossidae) en el departamento del Cauca, Colombia

    Article • Revista Novedades Colombianas, December 2021, Biotecnologia en el Sector Agropecuario y Agroindustrial

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  33. Libro de resúmenes

    Article • Mammalogy Notes, December 2021, Sociedad Colombiana de Mastozoologia

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  34. Avance del proceso de evaluación de riesgo de extinción de los mamíferos en Colombia

    Article • Mammalogy Notes, December 2021, Sociedad Colombiana de Mastozoologia

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  35. Distribution update, male genitalia, natural history, and conservation of the stump-tailed porcupine Coendou rufescens in South America

    Article • Mammalia, November 2021, De Gruyter

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  36. A ghost in the mist: extension of the known range of Colombian Weasel, Neogale felipei (Izor & de la Torre, 1978) (Carnivora, Mustelidae), in the Cordillera Occidental

    Article • Check List, September 2021, Pensoft Publishers

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  37. First record of the Northern Ecuadorian Shrew, Cryptotis niausa Moreno Cárdenas & Albuja, 2014 (Eulipotyphla, Soricidae), in Colombia

    Article • Check List, September 2021, Pensoft Publishers

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  38. A new species of small Eptesicus Rafinesque (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from northern South America

    Article • Zootaxa, August 2021, Magnolia Press

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  39. Vacíos de información espacial sobre la riqueza de mamíferos terrestres continentales de Colombia

    Article • Caldasia, August 2021, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    Dr. José F. González-Maya, Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  40. A new species of Long-eared Brown Bat of the genus <i>Histiotus</i> (Chiroptera) and the revalidation of <i>Histiotus colombiae</i>

    Article • Caldasia, August 2021, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  41. Range extension of the Central American Red Brocket, Mazama temama (Kerr, 1792) (Artiodactyla, Cervidae), in Colombia

    Article • Check List, July 2021, Pensoft Publishers

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  42. A pregnant Common Lancehead, Bothrops atrox (Viperidae), from the Northern Andes of Colombia

    Article • Reptiles & Amphibians, July 2021, The University of Kansas

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  43. Colección de reptiles no aves (Reptilia), Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad de Caldas, Colombia

    Article • Biota Colombiana, July 2021, Instituto de Investigacion de Recursos Biologicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAVH)

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  44. Nuevos registros y observaciones sobre la historia natural del puercoespín pardo, Coendou vestitus (Rodentia: Erethizontidae)

    Article • Biota Colombiana, July 2021, Instituto de Investigacion de Recursos Biologicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAVH)

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  45. Field blood preservation and DNA extraction from wild mammals: methods and key factors for biodiversity studies

    Article • Revista U D C A Actualidad & Divulgación Científica, June 2021, Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas Y Ambientales - UDCA

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  46. Plecturocebus caquetensis(Primates: Pitheciidae)

    Article • Mammalian Species, April 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  47. Hectopsylla pulex (Haller, 1880) (Siphonaptera: Tungidae) infestation on Eptesicus furinalis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in the Central Andes of Colombia

    Article • Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, March 2021, Universidade de Sao Paulo Sistema Integrado de Bibliotecas - SIBiUSP

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  48. A new cryptic species of yellow-eared bat Vampyressa melissa species complex (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Colombia

    Article • Journal of Mammalogy, January 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  49. New records of mammals of the Coffee Region, Central Andes of Colombia using citizen science

    Article • January 2021, Pensoft Publishers

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  50. What’s on the menu? A presumed attack of Andean bear on a Mountain tapir at the Puracé National Natural Park, Colombia

    Article • January 2021, Pensoft Publishers

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  51. Advertisement call of a population of the nurse frog Leucostethus fraterdanieli (Anura: Dendrobatidae), with notes on its natural history

    Article • Biota Colombiana, January 2021, Instituto de Investigacion de Recursos Biologicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAVH)

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  52. Updating the distribution of Vampyrum spectrum (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in Colombia: new localities, potential distribution and notes on its conservation

    Article • December 2020, Pensoft Publishers

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  53. Rickettsia parkeri strain Atlantic rainforest in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of wild birds in Arauca, Orinoquia region of Colombia

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife, December 2020, Elsevier

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  54. Filling distribution gaps: first record of the Western Amazonian Dwarf Porcupine, Coendou ichillus Voss & Da Silva, 2001 (Mammalia, Rodentia), in the Napo Moist Forests ecoregion of Colombia

    Article • Check List, November 2020, Pensoft Publishers

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  55. Assessment of the rarity and conservation status of the Colombian endemic brown hairy dwarf porcupine Coendou vestitus

    Article • Oryx, November 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  56. Notes on the natural history of the Stump-tailed Porcupine, Coendou rufescens (Rodentia, Erethizontidae), in Colombia

    Article • November 2020, Pensoft Publishers

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  57. The chiggerflea Hectopsylla pulex (Siphonaptera: Tungidae): infestation on Molossus molossus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in the Central Andes of Colombia

    Article • Zoologia (Curitiba), November 2020, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  58. Distribution of the dwarf dog-faced bat Molossops temminckii (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in Colombia and comments on its morphometry

    Article • Mammalia, October 2020, De Gruyter

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  59. Eventos de electrocución de Aotus lemurinus (Primates: Aotidae) en los Andes Centrales de Colombia

    Article • Mammalogy Notes, September 2020, Sociedad Colombiana de Mastozoologia

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  60. A record of hypertrophy of the tragus of great fruit-eating bat Artibeus lituratus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)

    Article • Revista Peruana de Biología, August 2020, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Vicerectorado de Investigacion

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  61. Filling distribution gaps: new records of the Brazilian Porcupine, Coendou prehensilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mammalia, Rodentia), in 10 departments of Colombia

    Article • Check List, July 2020, Pensoft Publishers

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  62. Colección de mamíferos (Mammalia) del Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad de Caldas, Colombia

    Article • Biota Colombiana, July 2020, Instituto de Investigacion de Recursos Biologicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAVH)

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  63. Murciélagos (Chiroptera) del departamento del Tolima, Colombia: diversidad en un bosque húmedo tropical y actualizacion de la lista de especies del departamento

    Article • Boletín Científico Centro de Museos Museo de Historia Natural, July 2020, Universidad de Caldas

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  64. New records and confirmation of the presence of three species of primates (Mammalia, Primates) in southwestern Colombia

    Article • Check List, July 2020, Pensoft Publishers

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  65. Food habits of the Cougar Puma concolor (Carnivora: Felidae) in the Central Andes of the Colombian Coffee Region

    Article • Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, June 2020, Universidade de Sao Paulo Sistema Integrado de Bibliotecas - SIBiUSP

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  66. Colección de Mamíferos, Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad de Caldas (MHN-UCa)

    Article • Mammalogy Notes, May 2020, Sociedad Colombiana de Mastozoologia

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  67. Endemic bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of Colombia: State of knowledge, distribution, and conservation

    Article • Universitas Scientiarum, March 2020, Editorial Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  68. The Koepcke’s spear-nosed bat, Gardnerycteris koepckeae (Gardner and Patton, 1972) (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), is not endemic to Peru: first record from the Amazon foothills of Colombia

    Article • Mammalia, February 2020, De Gruyter

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  69. New record for Colombia, updated distribution map, and comments on the defensive behavior of Thamnodyastes dixoni Bailey & Thomas, 2007 (Serpentes, Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae)

    Article • Check List, February 2020, Pensoft Publishers

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  70. Fifteen shades of green: The evolution of Bufotes toads revisited

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, December 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Oleksandr I. Zinenko, Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  71. Erratum: Handleyomys intectus (Rodentia: Cricetidae)

    Article • Mammalian Species, August 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  72. Handleyomys intectus (Rodentia: Cricetidae)

    Article • Mammalian Species, August 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  73. New record of Bassaricyon medius in the Colombian Caribbean

    Article • Therya, March 2019, Asociacion Mexicana de Mastozoologia

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  74. THE GENUS Dasyprocta ILLIGER, 1811 (MAMMALIA:RODENTIA) IN COLOMBIA

    Article • Mastozoología Neotropical, July 2018, Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamiferos

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  75. Sarcoptic mange in wild quichua porcupines (Coendou quichua Thomas, 1899) in Colombia

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife, April 2018, Elsevier

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  76. Morphological description of the glans penis and baculum of Coendou quichua (Rodentia: Erethizontidae)

    Article • Therya, September 2017, Asociacion Mexicana de Mastozoologia

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  77. Lonchorhina marinkellei (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)

    Article • Mammalian Species, August 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  78. Santamartamys rufodorsalis (Rodentia: Echimyidae)

    Article • Mammalian Species, July 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  79. Olallamys albicaudus (Rodentia: Echimyidae)

    Article • Mammalian Species, May 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  80. Resolving the evolution of the mammalian middle ear using Bayesian inference

    Article • Frontiers in Zoology, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  81. Comentarios sobre supuestos registros recientes de la comadreja colombiana (Mustela felipei: Carnivora) en Colombia

    Article • Mammalogy Notes, June 2016, Sociedad Colombiana de Mastozoologia

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  82. Cambios recientes a la lista de los mamíferos de Colombia

    Article • Mammalogy Notes, January 2016, Sociedad Colombiana de Mastozoologia

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  83. Mammalian development does not recapitulate suspected key transformations in the evolutionary detachment of the mammalian middle ear

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, January 2016, Royal Society Publishing

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  84. Richness and distribution of porcupines (Erethizontidae: Coendou) from Colombia

    Article • Mammalia, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  85. THE DISTRIBUTION OF BATS OF GENUS LASIURUS (VESPERTILIONIDAE) IN COLOMBIA, WITH NOTES ON TAXONOMY, MORPHOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

    Article • Caldasia, December 2015, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  86. Mammalian development does not recapitulate suspected key transformations in the evolution of the mammalian middle ear

    Article • August 2015, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  87. Mustela africana (Carnivora: Mustelidae)

    Article • Mammalian Species, December 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  88. Systematics of Vampyressa melissa Thomas, 1926 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), with Descriptions of Two New Species of Vampyressa

    Article • American Museum Novitates, October 2014, American Museum of Natural History (BioOne sponsored)

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  89. Mustela felipei (Carnivora: Mustelidae)

    Article • Mammalian Species, August 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  90. Emballonurid bats from Colombia: Annotated checklist, distribution, and biogeography

    Article • Therya, April 2014, Asociacion Mexicana de Mastozoologia

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  91. Mamíferos (Mammalia) del departamento de Putumayo, Colombia

    Article • Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales, April 2014, ACCEFYN - Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  92. New records of the Western Rounded Ear Bat, Lophostoma occidentalis (Davis & Carter, 1978) (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), from Colombia

    Article • Check List, January 2014, Check List Journal

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  93. Re-examining the hypothesis of allopatric distribution of Myoprocta acouchy and M. pratti (Mammalia: Dasyproctidae) in South America

    Article • Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, January 2014, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  94. Vampyressa melissa: Ramirez-Chaves, H. & Tavares, V. and Torres-Martinez, M.

    Article • IUCN

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  95. Platyrrhinus chocoensis: Ramirez-Chaves, H. and Suárez-Castro, A.

    Article • IUCN

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves

  96. Evolutionary developmental biology of the mammalian middle ear: Using virtual reconstruction to integrate development and biomechanics

    Article • University of Queensland Library

    Mr Héctor E. Ramírez Chaves