SMALL MAMMALS IN THE DIET OF BARN OWLS (TYTO FURCATA) IN AN URBAN AREA IN RIO DE JANEIRO STATE, BRAZIL, WITH A NEW RECORD OF THE DWARF MOUSE OPOSSUM (CRYPTONANUS)

Abstract Several studies emphasize the use of owl pellets in small mammal inventories in natural areas harboring high richness of rare species, but few Brazilian Atlantic forest localities have been surveyed by this method.The present study documents the species composition and abundance of small mammals in the diet of Tyto furcata in an urban area

Objective To investigate the prevalence caramilk latte of cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs), target organ damage (TOD) and its associated factors among adults in Freetown, Sierra Leone.Design This community-based cross-sectional study used a stratified multistage random sampling method to recruit adult participants.Setting The health screening s