Hard Mating Aggregation as Evidence of Polyandry in the Red‐Tailed Boa, Boa constrictor (Squamata: Boidae), in a Brazilian Caatinga Population [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThis study reports a reproductive aggregation of a female Boa constrictor with five males in the Brazilian Caatinga. The observation reinforces the evidence of a polyandrous system, favoring larger females that copulate with different males.
Selma Maria deAlmeida‐Santos +1 more
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Sarcocystis sp. shed by the common boa snake (Boa constrictor) in Brazil [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023 The genus Sarcocystis contains around 200 species and 25 of these infect snakes. Two Sarcocystis spp. shed by snakes have called special attention of the scientific community. S.
Taynar Lima Bezerra +4 more
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Preliminary Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Tramadol and Its Metabolite O-Desmethyltramadol in Boa (Boa constrictor constrictor) [PDF]
AnimalsBoa constrictor snakes represent a suitable model for studying the absorption, metabolism, and elimination of tramadol due to their distinct physiological characteristics. The objective of this work was to provide preliminary data on the pharmacokinetics
Marina Lopes Castro +8 more
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Molecular characterization of a reptarenavirus detected in a Colombian Red-Tailed Boa (Boa constrictor imperator) [PDF]
Virology Journal, 2023 The global decline in biodiversity is a matter of great concern for members of the class Reptilia. Reptarenaviruses infect snakes, and have been linked to various clinical conditions, such as Boid Inclusion Body Disease (BIBD) in snakes belonging to the ...
Mohamed A. Abouelkhair +2 more
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Monitoring of the Reproductive Cycle in Captive-Bred Female Boa constrictor: Preliminary Ultrasound Observations [PDF]
Animals, 2021 The Boa constrictor is one of the most common reptiles bred in captivity. To achieve a successful breeding season, thorough knowledge of the females’ reproductive activity is necessary.
Mara Bertocchi +7 more
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Age-associated changes in the lymphoid tissues of Boa constrictor [PDF]
Immunity & AgeingAging is a complex and multifaceted biological process that results in the gradual decline of physiological functions over time. It is associated with reduced performance across multiple systems, affecting metabolic, reproductive, musculoskeletal, and ...
Eva Dervas, Udo Hetzel, Anja Kipar
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Co-infecting Reptarenaviruses Can Be Vertically Transmitted in Boa Constrictor. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2017 Boid inclusion body disease (BIBD) is an often fatal disease affecting mainly constrictor snakes. BIBD has been associated with infection, and more recently with coinfection, by various reptarenavirus species (family Arenaviridae). Thus far BIBD has only
Saskia Keller +6 more
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Virtopsy of a gravid Boa constrictor using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging [PDF]
Veterinary and Animal Science, 2020 : This article presents radiologic examinations of a deeply sedated Boa constrictor with boid inclusion body disease (BIBD) as an adjunction to the subsequent necropsy. This method is known as virtopsy. The Boa constrictor in the present case was gravid.
Dominic Gascho +5 more
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Identification and characterization of the first endogenous phospholipase A2 inhibitor from a non-venomous tropical snake, Boa constrictor (Serpentes: Boidae) [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2020 Background: Endogenous phospholipase A2 inhibitors from snake blood (sbPLIs) have been isolated from several species around the world, with the primary function of self-protection against the action of toxic phospholipases A2. In American snakes, sbPLIs
Consuelo L. Fortes-Dias +4 more
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Generation of Anti-Boa Immunoglobulin Antibodies for Serodiagnostic Applications, and Their Use to Detect Anti-Reptarenavirus Antibodies in Boa Constrictor. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Immunoglobulins (Igs), the key effectors of the adaptive immune system, mediate the specific recognition of foreign structures, i.e. antigens. In mammals, IgM production commonly precedes the production of IgG in the response to an infection.
Yegor Korzyukov +4 more
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