The chelonian represents a diverse order of turtles. Little is known about this group from India at molecular level. Cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) sequences of 125 individuals from nine species of freshwater turtles were generated and analyzed. A total of
Ranjana Bhaskar, Vindhya Mohindra
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Feeding habits of Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Testudines: Chelidae)
We studied the feeding habits of Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei in small water bodies in the central region of the Brazilian Cerrado. We captured 80 individuals, 79 of which [41 (52%) females, 27 males (34%), 11 (14%) juveniles] had stomach contents for ...
Elizangela Brito +2 more
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High rates of growth recorded for hawksbill sea turtles in Anegada, British Virgin Islands. [PDF]
Management of species of conservation concern requires knowledge of demographic parameters, such as rates of recruitment, survival, and growth. In the Caribbean, hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) have been historically exploited in huge numbers ...
Broderick, AC +7 more
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Morphological characterization of the blood cells in the endangered Sicilian endemic pond turtle,Emys trinacris(Testudines: Emydidae) [PDF]
In this study, measurements of morphological parameters, sizes and frequencies of peripheral blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, thrombocytes) on blood smear preparation devices stained with May-Grünwald stain were evaluated for both sexes in 20 ...
Aguirre AA +34 more
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Geographic Distribution of the Southeast Asian Turtles in the Genus Malayemys (Testudines: Bataguridae) [PDF]
Members of the genus Malayemys, Malayan snail-eating turtles, are small batagurid turtles reaching maximum sizes of 22 cm carapace length (Srinarumol, 1995).
Brophy, Timothy R.
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Predicting the effects of climate change on sea turtle nesting habitat in Florida [PDF]
Rising global temperatures threaten the survival of many plant and animal species. Having already risen at an unprecedented rate in the past century, temperatures are predicted to rise between 0.3 and 7.5C in North America over the next 100 years ...
Poti, Matthew
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Pneumonia and concurrent eggs retention in a river terrapin (Batagur baska) [PDF]
A case report of pneumonia and egg retention in a river terrapin was presented in this paper. A 20 year-old river terrapin (Batagur baska) was presented with complaint of coughing with blood discharge, wheezing breathing and inappetance. Plain radiograph
Abdullah, Faez Firdaus Jesse +4 more
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Total Mercury Content in the Tissues of Freshwater Chelonium (Podocnemis expansa) and a Human Health Risk Assessment for the Amazon Population in Brazil. [PDF]
Targino FJ +8 more
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Charting multidisciplinary research and action priorities towards the conservation and sustainable management of sea turtles in the Pacific ocean : a focus on Malaysia [PDF]
Conservation, Turtle culture, Malaysia,
Ahmed, M. +8 more
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Anthropogenic uranium signatures in turtles, tortoises, and sea turtles from nuclear sites. [PDF]
Conrad C +22 more
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