Chelonians from the Middle Palaeolithic Site of Mealhada (Coimbra, Portugal): An Update
Diversity, 2023 The results of a review of the chelonian remains retrieved in the excavations carried out in Mealhada (Coimbra, central Portugal) are presented here. Mealhada is a Portuguese Middle Palaeolithic classical site, discovered at the end of the 19th century ...
Iratxe Boneta Jiménez +2 more
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Mycotic Diseases in Chelonians
Journal of Fungi, 2023 Turtles and ‘tortoises’ populations are declining in number, the factors driving extinction risks being related to habitat loss and degradation, climate change, introduction of invasive plant and animal species, consumption by humans for food and medicinal use, and collection for international pet trade.
Simona Nardoni, Francesca Mancianti
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Ciência Rural, 2022 : The scleral ossicle rings function has been related to mechanical protection, muscle fixation, support for eyeball shape and visual accommodation. There are few morphobiometric reports on these rings in different Testudines species, and we performed ...
Stelamares Boyda de Andrade +4 more
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Case report: An innovative non-invasive technique to manage shell injuries in C. carbonarius
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 Shell fractures are one of the most traumatic and recurrent injuries observed in chelonians during clinical practice. The most common causes of fractures are falling, being run over by automobiles, being burned, and wild animal bites.
Bianca de Oliveira Horvath-Pereira +10 more
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The Turtle Head Immobilization System (THIS): A Tool for Faster and Safer Handling and Processing of Aggressive Turtle Species [PDF]
, 2015 The turtle head immobilization tool (THIS) is an efficient and cost effective tool to aid in the processing of large, aggressive turtles such as the Eastern Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina).
Butterfield, Brian P. +6 more
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New turtle egg fossil from the Upper Cretaceous of the Laiyang Basin, Shandong Province, China
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2013 A new type of turtle egg fossil was established: Emydoolithus laiyangensis oogen. et oosp. nov.. Based on its elliptical morphological shape, rigid eggshells, and eggshell characteristics, it is different from other types of round chelonian egg fossils ...
QIANG WANG +4 more
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Symmetrical Dimethylarginine as a Diagnostic Parameter in Hermann's Tortoises (Testudo hermanni)
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 BackgroundDespite improvements in habitational conditions, kidney disease is relatively common in tortoises.ObjectivesPurpose of this study was the establishment of Symmetrical dimethylarginine (SDMA) reference values for clinically healthy Hermann's ...
Verena Lehmann +7 more
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SOUTHERNMOST OCCURRENCE OF THE SUWANNEE COOTER, PSEUDEMYS CONCINNA SUWANNIENSIS (TESTUDINES: EMYDIDAE) [PDF]
, 2015 The Suwannee Cooter, Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis, the largest member of the speciose turtle family Emydidae, inhabits a small number of rivers that drain into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico along the northwest coast of Florida from just west of ...
Heinrich, George L. +3 more
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Chelonian challenge: three alien species from North America are moving their reproductive boundaries in Central Europe [PDF]
NeoBiota, 2023 Biological invasions by alien species have substantial economic impacts and are a major driver of the ongoing decline and loss of biodiversity. Through humans, the North American pond slider (Trachemys scripta) has acquired a global distribution over the
Benno Tietz +2 more
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