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Community-Based Conservation and Management of Chelonians in the Amazon
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Chelonians represent an important resource in the Amazon, either as a source of protein at the base of the food chain of aquatic and transition ecosystems, or in the dispersion of seeds of plants from floodplains and flooded forests.
Paulo Cesar Machado Andrade +18 more
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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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Brushes and Shelters as Low-Cost Environmental Enrichment Devices for Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) During Rehabilitation [PDF]
, 2023 7 pages, 3 figures, 3 tablesEnvironmental enrichment (EE) can significantly improve the welfare and health of captive animals. Despite the known benefits of EE, there has been a lack of research on the effects of EE devices (EED) for wild animals.
Saubidet, Mariana +7 more
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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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Conservation Status of the Euphrates Softshell Turtle, Rafetus euphraticus, in Iran [PDF]
, 2008 The Euphrates softshell turtle, Rafetus euphraticus, is one of the least known species of the Trionychidae. It is found only in the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and their tributaries in Iran, Turkey, Syria, and Iraq.
Karami, Mahmood +2 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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