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Anti-Leptospira spp. antibody test in noncaptive reptiles from urban and peri-urban reas in Brazil’s extreme South [PDF]

open access: yesCiência Rural
: The state of Rio Grande do Sul has a great diversity of reptile species distributed throughout its territory. Due to human actions, such as habitat fragmentation, these animals have been frequently observed in urban and peri-urban environments.
Érica Thurow Schulz   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ghosts of the Holobiont: Borings on a Miocene Turtle Carapace from the Pisco Formation (Peru) as Witnesses of Ancient Symbiosis

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022
In spite of the widespread occurrence of epibiotic turtle barnacles (Coronuloidea: Chelonibiidae and Platylepadidae) on extant marine turtles (Chelonioidea: Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae), and although the association between these cirripedes and their ...
Alberto Collareta   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pliocene chelonian fossil eggs from Gran Canaria, Canary Islands [PDF]

open access: yes, 1987
Thirty years ago Macau-Vilar (1958) reported chelonian eggs from Gran Canaria. Analysis of the microstructure of these eggs corroborates this identification. Field studies show that these eggs, which were originally thought to be Miocene in age, are from
Luis Felipe Lopez-Jurado   +3 more
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Aspectos ecológicos da determinação sexual em tartarugas Ecological aspects of turtle sex determination

open access: yesActa Amazonica, 2009
Os aspectos ecológicos relacionados à reprodução das tartarugas e de outros répteis que apresentam determinação sexual dependente da temperatura de incubação desempenham um papel crucial no equilíbrio das populações.
Paulo Dias Ferreira Júnior
doaj   +1 more source

Turtles and tortoises of Togo : historical data, distribution, ecology, and conservation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The chelonian fauna of Togo (West Africa) has been scarcely studied to date. In this article, we review and summarize all available data on the distribution, ecology, and conservation status of the chelonian species of Togo and present a short historical
Alain Dubois   +17 more
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A Review of the Effects of Climate Change on Chelonians

open access: yesDiversity, 2019
Climate change is occurring at an unprecedented rate and has begun to modify the distribution and phenology of organisms worldwide. Chelonians are expected to be particularly vulnerable due to limited dispersal capabilities as well as widespread ...
Christopher J. Butler
doaj   +1 more source

INTERNAL ANATOMY OF THE OLIVE TURTLE (Lepidochelys olivacea)

open access: yesEnvironmental Smoke, 2021
In this article, the internal organs of an olive sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) were described. The autopsy was based on a methodological guide of “Virchow”.
Gil Dutra Furtado   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seasonal variations in haematological parameters in yellow-bellied slider turtles (Trachemys scripta scripta)

open access: yesVeterinární Medicína, 2017
Yellow-bellied slider turtles (Trachemys scripta scripta) are increasingly being used as animal models for experimental purposes. The aim of this work was to generate some seasonal haematological information for captive yellow-bellied slider turtles as a
J.D. Hernandez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

FIGURE 5 in Chelonian type specimens at the Oxford University Museum [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
FIGURE 5. Syntype of Emys spinosa Gray, 1830 figured in the Illustrations of Indian Zoology (Gray 1830–1835), now OUM 8517.Published as part of Nowak-Kemp, Małgosia & Fritz, Uwe, 2010, Chelonian type specimens at the Oxford University Museum, pp. 1-19 in
Fritz, Uwe, Nowak-Kemp, Małgosia
core   +2 more sources

Assessing the Impacts of Urbanization on Sex Ratios of Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta)

open access: yesDiversity, 2019
Turtles are particularly susceptible to the negative impacts of urbanization due to low mobility and a life history strategy emphasizing long generation times and high adult survival.
John P. Vanek, Gary A. Glowacki
doaj   +1 more source

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