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Evidence for synchronous hatching in marine turtle (Caretta caretta) embryos and its influence on the timing of nest emergence [PDF]
, 2021 The goal of this study was to determine whether marine turtle (loggerhead) embryos communicate with one another using mechanical cues detected through the flexible egg shell.
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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2010 The present study analyzed the radiographic anatomy and determined the gastrointestinal transit time of Podocnemis unifilis. We used ten animals belonging to LAPAS from the Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais State, Brazil.
André Luiz Quagliatto Santos +5 more
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Chelonian Conservation Efforts in Myanmar [PDF]
, 2021 The Burmese Star Tortoise (Geochelone platynota) is a critically endangered species endemic to Myanmar. Habitat loss, degradation and unsustainable human consumption for food were the main threats for the species until it suffered a drastic decline in ...
Borja Reh (11432209)
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Clade‐wide morphological and functional variation of the sauropsid columella
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The columella (=stapes) is the middle ear bone of reptiles that transmits vibrations from the environment to the inner ear. It has been shown to exhibit extensive interspecific morphological disparity in several clades; however, its morphological variation and associated functional consequences remain poorly described.
John Peacock +4 more
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DiversityFreshwater turtles comprise 81% of all chelonian species despite freshwater systems only occupying 1% of the earth’s surface, and they are commonly exploited as pets and food resources.
João Rato +4 more
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Mortality in Three-Toed Box Turtles (Terrapene mexicana triunguis) at Two Sites in Missouri
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 Once ubiquitous, North American box turtles are experiencing reductions in abundance and range, but the magnitude of these losses is largely unknown. In Missouri, native box turtles (Terrapene mexicana triunguis and Terrapene ornata ornata) are declining
Jamie L. Palmer +3 more
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Cardiac morphological and morphometric analysis of Ardea alba
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Ardea alba (Linnaeus, 1758) is a widely distributed heron species whose cardiovascular morphology remains poorly described. This study aimed to characterize the cardiac morphology and morphometry of adult A. alba. Ten specimens were analyzed using radiographic, morphometric, histological, scanning electron microscopy, and three‐dimensional ...
Julia Vaz Feio +5 more
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Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 2002, 4(2):263--287 [PDF]
, 2002 The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) has traditionally been viewed as an archetypal desert-adapted vertebrate. However, evidence from historical ecology, phylogenetics, anatomy, physiology, and biogeography qualifies this view significantly ...
Kristin +3 more
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AnimalsFibropapillomatosis in sea turtles is a potentially debilitating and fatal disease for which there is still a lack of knowledge, especially for specific regions of Brazil.
Karoline Petrini Pinheiro da Cruz +3 more
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Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides Linnaeus, 1766: range extension and first records in the upper Paraguay River basin and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2015 The Scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) is the chelonian species with the largest distribution range in the Neotropics. The species is reportedly distributed as two disjunct populations in South America: the Amazonian and the Chacoan ...
Walfrido Tomas +3 more
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