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Is sexual body shape dimorphism consistent in aquatic and terrestrial chelonians?

, 2010
International audienceComparisons between aquatic and terrestrial species provide an opportunity to examine how sex-specific adaptations interact with the environment to influence body shape.
Xavier Bonnet, Slimani, Tahar, Gerald Kuchling, Sterijovski, Bogoljub, Bogoljub Sterijovski, El-Mouden, Hassan, Virginie Delmas, Hassan El-Mouden, Delmas, Virginie, Bonnet, Xavier, Tahar Slimani, Kuchling, Gerald   +11 more
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Endoscope-assisted prefemoral ovariectomy and ovariosalpingectomy in chelonians: a preventive and curative procedure [PDF]

Female chelonians are frequently affected by a broad spectrum of reproductive diseases, with surgical correction being the preferred treatment for most disorders.
Martins, João André Gabão
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Projected changes in climatic suitability for Kinosternon turtles by 2050 and 2070

Ecology and Evolution, 2016
Chelonians are expected to be negatively impacted by climate change due to limited vagility and temperature‐dependent sex determination. However, few studies have examined how freshwater turtle distributions may shift under different climate change ...
Christopher J. Butler, Brian D. Stanila, John B. Iverson, Paul A. Stone, Matthew Bryson   +4 more
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Shell is not enough anymore - Rufford finance gathering of crucial data for conservation of Chelonians in Serbia

, 2023
Chelonians in Serbia, and generally at Balkan Peninsula, suffer great deal of anthropogenic pressure. Among others, major threats are illegal collecting and international trade. Although Testudo hermanni Gmelin, 1789 and Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Golubović, Ana
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Microbiome resilience of three-toed box turtles (Terrapene carolina triunguis) in response to rising temperatures

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
The gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome of chelonians (testudines) plays an important role in their metabolism, nutrition, and overall health but the GI microbiome of three-toed box turtles (Terrapene carolina triunguis) has yet to be characterized. How the
Jimmy Guan, Gustavo A. Ramírez, Gustavo A. Ramírez, Curtis Eng, Brian Oakley   +4 more
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Surgical accesses to the coelomic cavity in chelonians

, 2013
Répteis atualmente são mantidos como animais de companhia e, dentre estes, os quelônios são os mais comumente encontrados. Devido à falta de conhecimento dos proprietários, doenças decorrentes de manejo inadequado ocorrem e, alguns casos, intervenções ...
Carvalho, Clarissa Machado de
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Microbiological and parasitological investigation on chelonians reared in Italian facilities

, 2015
The rapid rise in the number of pet chelonians and their illegal trade can modify the ecology, involving exotic pets, humans, and microbiological agents.
COLETTI, Mauro, MORGANTI, GIULIA, VERONESI, FABRIZIA, MORETTA, IOLANDA, Santoni, L, MARENZONI, Maria Luisa, Natali, M, Zicavo, A, PASSAMONTI, Fabrizio, Scuota, S   +9 more
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Checklist of chelonians from the upper Madeira River and the lower Madeira-Purus interfluvium (Brazilian Amazon), including a range expansion for Podocnemis sextuberculata Cornalia, 1849 [PDF]

, 2016
We present data on occurrence of chelonians for the Madeira River (southwestern Amazon, Brazil). Sampling was undertaken along the BR-319 Highway in the Madeira-Purus interfluvium and along a 125‑km stretch of the upper Madeira River.
Keller,Claudia, Bernhard, Rafael, Daniely Félix da Silva, Félix da Silva, Daniely, Bernhard,Rafael, Villamar\uedn, Francisco, F\ue9lix Da Silva, Daniely, Claudia Keller, Villamarín,Francisco, Francisco Villamarín, Félix da Silva,Daniely, Keller, Claudia, Silva, Daniely Félix da, Villamarín, Francisco, Rafael Bernhard   +14 more
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Ultrasound characterization of the coelomic cavity organs of the red-footed tortoise ( Chelonoidis carbonaria )

Ciência Rural
: Herein it was describe sonographic morphology and sintopy of the bowels of the coelomic cavity in the red-footed tortoise. Coelomic cavity of 19 males and 19 females were scanned through cervical and prefemoral access with a multifrequency sector ...
Yara Silva Meireles, Flávia Serra Shinike, Douglas Rodrigo Matte, Thaís Oliveira Morgado, Guilherme Vincoletto Kempe, Sandra Helena Ramiro Corrêa, Roberto Lopes de Souza, Pedro Brandini Néspoli   +7 more
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Striking diversity and distribution of non-native chelonians in Germany [PDF]

NeoBiota
The introduction of non-native species has created significant global biodiversity challenges, both directly and indirectly, affecting native ecosystems and biodiversity.
Hedi Schloddarick, Frederic Griesbaum, Melita Vamberger, Johannes Penner   +3 more
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