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History matters: evolutionary and demographic reconstruction of the Southwest Atlantic loggerheads (Testudinata: Cheloniidae)

open access: yesEvolutionary Ecology
Abstract The Southwest Atlantic (SWA) is an important region for the Caretta caretta characterized by unique genetic lineages; however, their life history is still misunderstood. In this study, we evaluated the demographic patterns of four SWA rookeries using D-loop and microsatellites data looking for expansion and bottlenecks signals.
Sandra Ludwig   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Turtle cleaners: reef fishes foraging on epibionts of sea turtles in the tropical Southwestern Atlantic, with a summary of this association type

open access: yesNeotropical Ichthyology
In the present study we record several instances of reef fish species foraging on epibionts of sea turtles (cleaning symbiosis) at the oceanic islands of Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and near a shipwreck, both off the coast of Pernambuco State ...
Cristina Sazima   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Características de la anidación de la tortuga verde Chelonia mydas (Testudinata, Cheloniidae) en la playa Caleta de los Piojos, Cuba, a partir de marcaciones externas [PDF]

open access: yes
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) females nesting during 2002 and 2003 nesting seasons at Caleta de los Piojos Beach, Cuba, were studied using data from individual tagging. Nesting occurred on average twice per season with a mean interval of 10.9 days.
Díaz Fernández, R.   +2 more
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The first neuroanatomical study of a marine pleurodire (the large Paleocene bothremydid Azzabaremys moragjonesi) reveals convergences with other clades of pelagic turtles [PDF]

open access: yesFossil Record
Azzabaremys moragjonesi, from the Paleocene of Mali, is a member of Nigeremydini. This is a clade of bothremydid pleurodiran turtles that includes large putatively marine forms which inhabited the African Trans-Saharian Seaway from the Maastrichtian to ...
Marcos Martín-Jiménez   +1 more
doaj   +3 more sources

I rettili miocenici conservati nel Museo Sardo di Geologia e Paleontologia Domenico Lovisato (Cagliari, Italia) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The palaeontological material stored in the Sardinian Museum of Geology and Paleontology D. Lovisato (Cagliari, Italy) has been recently catalogued. The fossils stored at present are unfortunately only a part of the original museum collection.
PILLOLA, GIAN LUIGI, ZOBOLI, DANIEL
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Dieta da tartaruga-verde, Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 (Testudines, Cheloniidae), no litoral norte do Rio Grande do Sul [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Para a análise da dieta da tartaruga-verde, Chelonia mydas, no litoral norte do Rio Grande do Sul, foram analisados os conteúdos de tratos gastrointestinais de 64 exemplares. As amostras foram obtidas através de monitoramento de beira de praia e capturas
Nakashima, Sue Bridi
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Niveles sanguíneos de biomarcadores de daño genético en eritrocitos de Lepidochelys olivacea (Cheloniidae) en Colombia.

open access: yesActa Biológica Colombiana, 2017
Esta investigación se realizó en el municipio de Bahía Solano, Colombia y tuvo como objetivos: 1) detectar la circulación de eritrocitos con lesiones nucleares en 55 hembras adultas de tortuga golfina (Lepidochelys olivacea), empleando la inmunotinción ...
Victor Hugo Quiroz Herrera   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impacts of red imported fire ants Solenopsis invicta on survivorship of hatchlings of the broad-snouted caiman Caiman latirostris [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: Oviparous vertebrate species are often vulnerable to predation by red imported fire ants (RIFAs, Solenopsis invicta) in natural environments. The necrotic action of the venom can cause localized infections, with subsequent effects on survival
Larriera, Alejandro   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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