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Morphological features of the nasal cavities of hawksbill, olive ridley, and black sea turtles: Comparative studies with green, loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2021
We analyzed the internal structure of the nasal cavities of hawksbill, olive ridley and black sea turtles from computed tomography images. The nasal cavities of all three species consisted of a vestibule, nasopharyngeal duct and cavum nasi proprium that ...
Chiyo Kitayama, Keiichi Ueda, Mariko Omata, Taketeru Tomita, Shingo Fukada, Shogo Murakami, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Akihiro Kaji, Satomi Kondo, Hiroyuki Suganuma, Yuki Aiko, Atsuru Fujimoto, Yusuke K Kawai, Masashi Yanagawa, Daisuke Kondoh   +14 more
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A pan-cheloniid turtle from the Middle Miocene of Portugal. [PDF]

Anat Rec (Hoboken)
Abstract Currently, there is no information on the fossil record of Pan‐Cheloniidae from the Neogene of the Iberian Peninsula. A well‐preserved partial skeleton attributable to this lineage of turtles, from the Middle Miocene of Portugal, is presented here.
Pérez-García A, Antunes MT.
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Heterochromatin and microsatellites detection in karyotypes of four sea turtle species: Interspecific chromosomal differences [PDF]

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2020
The wide variation in size and content of eukaryotic genomes is mainly attributed to the accumulation of repetitive DNA sequences, like microsatellites, which are tandemly repeated DNA sequences.
Caroline Regina Dias Machado, Camila Domit, Marcela Baer Pucci, Camilla Borges Gazolla, Larissa Glugoski, Viviane Nogaroto, Marcelo Ricardo Vicari   +6 more
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An ancestral hard-shelled sea turtle with a mosaic of soft skin and scutes [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2022
The transition from terrestrial to marine environments by secondarily aquatic tetrapods necessitates a suite of adaptive changes associated with life in the sea, e.g., the scaleless skin in adult individuals of the extant leatherback turtle.
Randolph Glenn De La Garza, Henrik Madsen, Peter Sjövall, Frank Osbӕck, Wenxia Zheng, Martin Jarenmark, Mary H. Schweitzer, Anders Engdahl, Per Uvdal, Mats E. Eriksson, Johan Lindgren   +10 more
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Prionochelys matutina Zangerl, 1953 (Testudines: Pan-Cheloniidae) from the Late Cretaceous of the United States and the evolution of epithecal ossifications in marine turtles [PDF]

PeerJ, 2018
Background Many neritic to nearshore species of marine adapted turtle from the Late Cretaceous of North America are thought to represent the stem lineage of Cheloniidae but due to fragmentary holotypes, low total specimen counts, and resultantly ...
Andrew D. Gentry
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Variation and development of the turtle chondrocranium, with a description of the common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus, Kinosternidae, Cryptodira, Testudines). [PDF]

Anat Rec (Hoboken)
Abstract Based on histological cross‐sections, the chondrocranium of the common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) was reconstructed, described, and compared with other turtles. It differs from that of other turtle chondrocrania by possessing elongated, slightly dorsally orientated nasal capsules with three dorsolateral foramina, which might be ...
Leicht L, Zhang Z, Werneburg I.
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Assessment of a Social Media-Based Method for Determining Raptor Diet. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
This study mined social media as a citizen science method to reduce the time burden and biases associated with recording accurate diet information for predators. In total, 1985 prey observations were recorded of two Australian coastal raptors and were used to produce diet profiles that were compared by region, social media platform, and against other ...
Biggs L, Baxter GS, Debus SJS, Finch N, Riggs A, Houweling H, Appleby M, Murray PJ.   +7 more
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Wild Encounters: Analyzing Human-Animal Interactions in British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums Facilities. [PDF]

Zoo Biol
We investigated the quantity and diversity of animal–visitor interactions in BIAZA‐accredited facilities, finding 740 opportunities for interactions across a range of contexts including walkthroughs and handling. Meet and greets were the most offered and were influenced by the number of individual animals, cost of interaction, and animal popularity ...
Welsh T, Clayton EL, Paukner A, Williams E, Ward S.   +4 more
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Pathoanatomical findings of a green turtle (Chelonia mydas) victim of collision with a motorboat

Acta Veterinaria, 2021
In this paper we report the trauma suffered by a green turtle (Chelonia mydas), caused by a collision with a motorboat, and describe the case ante and post-mortem.
De Oliveira Radan Elvis Matias, Attademo Fernanda Loffler Niemeyer, Freire Augusto Carlos Da Bôaviagem, De Lorena Pires Juliana Maia, De Farias Daniel Solon Dias, Bomfim Aline Da Costa, De Oliveira Rysónely Maclay, Gavilan Simone Almeida, De Lima Silva Flávio José, De Oliveira Moacir Franco   +9 more
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Successful rehabilitation of an oiled sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) affected by the biggest oil spill disaster in Brazil

Veterinární Medicína, 2021
The standardisation of protocols and discussion of therapeutic procedures in the rehabilitation of turtles affected by oil spills are necessary to optimise the recovery time and increase the chances of survival of these animals.
Oliveira REM, Attademo FLN, Galvincio JS, Freire ACB, Silva AS, Pires JML, Lima LRP, Aguiar JMF, Moreira AB, Melo LIS, Gavilan SA, Lima SA, Lima, Silva FJL, Oliveira MF   +14 more
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