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Combined use of mitochondrial and nuclear genetic markers further reveal immature marine turtle hybrids along the South Western Atlantic [PDF]

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2020
Marine turtle hybridization is usually sporadic and involves reports of only a few individuals; however, Brazilian populations have high hybridization rates.
Cíntia Brito, Sibelle Torres Vilaça, Ana Luzia Lacerda, Rodrigo Maggioni, Maria Ângela Marcovaldi, Gabriela Vélez-Rubio, Maíra Carneiro Proietti   +6 more
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Ghosts of the Holobiont: Borings on a Miocene Turtle Carapace from the Pisco Formation (Peru) as Witnesses of Ancient Symbiosis

Journal 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, Rafael Varas-Malca, Giulia Bosio, Mario Urbina, Giovanni Coletti   +4 more
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Humerus osteology, myology, and finite element structure analysis of Cheloniidae [PDF]

The Anatomical Record, 2019
AbstractAdaptation of osteology and myology lead to the formation of hydrofoil foreflippers in Cheloniidae (all recent sea turtles except Dermochelys coriacea) which are used mainly for underwater flight. Recent research shows the biomechanical advantages of a complex system of agonistic and antagonistic tension chords that reduce bending stress in ...
Anna Krahl, Andreas Lipphaus, Martin P. Sander, Fulvio Maffucci, Sandra Hochscheid, Ulrich Witzel   +5 more
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Some digenetic trematodes found in a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) from Brazil

Helminthologia, 2021
This paper reports three recovered species of digeneans from an adult loggerhead sea turtle - Caretta caretta (Testudines, Cheloniidae) in Brazil. These trematodes include Diaschistorchis pandus (Pronocephalidae), Cymatocarpus solearis (Brachycoeliidae ...
Cavaco B., Madeira De Carvalho L. M., Werneck M. R.   +2 more
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First record of the marine turtle leech (Ozobranchus margoi) on hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the inner granitic Seychelles

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2018
Ozobranchus spp. are leeches that feed solely on turtle blood. They are common ectoparasites found on a range of marine turtle species, with some species of the leech being implicated as vectors of fibropapilloma-associated turtle herpesvirus (FPTHV ...
Byron M. Göpper, Nina M. Voogt, Andre Ganswindt   +2 more
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A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Sinaloa, Mexico with a conservation status summary and comparisons with neighboring states [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2020
Sinaloa possesses a rich biota with unique characteristics due to its proximity to the northern deserts, the tropical lowlands of the south, and the temperate environments of the western slopes of the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico.
Julio A. Lemos-Espinal, Geoffrey R. Smith   +1 more
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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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Influence of artificial lights on the orientation of hatchlings of Eretmochelys imbricata in Pernambuco, Brazil

Zoologia (Curitiba), 2017
Sea turtle hatchlings, in natural abiotic conditions, emerge from their nests at night and go directly to the sea, following the moonlight’s reflection in the ocean. Increased human activities such as tourism and artificial lights on the coasts, however,
Thyara Noely Simões, Arley Candido da Silva, Carina Carneiro de Melo Moura   +2 more
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Current state of internet trading of sea turtle (Cheloniidae) derivatives in Russia

Current Studies in Herpetology, 2023
This paper reports the results of our monitoring the presence of advertisements for the sale of sea turtle (Cheloniidae) derivatives on the Internet in Russia in 2021 and 2023. Data on species, number, region of origin, market price and turnover rate of these derivatives are summarized.
M. V. Pestov, D. A. Denisov, A. E. Karpukhin, A. N. Gnetneva   +3 more
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Comparative study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in salt gland and liver of loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, Cheloniidae) stranded along the Mediterranean coast, Southern Italy

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023
The levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAHs, were determined in the liver and salt gland of 19 loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta Linnaeus, Cheloniidae) stranded along the coasts of the south Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy, from 2019 to 2021. The 16 EPA’
Michele Arienzo, Maria Toscanesi, Mauro Esposito, Doriana Iaccarino, Fabio Di Nocera, Silvia Canzanella, Luciano Ferrara, Gabriella Di Natale, Marco Trifuoggi   +8 more
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