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Nocturnal basking behavior in a freshwater turtle

Ecology, 2020
The sight of aquatic turtles sunning themselves on exposed logs and rocks is common in many places throughout the world. This “aerial” or “atmospheric” basking behavior has been reported in numerous species and is an important component of turtle ecology, but observations of turtles “basking” out of the water are restricted almost entirely to daylight ...
Eric J. Nordberg, Donald T. McKnight
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TORTOISES AND FRESHWATER TURTLES OF INDIA

2023
Turtles have a significant role in maintaining ecological balance by helping in nutrient cycling, trophic status maintenance, seed dispersal and germination. Over half of the 360 living species and 482 total taxa (species and subspecies) of turtles are threatened with the risk of extinction.
Singh, Arunima, Khalid, Monowar Alam
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Management of freshwater turtle shell injuries

Lab Animal, 2009
Repair of injured turtle shells can be difficult and time-consuming. This article describes how to manage the freshwater turtle in this phase of healing and how to keep fracture sites 'water-free'.
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Antipredator Mechanisms of Hatchling Freshwater Turtles

Copeia, 1993
Populations of hatchling turtles are assumed to be under intense predation pressure until the individuals reach a size where they can no longer be taken by gape-limited predatory fish. This assumption is based solely on the physical capability of adult fish to engulf hatchlings and their co-occurrence with turtles in many habitats. It would appear that
Carol A. Britson, William H. N. Gutzke
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Aeromonas Hydrophila Keratitis in Freshwater Turtles

Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, 2016
Abstract Two privately owned semiaquatic freshwater turtles, 1 Chinese striped-neck turtle ( Ocadia sinensis ) and 1 Chinese box turtle ( Cuora flavomarginata ), presented with unilateral, white, corneal opacities consistent with keratitis. Under sedation the corneal lesions were debrided and samples were collected for cytology and bacterial culture ...
Kari E. Musgrave, Katie Diehl, Christoph Mans   +2 more
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Reproductive Medicine in Freshwater Turtles and Land Tortoises

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, 2017
Chelonian reproductive medicine is an extremely important facet to ensuring captive populations for the pet trade and conservation efforts around the globe. This article covers basic chelonian reproductive anatomy and physiology, natural history, behavior, and sexing chelonians, in addition to discussing reproductive disorders that are commonly seen by
Sean M, Perry, Mark A, Mitchell
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Stream and riparian management for freshwater turtles

Journal of Environmental Management, 2001
The regulation and management of stream ecosystems worldwide have led to irreversible loss of wildlife species. Due to recent scrutiny of water policy and dam feasibility, there is an urgent need for fundamental research on the biotic integrity of streams and riparian zones.
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Circulatory Adaptation to Diving in the Freshwater Turtle

Science, 1964
The heart of the freshwater turtle has a functional ventricular septal defect. In ambient air there is some shunting of blood from the left to the right ventricle through the defect. During prolonged diving or N 2 inhalation, the shunt is reversed and blood from the tissues bypasses the lung and enters the aorta ...
J E, MILLEN, H V, MURDAUGH, C B, BAUER, E D, ROBIN   +3 more
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1 Million Turtles: empowering communities to save Australian freshwater turtles

Australian Zoologist
ABSTRACT Australian freshwater turtle populations have declined substantially, with consequent losses to aquatic ecosystem functions. A leading hypothesis is that turtles have declined through lost recruitment caused by high nest predation by invasive foxes.
Van Dyke, James, Thompson, Michael B, Bower, Deborah S, Santoro, Anthony, Connell, Marilyn J, McKnight, Donald T, Clarke, Sylvia, Ortac, Geetha, Cirocco, Olly, Spencer, Ricky-John   +9 more
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Cadmium toxicokinetics in the freshwater turtle, Chinemys reevesii

Chemosphere, 2017
This study was designed to investigate the toxicokinetics of Cadmium (Cd) in Chinemys reevesii. The animals were exposed to 15 mg/kg Cd chloride by intraperitoneal injection, and the Cd absorption, distribution, and excretion in different organs were determined. The results showed that Cd absorption reached its peak in the blood at 3 h after treatment.
Junfeng, Huo, Aiguo, Dong, Juanjuan, Yan, Lan, Wang, Cungen, Ma, Shaochin, Lee   +5 more
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