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Hobbyist preferences for pet freshwater turtles
Conservation BiologyAbstract The burgeoning pet trade is a primary threat to wild freshwater turtles worldwide. Although the risks from commercial exploitation of turtles have been discussed widely, there is little empirical research on preferences for pet turtles from a hobbyists’ perspective.
Zhao, J +7 more
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Prevalence of ingested fish hooks in freshwater turtles from five rivers in the southeastern United States. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Freshwater turtles may ingest baited fish hooks because many are opportunistic scavengers. Although the ingestion of fish hooks is known to be a source of mortality in multiple vertebrate groups, the prevalence of hook ingestion by freshwater turtles has
David A Steen +3 more
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Shell shape-habitat correlations in extant turtles: A global-scale analysis
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023 Animal morphological structure can influence behaviour and interaction with the environment. Owing to their wide range of habitats, from aquatic to terrestrial, and their variation in shell shapes, turtles are highly suitable for ecomorphological studies.
Fanrong Xiao +3 more
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New species of Polystomoides (Monogenoidea: Polystomatidae) parasitizing the urinary bladder of a freshwater turtle in Brazil [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2023 Trachemys dorbigni is the most abundant freshwater turtle species in Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. Chelonians are known to host a wide variety of pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, hemoparasites and helminths.
Julia Somavilla Lignon +10 more
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Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2023 Turtles can be unintentionally hooked during recreational and commercial fishing operations. While hook ingestion is not always fatal, ingested hooks can harm or kill turtles by damaging soft tissues or affecting digestion.
Vanessa R. Lane +3 more
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HEMOPROTOZOA OF FRESHWATER TURTLES IN QUEENSLAND [PDF]
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2001 Blood smears from 27 turtles (15 Emydura signata, nine Elseya latisternum, and three Chelodina longicollis) from southeastern Queensland (Australia) were examined for infections by hemoprotozoan parasites between January and June 1999. Infections were found in 26 (96%) of the turtles.
Jakes, Kathryn A. +3 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, 2023 Wildlife translocation is often used as a mitigation strategy for construction projects and other disturbances to habitat. In 2010, one of the largest freshwater oil spills in the United States occurred in the Kalamazoo River in Michigan, when over 3.2 ...
Joshua G. Otten +2 more
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Superior continuous quantity discrimination in a freshwater turtle [PDF]
Frontiers in Zoology, 2021 Abstract Background Quantity discrimination, the ability to discriminate a magnitude of difference or discrete numerical information, plays a key role in animal behavior. While quantitative ability has been well documented in fishes, birds, mammals, and even in previously unstudied invertebrates and amphibians, it is ...
Feng-Chun Lin +4 more
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Turtles in Malaysia: A Review of Conservation Status and a Call for Research
Animals, 2022 Approximately 356 species of turtles inhabit saltwater and freshwater habitats globally, except in Antarctica. Twenty-four species of turtles have been reported in Malaysia, four of which are sea turtles.
Mohd Hairul Mohd Salleh +3 more
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Diversity and distribution of freshwater turtles (Reptilia: Testudines) in Goa, India
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2018 Freshwater turtles symbolize a key component of biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems. Of the 356 living species of turtles and tortoises in the world, 34 species are recorded from India.
Trupti D. Jadhav +2 more
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