Plasma bile acids in healthy green iguanas and iguanas with chronic liver diseases. [PDF]
Vet Med (Praha), 2023 The aim of the study was to establish reference values for plasma bile acid (BA) concentrations in a collection of healthy green iguanas and to compare the results with BA concentrations in iguana patients presented to the clinic with various types of ...
Knotek Z +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 The Blue Iguana Recovery Programme maintains a captive breeding and head-starting program for endangered Grand Cayman blue iguanas (Cyclura lewisi) on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
Kenneth J Conley +2 more
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Phylogeography and Prevalence of Hemoparasites (Apicomplexa: Eucoccidiorida) in Galápagos Marine Iguanas, Amblyrhynchus cristatus (Reptilia: Iguanidae). [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2022 Parasitism is among the most common forms of coexistence of organisms of different species. Hemoparasites live in the bloodstream of the host where they complete different life-cycle stages. Members of the phylum Apicomplexa constitute a large portion of
Scheibel J +3 more
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Social opportunities and mate preference improve breeding success in Caribbean iguanas. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Conservation breeding of West Indian rock iguanas (Cyclura) has met with limited success historically. Many facilities witness high levels of aggression and mate incompatibility resulting in failed breeding introductions which often require animals to be
Lemm JM, Martin MS.
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Forensic Genetic Analyses of Melanistic Iguanas Highlight the Need to Monitor the Iguanid Trade. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2022 Lizards within the Iguana iguana species complex are among the most common reptilian pets, with the widest natural geographic range among iguanids. Deep phylogenetic divergence distinguishes multiple mitochondrial clades, and several taxonomic changes ...
Mitchell B, Welch ME, van den Burg MP.
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the Critically Endangered Saba Green Iguana, Iguana iguana (Squamata: Iguanidae). [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA B Resour, 2023 The populations of native iguanas in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles are threatened by the wide occurrence and spread of non-native iguanas. Until recently, competitive hybridization was not believed to threaten the Saba Green Iguana, a subpopulation of ...
van den Burg MP +4 more
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Ultrastructural studies distinguish skin diversities among Galápagos iguanas. [PDF]
Biol DirectIguanas exhibit diverse colors and behaviors reflecting evolutionarily adaptation to various habitats; in particular, the Galápagos iguanas represent unique color morphologies with distinct ecological niches.
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Anthropogenic or Natural Dispersal: Case of the Spiny-Tailed Iguanas (<i>Ctenosaura</i>) on Clarion Island, Mexico. [PDF]
Ecol EvolClarion Island, in the Revillagigedo Archipelago off the Pacific Coast of Mexico, hosts a unique assemblage of vertebrates. Introduced species have caused significant ecological damage, and Spiny‐tailed Iguanas (Ctenosaura pectinata) were assumed to have
Mulcahy DG +5 more
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Transcriptomic detection of Candidatus Allocryptoplasma (Anaplasmataceae) in Galápagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus, Iguanidae). [PDF]
Parasit VectorsBackground Globally, the disease ecology of reptiles remains understudied, even for threatened and iconic species such as the Galápagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus).
Uesseler F +9 more
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Characterization of the gut microbiome and resistome of Galapagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) from uninhabited islands. [PDF]
Anim Microbiome, 2022 Background Understanding the natural microbiome and resistome of wildlife from remote places is necessary to monitor the human footprint on the environment including antimicrobial use (AU).
Vasco K +4 more
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