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Galapagos land iguanas as ecosystem engineers [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2022
Background Declines of large-bodied herbivorous reptiles are well documented, but the consequences for ecosystem function are not. Understanding how large-bodied herbivorous reptiles engineer ecosystems is relevant given the current interest in ...
Washington Tapia, James P. Gibbs
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Intranasal midazolam in green iguanas (Iguana iguana) [PDF]

open access: yesCiência Rural
: This study evaluated the sedation and the physiological effects produced by three doses of intranasal midazolam in green iguanas. Eight adult iguanas weighing 850 ± 165 grams, received each of five treatments: intramuscular midazolam 2 mg.kg-1 (IM ...
Bruna Maria Sarri   +4 more
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Burkholderia pseudomallei Isolates in 2 Pet Iguanas, California, USA [PDF]

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2014
Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, was isolated from abscesses of 2 pet green iguanas in California, USA. The international trade in iguanas may contribute to importation of this pathogen into countries where it is not endemic
Ashley M. Zehnder   +13 more
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Origins of plexus brachial in Iguana iguana iguana

open access: yesBioscience Journal, 2017
This paper aims to describe the origin of the brachial plexus of 12 iguanas, male and female, which were donated already dead by the Wild Animal Screening Center and Independent Company of Highway and Environmental Police of the Araguaína, Tocantins ...
Rozana Cristina Arantes   +4 more
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Dealing with Iguanas in the South Florida Landscape [PDF]

open access: yesEDIS, 2004
Due to Florida's prominence in the exotic pet trade, iguanas imported as pets have escaped or been released, and are now established in South Florida. This has created unique problems for Florida's homeowners and businesses.
William H. Kern, Jr.
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Cannabis intoxication in three Green iguanas (Iguana iguana)

open access: yesJournal of Small Animal Practice, 2011
This report describes clinical signs and plasma biochemical changes associated with significant cannabis consumption in three Green iguanas (Iguana iguana) which resulted in seizures, cardiovascular and digestive tract aberrations, elevated hepatic enzymes and bile acid concentrations for a number of weeks post recovery.
Girling, SJ, Fraser, MA
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Faecal Triiodothyronine Hormone Levels in Female Iguana during Weekday and Weekend in In Situ Conservation [PDF]

open access: yesBIO Web of Conferences, 2022
Iguanas are exotic animals that are widely kept as pets in our society,their performance and color being their main attraction. Jogja Exotarium is anin situ conservation park that carries the back to nature concept.
Rain Kee   +5 more
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Eventration in Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)

open access: yesActa Scientiae Veterinariae, 2021
Background: The reptile class could be considered one of the biggest vertebrate groups and are divided in orders and suborders according to their characteristics. These animals’ maintenance in captivity, either at home, captive bred or at zoos, can generate risk to their health, if the required cares are not given for each respective species.
Bizinoto, Lara Bernardes   +4 more
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Phylogeography and Prevalence of Hemoparasites (Apicomplexa: Eucoccidiorida) in Galápagos Marine Iguanas, Amblyrhynchus cristatus (Reptilia: Iguanidae)

open access: yesAnimals, 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
Jessica Scheibel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gut microbial ecology of the Critically Endangered Fijian crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis): Effects of captivity status and host reintroduction on endogenous microbiomes

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2021
Animals often exhibit distinct microbial communities when maintained in captivity as compared to when in the wild. Such differentiation may be significant in headstart and reintroduction programs where individuals spend some time in captivity before ...
Samuel J. Eliades   +8 more
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