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Enterobacteria in free-living and captive Amazon turtles, Podocnemis expansa (Podocnemididae: Testudines)

, 2018
The turtle Podocnemis expansa is an important wildlife species from the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. This also represents an important resource for coastal communities, as it has been historically consumed as food. Nevertheless, besides the sustainability issues, recent concerns have been raised over the health of the animals and possible impacts on ...
Meyer Junior, Julio Cesar, Marinho, Marcia, Taparo, Cilene Vidovix, Costa, Joao Bosco da, Tavares Dias, Hilma Lucia   +4 more
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Estrutura populacional, razão sexual e abundância de Podocnemis sextuberculata (Testudines, Podocnemididae) na Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá, Amazonas, Brasil [PDF]

Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2003
We studied turtles in the focal area of the Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá from September 1996 through August 1998. The reserve is located in the western part of the Brazilian Amazon, between the Japurá, Solimões, and Auti-Paraná rivers,
Augusto Fachín-Terán, Richard C. Vogt, John B. Thorbjarnarson   +2 more
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Description of behavioral patterns of Podocnemis erythrocephala (Spix, 1824) (Testudines: Podocnemididae) (Red-headed river turtle) in captivity, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Descrição de padrões comportamentais de Podocnemis erythrocephala (Spix, 1824) (Testudines: Podocnemididae) (Irapuca) em cativeiro, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil

Acta Amazonica, 2010
The biology and ecology of South American turtles is still poorly known, particularly, for the Brazilian species. Laboratory studies are essential to understand the life cycles of aquatic turtles species and to help in formulating management plans for ...
Larissa Schineider, Camila Ferrara, Richard C Vogt   +2 more
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Efeitos ambientais de reservatórios de hidrelétricas sobre mamíferos silvestres e tartarugas-de-água-doce na Amazônia : uma revisão [PDF]

, 2011
A legislação brasileira condiciona as licenças prévia, de instalação e de operação de empreendimentos hidrelétricos impactantes, no roteiro dos estudos de impacto ambiental (EIA/RIMA), incluindo a identifcação e a avaliação dos impactos ambientais e os ...
Alho, Cleber José Rodrigues
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Population structure, sex ratio and abundance of Podocnemis sextuberculata (Testudines, Podocnemididae) in the Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá, Amazonas, Brazil

Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2003
Population structure, sex ratio and abundance of Podocnemis sextuberculata (Testudines, Podocnemididae) in the Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá, Amazonas, Brazil.
Augusto Fachín-Terán, Richard C. Vogt, John B. Thorbjarnarson   +2 more
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HISTOLOGIA E MORFOMETRIA DAS BRÂNQUIAS CLOACAIS DE Podocnemis unifilis (TESTUDINES, PODOCNEMIDIDAE)

DESAFIOS - Revista Interdisciplinar da Universidade Federal do Tocantins
Podocnemis unifilis é a espécie mais abundante do gênero, podendo atingir 50cm de comprimento e pesar até 12,5 kg. As brânquias cloacais compõem o sistema urogenital de quelônios semiaquáticos, desempenhando função de trocas gasosas. Este estudo teve como objetivo descrever aspectos morfológicos, histológicos e morfométricos das brânquias cloacais em ...
Jonatas Carvalho de Souza, Ana Beatriz Nunes Ribeiro, Danilo Nunes de Santana, Kellen Lagares Ferreira Silva   +3 more
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ALIMENTACIÓN DE PELTOCEPHALUS DUMERILIANUS (TESTUDINES: PODOCNEMIDIDAE) EN CONDICIONES NATURALES

, 2011
El presente trabajo analiza aspectos de alimentación en medio natural de la tortuga, Peltocephalus dumerilianus (Testudines: Podocnemididae; cabezón), a partir de muestras de contenidos alimenticios tomados de estómago e intestino grueso de ejemplares utilizados para consumo por los habitantes ribereños de la comunidad de São Louis, en el medio río ...
De La Ossa-V., Jaime, C. Vogt, Richard, Santos-Júnior, Ladislau B.   +2 more
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Population structure, size and sex ratio in Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines, Podocnemididae) in the Guaporé river (RO), northern Brazil

Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2004
Population structure and sex ratio of Podocnemis unifilis was studied from June to November 1989 and from March to June 1990 in the Guaporé river and its tributaries São Domingos and São Miguel, in the municipality of Costa Marques, Rondônia, Brazil. The
Augusto Fachín-Terán, Richard C. Vogt
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A new species of Orientatractis (Nematoda: Cosmocercoidea: Atractidae) parasite of Yellow-Spotted Amazon River Turtle, Podocnemis unifilis Troschel, 1848 (Testudines: Podocnemididae) in Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]

Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 2023
Jesus RF, Oliveira SCG, Ramos IMC, Melo FTV.   +3 more
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Patterns of morphological evolution in the skull of turtles: contributions from digital paleontology, neuroanatomy and biomechanics [PDF]

, 2019
In the current framework of Evolutionary Biology, Paleontology has an important role to play. The fossil record represents a fundamental aspect in studies on the evolution of morphology, since from its study it is possible to retrieve reliable data on ...
Ferreira, Gabriel S.
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