A bothremydid turtle (Pleurodira) from the middle Cenomanian of Vale de Figueira (Belas, Portugal). [PDF]
Anat Rec (Hoboken)Abstract An unpublished turtle shell from the middle Cenomanian of Vale de Figueira, near Belas (Lisbon District, Portugal), is recognized by us as collected in 1880 under the direction of Carlos Ribeiro. No turtle remains from that region had so far been figured, described or discussed from a systematic point of view.
Antunes MT, Pérez-García A.
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Management and relocation of nests of Podocnemis expansa (Schweigger, 1812) (Testudines, Podocnemididae) on the Crixás-Açu river, Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of BiologyPodocnemis expansa nests in the sandbanks of the Crixás-Açu River in central Brazil during the dry season. With the return of the rainy season, the river banks are once again inundated, flooding nests and eggs and drowning hatchlings.
AS. Gomes, PD. Ferreira Júnior
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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2010 The present study analyzed the radiographic anatomy and determined thegastrointestinal transit time of Podocnemis unifilis. We used ten animals belonging to LAPAS from the Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais State, Brazil.
Fernando Moraes Machado Brito +5 more
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Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2005 Seven specimens of Podocnemis vogli were studied; three were collected at Puerto López and Puerto Gaitán in the Meta Department of Colombia, four lacks collecting data.
ML. Ortiz, PA. Rodríguez, ML. Bueno
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Marine turtles are only minimally sexually size dimorphic, a pattern that is distinct from most nonmarine aquatic turtles. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 Marine turtles are only minimally sexual size dimorphic, whereas nonmarine aquatic turtles typically exhibit female‐biased sexual size dimorphism. The reason for this difference is likely the sustained long‐distance swimming that characterizes marine turtle ecology, which entails significant energetic costs incurred by both sexes. Hence, the ability of
Figgener C, Bernardo J, Plotkin PT.
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Unveiling the Evolutionary Lineages and Habitat Dynamics of the Monotypic Crowned River Turtle <i>Hardella thurjii</i> (Gray, 1831) (Testudines: Geoemydidae): Strategic Conservation Insights for an Endangered Freshwater Turtle From Southern Asia. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study provides the first complete mitochondrial genome of the monotypic H. thurjii , sequenced using next‐generation technologies. Additionally, it employs ensemble species distribution modeling to evaluate habitat suitability and shape geometry under both current and projected climatic scenarios.
Abedin I +7 more
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Temperature-sex determination in Podocnemis expansa (Testudines, Podocnemididae) [PDF]
Iheringia. Série Zoologia, 2011 This study has been carried out at the central region of the Araguaia river on the border between the states of Goiás and Mato Grosso in the Brazilian Amazon Basin from September to December 2000. We recorded temperature fluctuation, clutch-size, incubation period and hatching success rate and hatchlings' sex ratio of five nests of Podocnemis expansa ...
Bonach, Kelly +3 more
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Beyond harm’s reach? Submersion of river turtle nesting areas and implications for restoration actions after Amazon hydropower development [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 The global expansion of energy demands combined with abundant rainfall, large water volumes and high flow in tropical rivers have led to an unprecedented expansion of dam constructions in the Amazon.
Darren Norris +2 more
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Diversity, 2021 Bothremydidae is a successful lineage of pleurodiran turtles that lived from the Cretaceous to the Paleogene, and are found in most continents of both Laurasia and Gondwana.
Marcos Martín-Jiménez +1 more
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The Anatomical Record, Volume 306, Issue 6, Page 1228-1303, June 2023., 2023 Abstract Turtles are a charismatic reptile group with a peculiar body plan, which most notably includes the shell. Anatomists have often focused descriptive efforts on the shell and other strongly derived body parts, such as the akinetic skull, or the cervical vertebrae.
Serjoscha W. Evers +4 more
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