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The perpendicular insertion of Sharpey's fibers in the external cortex suggests the presence of a thick leathery skin layer overlying notosuchian osteoderms. Although intramembranous ossification is the main process involved in the development of crocodyliform osteoderms, we reported a case of metaplastic development.
Mariana Valéria de Araújo Sena +12 more
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The distribution of the nests of Podocnemis expansa (Amazon turtle) and Podocnemis unifilis (yellow-spotted side neck turtle) along the point bars of the Javaés River in Bananal Island, demonstrates a clear preference of these chelonians for ...
Paulo Dias Ferreira Júnior +1 more
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Published as part of Iverson, John B., 2022, A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines), pp.
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New records of digeneans from Podocnemis spp. (Testudines, Podocnemididae) from Iquitos, Peru
We obtained 8 digestive tract of the turtle Podocnemis expansa and 18 of P. unifilis from the Belen market (Iquitos, Peru). Only digeneans were studied and identified.
Manuel Tantaleán +2 more
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PURPOSE: Identify a technique to induce brief sedation and hypnosis in Podocnemis expansa. METHODS: Twenty commercially bred P. expansa, weighing on average 1.2 ± 0.24 kg, were subjected to two protocols: G1 was given 1.5 mg/kg IM of xylazine and ...
André Luiz Quagliatto Santos +5 more
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A common problem when trying to identify the sex of hatchling turtles is that juveniles are not obviously externally dimorphic and current techniques to identify sex are often invasive.
Adélio Lubiana +1 more
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Published as part of Gaffney, Eugene S., Meylan, Peter A., Wood, Roger C., Simons, Elwyn & De Almeida Campos, Diogenes, 2011, Evolution Of The Side-Necked Turtles: The Family Podocnemididae, pp. 1-237 in Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2011 (350) on page 29, DOI: 10.1206/350.1, http://zenodo.org/record ...
Gaffney, Eugene S. +4 more
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Avaliação da cavidade orofaríngea da tartaruga da Amazônia, Podocnemis expansa (Schweigger, 1812)
Resumo: Os quelônios são importantes como fonte alimentar e econômica para as comunidades da região amazônica. Sendo assim, a caça, a pesca e a procura por ovos destes animais tem ocorrido frequentemente.
Thaís B. Silveira +6 more
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Nuevos registros de nemátodes parásitos de animales de vida silvestre en el Perú
Se registran, por primera vez para el Perú, 4 especies de nemátodes: Dipetalonema graciliformis Freitas, 1964 parásito de Saguinus labiatus; Evaginuris branickii (McCiure, 1932) Quentín, 1973 de Dinomys branickii; Alaeuris caudatus (Lent & Freitas ...
Manuel Tantaleán
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Checklist of chelonians from the upper Madeira River and the lower Madeira-Purus interfluvium (Brazilian Amazon), including a range expansion for Podocnemis sextuberculata Cornalia, 1849 [PDF]
We present data on occurrence of chelonians for the Madeira River (southwestern Amazon, Brazil). Sampling was undertaken along the BR-319 Highway in the Madeira-Purus interfluvium and along a 125‑km stretch of the upper Madeira River.
Claudia Keller +3 more
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