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Turtles, indians and settlers: Podocnemis expansa exploitation and the Portuguese settlement in eighteenth-century Amazonia

Topoi, 2020
During the eighteenth century, Portuguese settlers in Amazonia captured thousands of turtles and crushed millions of their eggs. These turtles, especially the Giant South American River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa), gave these settlers two essential ...
Christian Fausto Moraes dos Santos, Marlon Marcel Fiori   +1 more
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Biochemical indices to monitor health status with respect to reproductive cycle of Melanochelys trijuga [PDF]

, 2013
Blood analysis can provide information regarding the physiological condition of an individual animal or population health as a whole. The present investigation analyzed clinical laboratory data of soluble organic substances of plasma namely triglycerides,
Chandavar, Vidya R., Lalitha, R., Naik, Prakash R., Raghu, N.   +3 more
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Conocimientos riberos que proviene del igapó: Plantas consumidas por quelônios (Podocnemis spp.) em rio Andirá, Brasil [PDF]

, 2022
Alimentos vegetais podem representar mais de 90% da dieta das espécies de tartarugas aquáticas podocnemis. Grande parte desses alimentos vêm das florestas de várzea ou igapós, morada dos ribeirinhos que dominam o conhecimento das plantas, e também é ...
Andrade, Paulo Cesar Machado, Arruda, Joari Costa de, Lima, Aldeniza Cardoso de, Oliveira, Paulo Henrique Guimarães de, Silva, José Ferreira da   +4 more
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Mutagenic, genotoxic and morphotoxic potential of different pesticides in the erythrocytes of Podocnemis expansa neonates

Science of The Total Environment, 2020
Despite the damaging effects of pesticides glyphosate (Gly), atrazine (Atra) and fipronil (Fip) on different organisms, the mutagenic, genotoxic and morphotoxic potential of testudine erythrocytes in freshwater remains unknown. Thus, the aim of the present study is to assess the toxicological potential of these compounds in Podocnemis expansa ...
José Silonardo Pereira de Oliveira, Lucélia Gonçalves Vieira, Wanessa Fernandes Carvalho, Marcelino Benvindo de Souza, Aline Sueli de Lima Rodrigues, Karina Simões, Daniela de Melo De Silva, Juliana dos Santos Mendonça, Liria Queiroz Luz Hirano, André Luiz Quagliatto Santos, Guilherme Malafaia   +10 more
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Avaliação de parâmetros bioquímicos séricos em Tartarugas-da-Amazônia (Podocnemis expansa) mantidas em cativeiro

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
RESUMO: Amostras de sangue de Tartaruga-da-Amazônia mantidas em cativeiro foram analisadas com o propósito de avaliar os constituintes bioquímicos séricos e de relacionar ao que já foi relatado por outros pesquisadores, além de gerar mais informações ...
Leandro A. Fonseca, Natasha L. Maia, Fabrícia M. Girardi, Wilson P. Carvalho Filho, Filippe G. Pimentel, Fábio R. Braga   +5 more
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Estandarización de protocol de extracción de adn genomico de Podocnemis expansa e testes con los marcadores rapd e issr

Revista Colombiana de Ciencia Animal Recia, 2012
Este trabajo tuvo como objetivo comparar y estandarizar un protocolo eficiente para la extracción de ADN de fragmentos de tejido de Podocnemis expansa y evaluar el poder informativo de los marcadores moleculares RAPD e ISSR para el análisis de la ...
DEYLA PAULA OLIVEIRA, Mestre DIAS-OLIVEIRA, JAQUELINE DAS DORES, ADRIANA MALVASIO, OLIVEIRA-JUNIOR WALDESSE PIRAGÉ   +4 more
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Urbanization and food transition in the Brazilian Amazon: From wild to domesticated meat

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Urbanization is expected to influence food transitions, resulting in a shift from wild foods to more domesticated foods. Concomitantly, food insecurity and urban demand for natural resources, including wildlife, are expected to increase overall, even when the per capita consumption is expected to decrease.
Willandia A. Chaves, Denis Valle, Aline S. Tavares, Thais Q. Morcatty, Marcelo D. Vidal, Tatiana Schor, Eduardo M. von Mühlen, David S. Wilcove   +7 more
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Crescimento ponderal de filhotes de tartaruga gigante da Amazônia (Podocnemis expansa) submetidos a tratamento com rações isocalóricas contendo diferentes níveis de proteína bruta Body growth of one-month giant Amazonian turtle (Podocnemis Expansa) fed isocaloric diet with different levels of crude protein concentration

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2004
A criação de Podocnemis expansa, a tartaruga-da-amazônia, com finalidade comercial foi implantada no Brasil em 1992. Contudo, muitas questões acerca do manejo, da nutrição, da sanidade e, principalmente, da reprodução ainda são obscuras.
Vinicius Augusto Sá, Leonardo C. Quintanilha, Gustavo Eduardo Freneau, Vera Lucia Ferreira Luz, Arcádio de Los Reyes Borja, Paulo César Silva   +5 more
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A Macroscopic and Microscopic Study of Liver in Female Iraqi Green Freshwater Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Linnaeus,1758 during the Active Period [PDF]

, 2023
The study aims to provide anatomical and histological information about the liver in female Iraqi green freshwater turtles. Ten female green freshwater turtles (Chelonia mydas) were collected from Shatt Al-Hilla and used in this study.
Al-Alwany, Ekhlas Abid Hamza, Al-Janabi, Sabreen M., AL-Khafaji, Siraj M., Al-Khakani, Salim Salih Ali, Al-Khamas, Ahlam J. H., Zabiba, Isam M J   +5 more
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Environmental Contaminant Accumulation in Freshwater Turtles Inhabiting Three Rivers of the Permian Basin, New Mexico, USA

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Freshwater turtles are valuable sentinels of aquatic systems due to their long lifespans and resilience in environments impacted by contaminants. The Permian Basin, dominated by the oil and gas sector, spans western Texas and southeastern New Mexico, USA, including the Pecos River and its tributaries, the Delaware and Black Rivers.
Ana G. G. Sapp, W. Gregory Cope, Christopher E. Moorman, Frank X. Weber, Ivana Mali   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source