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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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Aproveitamento de alimentos de origem animal pela tartaruga-da-amazônia: Podocnemis expansa criada em cativeiro The use of animal feed in the diet of captive Arrau sideneck: Podocnemis expansa

Acta Amazonica, 2009
Foi realizado um trabalho para determinar o aproveitamento alimentar da farinha de carne e ossos (FCO), farinha de vísceras de aves (FVA) e farinha de peixe (FP) em tartaruga-da-amazônia, por meio dos coeficientes de digestibilidade aparente (CDA) da ...
Cauê Guion de Almeida, Augusto Shinya Abe   +1 more
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Reproductive Allometry ofPodocnemis expansa(Testudines: Podocnemididae) in Southern Brazilian Amazon

Journal of Herpetology, 2013
Abstract Podocnemis expansa is the largest freshwater turtle in South America and exhibits a complex reproductive behavior. Females lay eggs in sandy banks formed during the dry season. Nesting habitat can influence hatching success and sex determination.
Costa Gonçalves Portelinha, Thiago, Malvásio, Adriana, Piña, Carlos Ignacio, Bertoluci, Jaime   +3 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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NESTS CHARACTERIZATION AND SEXUAL IDENTIFICATION OF PODOCNEMIS EXPANSA, AMAZON TURTLE

DESAFIOS - Revista Interdisciplinar da Universidade Federal do Tocantins, 2022
As alterações climáticas e os impactos que o planeta vem sofrendo com as ações humanas, tornam os monitoramentos ecológicos e da biodiversidade imprescindíveis. Estudos sobre determinação sexual dependente da temperatura de incubação dos ovos, em quelônios, apresentam vários desafios, sendo um deles relacionado à identificação sexual dos filhotes.
Gonçalves Kagueiama, Ana Karla, Malvasio, Adriana, Campos de Sousa, Heitor, de Jesus Castro, Fábio, Gomes de Ataídes, Adson, Leandro da Silva, Roberto   +5 more
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Population Structure ofPodocnemis expansa(Testudines: Podocnemididae) in Southern Brazilian Amazon

Copeia, 2014
Detailed studies of the population structure of most species of turtles in the Amazon Basin are lacking throughout their range. We estimated sex ratio, size structure, relative abundance, and recapture index for the Giant South American River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) in Javaes River, southern Brazilian Amazon.
Costa Gonçalves Portelinha, Thiago, Malvásio, Adriana, Piña, Carlos Ignacio, Bertoluci, Jaime   +3 more
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Poredbene hematološke i biokemijske analize divovske amazonske kornjače uzgajane pod lošim i normalnim hranidbenim uvjetima [PDF]

, 2009
Besides indicating the baseline values of the species, blood parameter assessments of chelonian may also be used as quick tools for diagnosing health status.
Antonio A. Oliveira-Junior, Jaydione L. Marcon, José F. M. Barcellos, Marcos Tavares-Dias, Michele G. Silva   +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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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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The faunal drugstore: Animal-based remedies used in traditional medicines in Latin America [PDF]

, 2011
Zootherapy is the treatment of human ailments with remedies made from animals and their products. Despite its prevalence in traditional medical practices worldwide, research on this phenomenon has often been neglected in comparison to medicinal plant ...
Rômulo RN Alves, Humberto N Alves
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