A new xinjiangchelyid turtle from the Middle Jurassic of Xinjiang, China and the evolution of the basipterygoid process in Mesozoic turtles [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Most turtles from the Middle and Late Jurassic of Asia are referred to the newly defined clade Xinjiangchelyidae, a group of mostly shell-based, generalized, small to mid-sized aquatic froms that are widely considered to represent the stem ...
Ge, Sun +4 more
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Phylogeny, biogeography and diversification patterns of side-necked turtles (Testudines: Pleurodira) [PDF]
, 2018 Pleurodires or side-necked turtles are today restricted to freshwater environments of South America, Africa– Madagascar and Australia, but in the past they were distributed much more broadly, being found also on Eurasia, India and North America, and ...
Assine ML +17 more
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Population demography of an endangered lizard, the Blue Mountains Water Skink. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Information on the age structure within populations of an endangered species can facilitate effective management. The Blue Mountains Water Skink (Eulamprus leuraensis) is a viviparous scincid lizard that is restricted to < 40 isolated ...
Chevalley, M. +4 more
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Pesquisas helmintológicas realisadas no Estado do Pará; VIII - Camallanus amazonicus n. sp. parasito de Podocnemis expansa (Schw.) [PDF]
, 1940 Domingos J. Ribeiro
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Projected increases in the annual flood pulse of the Western Amazon [PDF]
, 2015 The impact of a changing climate on the Amazon basin is a subject of intensive research because of its rich biodiversity and the significant role of rainforests in carbon cycling.
Buytaert, W. +7 more
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Rendimento e composição química de carcaça da tartaruga-da-Amazônia (Podocnemis expansa) em sistema comercial [PDF]
, 2003 Vera Lúcia Ferreira Luz +6 more
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Jaw musculature during the dawn of turtle evolution [PDF]
, 2018 Using a new approach to study muscle anatomy in vertebrates, the fully differentiated jaw musculature of 42 turtle species was studied and character mappings were performed. Soft tissue arrangements were correlated to the temporal openings (emarginations)
Werneburg, Ingmar
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A lengthy solution to the optimal propagule size problem in the large-bodied South American freshwater turtle, Podocnemis unifilis [PDF]
, 2018 In oviparous vertebrates lacking parental care, resource allocation during reproduction is a major maternal effect that may enhance female fitness. In general, resource allocation strategies are expected to follow optimality models to solve the energy ...
Adams, Dean +4 more
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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2012 Considerando a importância da técnica histológica na sexagem de quelônios e os poucos trabalhos direcionados para esta técnica, é proposto neste estudo caracterizar morfometricamente e histologicamente as gônadas de P. expansa e P. unifilis. Todos os espécimes utilizados neste trabalho foram procedentes do rio Javaés, entorno do Parque Nacional do ...
Adson Gomes de Ataídes +4 more
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, 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 +4 more
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