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What is the evidence that counter‐wildlife crime interventions are effective for conserving African, Asian and Latin American wildlife directly threatened by exploitation? A systematic map

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 5, Issue 2, April/June 2024.
Results of our systematic map indicate that despite a relatively large evidence base on the effectiveness of counter‐wildlife crime (CWC) interventions for conserving wildlife, most interventions have not been rigorously evaluated. Studies often lacked comparators and experimental designs.
T. Rytwinski, M. J. Muir, J. R. B. Miller, A. Smith, L. A. Kelly, J. R. Bennett, S. L. A. Öckerman, J. J. Taylor, A. M. Lemieux, R. S. A. Pickles, M. L. Gore, S. F. Pires, A. Pokempner, H. Slaughter, D. P. Carlson, D. N. Adhiasto, I. Arroyo Quiroz, S. J. Cooke   +17 more
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Population structure and allometry of Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines, Podocnemididae) in a protected area upstream Belo Monte dam in Xingu River, Brazil

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2015
Amazon river turtles are increasingly threatened by habitat loss and alteration due to the Brazilian energy policy based on construction of hydroelectric dams, meanwhile, populational studies remain scarce.
PRISCILA S. MIORANDO, TOMMASO GIARRIZZO, JUAREZ C.B. PEZZUTI   +2 more
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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, Adams, Dean, Escalona, Tibisay, Valenzuela, Nicole, Valenzuela, Nicole   +4 more
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HISTOLOGIA E MORFOMETRIA DAS BRÂNQUIAS CLOACAIS DE Podocnemis unifilis (TESTUDINES, PODOCNEMIDIDAE)

DESAFIOS - Revista Interdisciplinar da Universidade Federal do Tocantins
Podocnemis unifilis é a espécie mais abundante do gênero, podendo atingir 50cm de comprimento e pesar até 12,5 kg. As brânquias cloacais compõem o sistema urogenital de quelônios semiaquáticos, desempenhando função de trocas gasosas. Este estudo teve como objetivo descrever aspectos morfológicos, histológicos e morfométricos das brânquias cloacais em ...
Jonatas Carvalho de Souza, Ana Beatriz Nunes Ribeiro, Danilo Nunes de Santana, Kellen Lagares Ferreira Silva   +3 more
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Use and commercialization of Podocnemis expansa (Schweiger 1812) (Testudines: Podocnemididae) for medicinal purposes in two communities in North of Brazil [PDF]

, 2008
Background Throughout Brazil a large number of people seek out reptiles for their meat, leather, ornamental value and supposed medicinal importance. However, there is a dearth of information on the use of reptiles in folk medicine.
A Davis, C Fantin, CFCBR Almeida, CITES – Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, D Moll, DF Cisneros-Heredia, EM Costa-Neto, FC Freire, Gindomar G Santana, H Wermuth, HP Huntington, J Fretey, JJ Parsons, JM Coutinho, KM Conway, MD Jenkins, MM Mahawar, MT Rodrigues, MW Klemens, NJH Smith, NJH Smith, P Shanley, PE Vanzolini, PE Vázquez, RRN Alves, RRN Alves, RRN Alves, RRN Alves, RRN Alves, RRN Alves, RRN Alves, RRN Alves, RRN Alves, Rômulo RN Alves, Tratado de Cooperacion Amazonica, Turtle Conservation Fund, UP Albuquerque, VJ Burke, Z Zhou   +38 more
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ECOLOGIA REPRODUCTIVA DE LA TARICAYA (Podocnemis unifilis) EN EL RIO PACAYA, PERU

Folia Amazónica, 1994
Se reportan los resultados de un estudio a largo plazo de la ecología reproductiva de la taricaya (Podocnemis unifilis) realizado en el río Pacaya, Reserva Nacional Pacaya-Samiria. Perú. El período anual de desove se extiende desde fines de junio hasta octubre, pero más del 90% de los desoves acontecenentre fines de julio y comienzo de setiembre ...
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Tasa de eclosión de Podocnemis unifilis ´tortuga taricaya´ en la Reserva Nacional Pacaya Samiria en el periodo 2014-2021 [PDF]

, 2023
Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina. Facultad de Ciencias Forestales. Departamento Académico de Manejo ForestalEl estudio consistió en comparar la tasa de eclosión de la especie “taricaya” Podocnemis unifilis entre las tres cuencas principales de la ...
Arciniega García, Kyara Milagros
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PODOCNEMIS UNIFILIS (Yellow-spotted River Turtle). NEST PREDATION BY ANTS

, 2015
PODOCNEMIS UNIFILIS (Yellow-spotted River Turtle).
openaire   +1 more source

Pressão antropogênica afeta a nidificação de tracajás (PODOCNEMIS UNIFILIS) na Amazônia Oriental ? [PDF]

, 2018
As tartarugas na Amazônia são particularmente sensíveis à pressão humana, já que os impactos nas áreas de nidificação podem afetar negativamente a taxa de reprodução das populações.
Quintana Garcia, Itxaso
core  

Enzymes of energy metabolism in hatchlings of amazonian freshwater turtles (Testudines, Podocnemididae)

Brazilian Journal of Biology
The metabolic profiles of selected tissues were analyzed in hatchlings of the Amazonian freshwater turtles Podocnemis expansa, P. unifilis and P. sextuberculata.
WP. Duncan, JL. Marcon
doaj   +1 more source