Socioeconomic drivers of wild meat consumption in the city of Iquitos, Peru [PDF]
Conservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 5, October 2025.Abstract Wild meat represents a vital source of micro‐ and macronutrients for forest‐dwelling people; however, city dwellers with access to animal protein from different animals may also consume large amounts of wild meat as part of their customs and traditions, to diversify their diets, to maintain connections to their rural kin, and to access meat ...
Fiorella Briceño Huerta +3 more
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Beyond mammals: the evolution of chewing and other forms of oropharyngeal food processing in vertebrates [PDF]
Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1406-1462, June 2026.ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz +6 more
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Trends in Urban Wild Meat Trade of Chelonians (Turtles and Tortoises) in the Peruvian Amazon [PDF]
AnimalsCulturally, chelonians are important sources of nutrition and income for rural and urban people in tropical rainforests, but urban trade can cause declines in wild populations.
Pedro Mayor +7 more
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To What Extent Can Life History Strategies Inform Reptile Conservation Planning? [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 6, June 2025.Conservation planners must effectively target interventions to reduce the extinction risk of species. If we can use a species' life history strategies to predict their responses to interventions, this offers a promising approach to better understand species extinction risks and conservation potential.
Emily A. Stevenson +4 more
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Variation and development of the turtle chondrocranium, with a description of the common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus, Kinosternidae, Cryptodira, Testudines) [PDF]
The Anatomical Record, Volume 308, Issue 7, Page 1994-2037, July 2025.Abstract Based on histological cross‐sections, the chondrocranium of the common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) was reconstructed, described, and compared with other turtles. It differs from that of other turtle chondrocrania by possessing elongated, slightly dorsally orientated nasal capsules with three dorsolateral foramina, which might be ...
Luca Leicht +2 more
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Egg microbiome of the yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) modulates fusariosis fungal infection and hatching success [PDF]
Commun BiolAna Sofía Carranco +5 more
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Evolutionary insights in Amazonian turtles (Testudines, Podocnemididae): co-location of 5S rDNA and U2 snRNA and wide distribution of Tc1/Mariner [PDF]
Biology Open, 2020 Eukaryotic genomes exhibit substantial accumulation of repetitive DNA sequences. These sequences can participate in chromosomal reorganization events and undergo molecular cooption to interfere with the function and evolution of genomes.
Manoella Gemaque Cavalcante +3 more
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Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2013 Podocnemis expansa and P. unifilis present 2n = 28 chromosomes, a diploid number similar to those observed in other species of the genus. The aim of this study was to characterize these two species using conventional staining and differential CBG-, GTG ...
Ricardo JOSÉ Gunski +2 more
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Shell characterization of the youngest valid species of the European Eocene genus Neochelys (Pleurodira, Podocnemididae): The Spanish Bartonian Neochelys salmanticensis [PDF]
The Anatomical Record, Volume 308, Issue 6, Page 1553-1572, June 2025.Abstract The freshwater pleurodiran turtle Neochelys is the best‐represented member of Podocnemididae in the European record, being known by eight Eocene species. The youngest of them is the Bartonian (middle Eocene) Neochelys salmanticensis, from the Duero Basin (Salamanca Province, Central Spain).
Adán Pérez‐García +3 more
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HISTOLOGIA E MORFOMETRIA DAS BRÂNQUIAS CLOACAIS DE Podocnemis unifilis (TESTUDINES, PODOCNEMIDIDAE)
DESAFIOS - Revista Interdisciplinar da Universidade Federal do TocantinsPodocnemis 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 ...
J. C. de Souza +3 more
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