Interdependencies between Indigenous peoples, local communities, and freshwater systems in a changing Amazon. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract Globally, Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPs and LCs) are fighting for the recognition of their knowledge and decision‐making authority in freshwater conservation. In the Amazon, decision‐making around freshwater management and conservation has often overlooked Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) and the connections between ...
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Predation on adult females of Podocnemis expansa Schweigger (Testudines, Podocnemididae) by Panthera onca Linnaeus (Carnivora, Felidae), in Tocantins State [PDF]
, 2009 Podocnemis expansa (tartaruga-da-amazônia) é o maior e mais importante representante da fauna de quelônios da Amazônia devido à sua importância econômica como fonte alimentar para as populações indígenas e ribeirinhas desta região.
Costa Gonçalves Portelinha, Thiago +2 more
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Factors Affecting Nest Site Selection by Freshwater Turtles: A Systematic Review [PDF]
, 2023 Nest site selection is an important behavior, particularly in species that lack parental care, as nest microclimate can greatly impact embryos’ survival and offspring phenotype.
Guimarães, Andressa Estela Balbino +3 more
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Herpetofauna of an urban environmental protection area in an Amazon forest remnant of Amapá state, northern Brazil [PDF]
, 2022 The herpetofauna of Amazonia biome is one of the richest in the world. However, there is a lack of information on its richness and distribution. Here we provide a list of the herpetofauna from the Environmental Protection Area of Lagoa dos Índios, state ...
Costa Campos, Carlos E. +5 more
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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2009 Este trabalho foi desenvolvido com o intuito de enriquecer o conhecimento sobre a morfologia vascular das artérias renais e gonadais de Podocnemis unifilis, facilitando o entendimento da fisiologia clínica e cirúrgica destes animais.
Líria Queiroz Luz Hirano +5 more
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Ventilation and gas exchange in two turtles: Podocnemis unifilis and Phrynops geoffroanus (Testudines: Pleurodira) [PDF]
Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 2016 Turtles (Testudines) have two major taxa, Pleurodira and Cryptodira. To date, only limited data are available regarding the respiratory physiology of pleurodirans. To begin to address this, we studied ventilation and gas exchange in Podocnemis unifilis and Phrynops geoffroanus.
Cordeiro, Tabata E. F. +2 more
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, 2012 Number of Pages: 33Integrative BiologyEarth and Planetary ...
Iverson, John B. +2 more
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Revista Peruana de Biología, 2013 El presente trabajo registra por primera vez para el Perú a Nematophila grandis (Diesing, 1839) Travassos, 1934, en la tortuga de río Podocnemis unifilis «taricaya».
Patricia Salízar, Lidia Sánchez
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Checklist of chelonians from the upper Madeira River and the lower Madeira-Purus interfluvium (Brazilian Amazon), including a range expansion for Podocnemis sextuberculata Cornalia, 1849 [PDF]
Check List, 2016 We present data on occurrence of chelonians for the Madeira River (southwestern Amazon, Brazil). Sampling was undertaken along the BR-319 Highway in the Madeira-Purus interfluvium and along a 125‑km stretch of the upper Madeira River.
Claudia Keller +3 more
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Priority areas and integrated actions for the conservation of Amazonian turtle populations historically over-exploited by humans [PDF]
, 2022 The definition of priority areas for conservation and integrated management actions are essential for the effective maintenance and recovery of natural populations, especially for species overexploited by humans.
Falcon, Guth Berger +4 more
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