Unintended multispecies co-benefits of an Amazonian community-based conservation programme [PDF]
, 2018 Urgent challenges posed by widespread degradation in tropical ecosystems with poor governance require new development pathways to reconcile biodiversity conservation and human welfare.
Andrade, Paulo C. M. +3 more
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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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Conocimientos riberos que proviene del igapó: Plantas consumidas por quelônios (Podocnemis spp.) em rio Andirá, Brasil [PDF]
, 2022 Alimentos vegetais podem representar mais de 90% da dieta das espécies de tartarugas aquáticas podocnemis. Grande parte desses alimentos vêm das florestas de várzea ou igapós, morada dos ribeirinhos que dominam o conhecimento das plantas, e também é ...
Andrade, Paulo Cesar Machado +4 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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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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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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Ontogeny of the Shell Bones of Embryos of Podocnemis unifilis (Troschel, 1848) (Testudines, Podocnemididae) [PDF]
The Anatomical Record, 2011 AbstractThe aim of the present study was to investigate the sequence of shell bone formation in the embryos of the Pleurodira, Podocnemis unifilis. Their bones and cartilage were collected and cleared before staining. The shell was also examined by obtaining a series of histological slices.
Fabiano Campos, Lima +9 more
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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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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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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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