Predation impact on threatened spur-thighed tortoises by golden eagles when main prey is scarce [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 A reduction in adult survival in long-living species may compromise population growth rates. The spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) is a long-lived reptile that is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation. Golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos), whose
José M. Gil-Sánchez +11 more
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Case report: Intracoelomic neoplastic mass of undetermined origin in an Asia minor spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca ibera) [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 This article describes the diagnostic, treatment and attempted characterization of a neoplasia of undetermined origin in a Asia minor spur-thighed tortoise.
Camille François +4 more
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Tick infestation in spur-thighed tortoise population: a pilot study for unraveling epidemiological patterns and demographic consequences [PDF]
Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2023 Ectoparasites, such as ticks, modulate host population dynamics by impacting demographic traits. They transmit infectious agents among their hosts, posing a critical threat to animal and public health.
Amalia Segura +2 more
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Population density of the spur-thighed tortoise Testudo graeca declines after fire in north-western Africa. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Fire is a key ecological process in several biomes worldwide. Over recent decades, human activities (e.g. rural abandonment, monoculture plantations) and global warming are magnifying the risk of fire, with changes in fire intensity and frequency.
Brahim Chergui +4 more
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Sperm storage reduces the strength of the mate‐finding Allee effect [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Mate searching is a key component of sexual reproduction that can have important implications for population viability, especially for the mate‐finding Allee effect.
María V. Jiménez‐Franco +7 more
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Case Report: Oral fecal microbiota transplantation in a Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) suffering from chronic gastrointestinal disease—procedure, clinical outcome and follow-up [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionFecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is the process of transferring fecal microbiota from a healthy donor into the gastrointestinal tract of a recipient. Although many mechanisms of FMT are still not completely understood at present, it has
Johannes Hetterich, Michael Pees
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The metabolic cost of turning right side up in the Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Armoured, rigid bodied animals, such as Testudines, must self-right should they find themselves in an inverted position. The ability to self-right is an essential biomechanical and physiological process that influences survival and ultimately fitness ...
Heather E. Ewart +5 more
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Implications for Conservation of Collection of Mediterranean Spur-Thighed Tortoise as Pets in Morocco: Residents’ Perceptions, Habits, and Knowledge [PDF]
Animals, 2020 The trading and collection of wild animals as pets may be cause for concern regarding animal welfare and species conservation. These concerns can be exemplified by Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca), a long-living species whose use as ...
Amalia Segura +2 more
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Low tortoise abundances in pine forest plantations in forest-shrubland transition areas. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 In the transition between Mediterranean forest and the arid subtropical shrublands of the southeastern Iberian Peninsula, humans have transformed habitat since ancient times.
Roberto C Rodríguez-Caro +7 more
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Absence of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in the tick Hyalomma aegyptium parasitizing the spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) in Tunisia [PDF]
Parasite, 2019 Free-ranging spur-thighed tortoises Testudo graeca, captured in different habitat types of Northern Tunisia from March to April 2017, were examined for tick infestation: 134/147 (91%) were infested. The overall infestation intensity and abundance was 8.5
Fares Wasfi +8 more
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