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A new species of a bony spur-thighed tortoise from the Early Pliocene (MN15) of Jradzor site, Armenia, and the origin of the Testudo graeca (Testudines, Testudinidae) complex [PDF]

Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
The origin of the Testudo graeca complex has been suggested to be in the Caucasus. Poor fossil records and incomplete preservation of available fossils limit deep-time reconstructions of the paleobiogeographic history of the complex.
Evangelos Vlachos, Davit Vasilyan
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Uso de los marcadores moleculares para el análisis de biodiversidad de los animales salvajes: una breve revisión [PDF]

, 2009
Los marcadores moleculares constituyen unas herramientas indispensables para determinar la variación genética y la biodiversidad con un alto grado de precisión y reproductibilidad.
Arif, I. A., Khan, H. A.
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Rensch’s and Bergmann’s Rules in Cis-Andean South-American Howler Monkeys (Mammalia: Alouatta) [PDF]

, 2018
Howler monkeys (genus Alouatta) are large folivorous primates living in South America. We tested for the application of both Rensch’s rule and Bergmann’s rule to body size variation in Alouatta. We found that Rensch’s rule does apply in howlers.
Bubadué, J, Carotenuto, F, Castiglione, S, Cáceres, N, Melchionna, M, Melo, G, Meloro, C, Mondanaro, A, Polidoro, G, Raia, P, Serio, C, Sponchiado, J   +11 more
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Tick Infestation of the Mediterranean Spur-Thighed Tortoises (Testudo graeca, Linnaeus, 1758) from Western Regions of Algeria

Folia Veterinaria
The Spur-thighed tortoise has a large geographic distribution and can be infested by several tick species, mainly Hyalomma aegyptium. This tick has recently been confirmed as a natural carrier of numerous pathogenic, including zoonotic agents.
Ammar Selles Sidi Mohamed, Mokhtaria Kouidri, Ammar Ait Amrane, Belcacem Belhamiti Tahar, Achour Hamza, Taha Bia   +5 more
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The importance of the tortoise tick Hyalomma aegyptium as a carrier of bacterial agents on a wide range

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Ticks are important vectors of various microorganisms, including bacteria. In this study, we examined Hyalomma aegyptium ticks collected from 240 spur-thighed tortoises Testudo graeca at 42 localities in the Mediterranean and Middle East and analysed ...
Matej Kautman, Branka Bilbija, Markéta Nováková, Emil Tkadlec, Ivo Papoušek, Peter Mikulíček, David Jandzik, Hossein Javanbakht, Ghoulem Tiar, Pavel Široký   +9 more
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Salmonella species in free‐living spur‐thighed tortoises ( Testudo graeca ) in central western Morocco

Veterinary Record, 2008
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Hidalgo-Vila, J., Díaz-Paniagua, Carmen, Ruiz, X., Portheault, Alexandre, El Mouden, H., Slimani, T., de frutos-Escobar, C., De Caso, M.S.   +7 more
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Estudio de la morfología de tortugas moras (Testudo graeca) procedentes de cautividad [PDF]

, 2023
Como consecuencia de la actividad antrópica, la supervivencia de los quelonios se ha visto en grave peligro en las últimas décadas. La tortuga mora (Testudo graeca) es un ejemplo de ello, siendo una de sus principales amenazas su consideración como ...
Sánchez Ferrández, Francisco José
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Ecological and Ethological Assessment of Captive Testudo graeca in an Urban Bazaar: A Case of High-Constraint Wildlife Tourism in Kastamonu, Northern Anatolia

Animals
The Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) is a long-lived terrestrial reptile listed as ‘Vulnerable’ on the IUCN Red List and protected under CITES Appendix II.
Murat Afsar, Çetin Çelik, Mahsun Cağlar, Pınar Durmuş, Birgül Afsar   +4 more
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The uncertainty of Late Pleistocene range expansions in the western Mediterranean: A case study of the colonization of south-eastern Spain by the spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca [PDF]

, 2012
Aim: Recent biogeographical studies have postulated a North African, Late Pleistocene, origin for some species of the Iberian Peninsula. However, a robust assessment of such range expansions requires high-resolution molecular tools to resolve overlapping
Graciá, Eva, Giménez, Andrés, Anadón, J. D., Harris, D. James, Fritz, Uwe, Botella, Francisco   +5 more
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Post-emergent field activity and growth rates of hatchling spur-thighed tortoises,Testudo graeca

Canadian Journal of Zoology, 1997
Activity, mobility, growth rates, and space use of 48 hatchling spur-thighed tortoises, Testudo graeca, were monitored over a period of 8 months, from emergence from the nest in September until May. Individuals were followed by means of thread trailing and radio tracking.
Keller, Claudia, Paniagua, Carmen Díaz, Andreu, Ana   +2 more
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