Comparison of the Single-Cell Immune Landscape of Testudines from Different Habitats. [PDF]
Cells, 2022 Testudines, also known as living fossils, have evolved diversely and comprise many species that occupy a variety of ecological niches. However, the immune adaptation of testudines to the different ecological niches remains poorly understood.
Guo R, Ma G, Zhai X, Shi H, Wang J.
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Comparison of four different protocols using levobupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia in red-footed tortoises (Chelonoidis carbonarius). [PDF]
Open Vet JBackground: The popularity of tortoises kept in captivity is increasing and has caused concern regarding the necessity to establish safe and straightforward anesthesia for those reptiles.
Dos Santos Filho PCM +4 more
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Aging dynamics in captive sea turtles reflect conserved life-history patterns across the testudine phylogeny. [PDF]
Commun BiolRecent work has shown testudines can escape actuarial senescence for extended periods. However, understanding how the interplay between somatic aging and reproductive investment in highly fecund, long-lived ectotherms align with broader phylogenetic ...
Glen CG +6 more
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Spinal Deformities in Wild Reptiles: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Biology (Basel)Spinal deformities—such as kyphosis, scoliosis, and lordosis—are observed across all major vertebrate groups. Reports in wild reptiles are increasing but are mainly published in natural history notes as curiosities, with little exploration of their ...
Horváth G.
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Cladistic Relationships and Landscape Genetics of the Endangered Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle <i>Nilssonia hurum</i> (Gray, 1830): Implications for Strategic Conservation Planning. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe endangered Peacock Softshell Turtle Nilssonia hurum (Gray, 1830) has undergone a steep population decline in recent decades because of habitat loss and anthropogenic pressures, highlighting the urgent need for scientific intervention to ensure its ...
Abedin I +7 more
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Global conservation status of the jawed vertebrate Tree of Life. [PDF]
Nat CommunHuman-driven extinction threatens entire lineages across the Tree of Life. Here we assess the conservation status of jawed vertebrate evolutionary history, using three policy-relevant approaches.
Gumbs R +15 more
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Dissecting non-B DNA structural motifs in untranslated regions of eukaryotic genomes. [PDF]
Genomics InformThe untranslated regions (UTRs) of genes significantly impact various biological processes, including transcription, posttranscriptional control, mRNA stability, localization, and translation efficiency.
Gummadi ASC, Muppa DK, Yella VR.
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Animals, 2022 The Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) is a massively traded animal in South Asia. To mitigate this risk, the conservation agencies recommended guidelines to safeguard this charismatic species in nature.
Shantanu Kundu +6 more
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A new model of forelimb ecomorphology for predicting the ancient habitats of fossil turtles
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Various morphological proxies have been used to infer habitat preferences among fossil turtles and their early ancestors, but most are tightly linked to phylogeny, thereby minimizing their predictive power. One particularly widely used model incorporates
Thomas W. Dudgeon +4 more
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Trophic interactions between larger crocodylians and giant tortoises on Aldabra Atoll, Western Indian Ocean, during the Late Pleistocene [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Today, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Aldabra Atoll is home to about 100 000 giant tortoises, Aldabrachelys gigantea, whose fossil record goes back to the Late Pleistocene. New Late Pleistocene fossils (age ca.
Torsten M. Scheyer +5 more
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