Comparison of the Single-Cell Immune Landscape of Testudines from Different Habitats
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.
Jichao Wang, Shi Haitao
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Middle Ear Cavity Morphology Is Consistent with an Aquatic Origin for Testudines [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The position of testudines in vertebrate phylogeny is being re-evaluated. At present, testudine morphological and molecular data conflict when reconstructing phylogenetic relationships.
Catherine E Carr +2 more
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Cladistic Relationships and Landscape Genetics of the Endangered Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle Nilssonia hurum (Gray, 1830): Implications for Strategic Conservation Planning [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe 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 ...
Imon Abedin +7 more
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Aging dynamics in captive sea turtles reflect conserved life-history patterns across the testudine phylogeny [PDF]
Communications BiologyRecent 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 ...
C. George Glen +6 more
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Comparison of four different protocols using levobupivacaine for spinal anesthesia in red-footed tortoises (Chelonoidis carbonarius) [PDF]
Open Veterinary JournalBackground: 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.
Paulo Cesar Mendes Dos Santos Filho +4 more
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Spinal Deformities in Wild Reptiles: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
BiologySpinal 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 ...
Gergely Horváth
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Global conservation status of the jawed vertebrate Tree of Life [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsHuman-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.
Rikki Gumbs +15 more
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Royal Society Open Science, 2022 Characterizing polymorphism at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes is key to understanding the vertebrate immune response to disease. Despite being globally afflicted by the infectious tumour disease fibropapillomatosis (FP), immunogenetic ...
Katherine R. Martin +2 more
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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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Pathoanatomical findings of a green turtle (Chelonia mydas) victim of collision with a motorboat
Acta Veterinaria, 2021 In this paper we report the trauma suffered by a green turtle (Chelonia mydas), caused by a collision with a motorboat, and describe the case ante and post-mortem.
De Oliveira Radan Elvis Matias +9 more
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