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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Interaction Between Age and Individual Heterogeneity Shapes Breeding Probability in a Long-Lived Marine Ectotherm. [PDF]
Ecol EvolUsing a 52‐year dataset on captive green turtles, our study reveals that individual quality and age are the primary drivers of reproductive patterns. We found that high‐quality turtles bred more consistently throughout their lives and that females maintained a high reproductive value into old age despite evidence of physical aging.
Glen CG +3 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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Review of the tetrapod skull-neck boundary: implications for the evolution of the atlas-axis complex. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos SocABSTRACT This review describes variation in modern and fossil occiput–atlas–axis complex anatomy of total group Tetrapoda with the aim of documenting the range of structural variation throughout their evolutionary history to establish grounds for comparison of the complex between tetrapod clades.
Korneisel DE, Maddin HC.
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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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Dissecting non-B DNA structural motifs in untranslated regions of eukaryotic genomes [PDF]
Genomics & InformaticsThe untranslated regions (UTRs) of genes significantly impact various biological processes, including transcription, posttranscriptional control, mRNA stability, localization, and translation efficiency.
Aruna Sesha Chandrika Gummadi +2 more
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, 1980 Number of Pages: 2Integrative BiologyEarth and Planetary ...
Ernst, Carl H.
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Veterinární Medicína, 2021 The standardisation of protocols and discussion of therapeutic procedures in the rehabilitation of turtles affected by oil spills are necessary to optimise the recovery time and increase the chances of survival of these animals.
Oliveira REM +14 more
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