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.
Xiaofei Zhai, Haitao Shi, 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.
Katie L Willis +2 more
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Injuries in deep time: interpreting competitive behaviours in extinct reptiles via palaeopathology. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos SocABSTRACT For over a century, palaeopathology has been used as a tool for understanding evolution, disease in past communities and populations, and to interpret behaviour of extinct taxa. Physical traumas in particular have frequently been the justification for interpretations about aggressive and even competitive behaviours in extinct taxa.
Scott M, Gamble JA, Brown CM, Brink KS.
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Color and Near‐Infrared Reflectance Covary in Distinct Ways Across Taxa [PDF]
Ecol EvolSolar reflectance across ultraviolet, visible, and near‐infrared wavelengths was analyzed in integuments and eggs of 322 species. We found consistent positive correlations between UV and visible reflectance, while visible‐NIR associations varied across taxa, with differences in baseline reflectance suggesting structural or compositional influences ...
Goldenberg J +13 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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PLoS ONE, 2020 The Assam Roofed Turtle, Pangshura sylhetensis is an endangered and least studied species endemic to India and Bangladesh. The present study decodes the first complete mitochondrial genome of P. sylhetensis (16,568 bp) by using next-generation sequencing.
Shantanu Kundu +3 more
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Learedius learedi Price 1934 (Digenea, Spirorchiidae) in Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 (Testudines, Chelonidae) in Brazil: case report Learedius learedi Price 1934 (Digenea, Spirorchiidae) em Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 (Testudines, Chelonidae) no Brasil: relato de caso [PDF]
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2006 This study reports the occurrence of Learedius learedi Price 1934 (Digenea, Spirorchiidae) in Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 (Testudines, Chelonidae) in Brazil. Eleven animals were included in this study, 54.6 % of them were parasitized.
M.R. Werneck +3 more
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