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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, Massimo Delfino, Nicole Klein, Nancy Bunbury, Frauke Fleischer-Dogley, Dennis M. Hansen   +5 more
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Marine debris ingestion and the use of diagnostic imaging in sea turtles: A review

Veterinární Medicína, 2020
Worldwide, sea turtles are affected by anthropic waste. Animals, unable to differentiate anthropic waste from food, ingest this waste from their surroundings.
Radan Elvis Matias de Oliveira, Fernanda Loffler Niemeyer Attademo, Carlos Eduardo Bezerra de Moura, Helio Noberto de Araujo Junior, Herson da Silva Costa, Carlos Eduardo Vale Reboucas, Flavio Jose de Lima Silva, Moacir Franco de Oliveira   +7 more
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Testudines

, 2020
Palatochelydia sensu Joyce & Lyson, 2010Figs 4–9Differential osteological diagnosisPalatochelydians can be diagnosed by the presence of a well-developed secondary palate (Joyce & Lyson 2010), as well as the presence of a well-developed bridge, strong axillary and inguinal buttress, the latter in clear contact with both the fifth and sixth
Garbin, Rafaella C., Bandyopadhyay, Saswati, Joyce, Walter G.   +2 more
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Adaptive evolution of major histocompatibility complex class I immune genes and disease associations in coastal juvenile sea turtles

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, Katherine L. Mansfield, Anna E. Savage   +2 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, Attademo Fernanda Loffler Niemeyer, Freire Augusto Carlos Da Bôaviagem, De Lorena Pires Juliana Maia, De Farias Daniel Solon Dias, Bomfim Aline Da Costa, De Oliveira Rysónely Maclay, Gavilan Simone Almeida, De Lima Silva Flávio José, De Oliveira Moacir Franco   +9 more
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Non-Native Turtles (Chelydridae) in Freshwater Ecosystems in Italy: A Threat to Biodiversity and Human Health?

Animals, 2022
Marketed globally, freshwater turtles are popular pets. Two species of the Chelydridae family are increasingly reported in Italy: the snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) and the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii).
Giuseppe Esposito, Luciano Di Tizio, Marino Prearo, Alessandro Dondo, Carlo Ercolini, Gianpiero Nieddu, Angelo Ferrari, Paolo Pastorino   +7 more
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Aislamiento y serotipificación de Salmonella sp. en estanques con Crocodylus intermedius y testudines cautivos en Villavicencio - Colombia [PDF]

Revista Mvz Cordoba, 2011
Objetivo. Determinar la presencia de microorganismos del género Salmonella sp. en el ambiente acuático de los ejemplares Crocodylus intermedius y testudines en la Estación de Biología Tropical Roberto Franco (EBTRF). Materiales y métodos. En este estudio
Diana Pachón C, Adriana Pulido V, Carlos Moreno T   +2 more
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Death of a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) from ingestion of an eel (Myrichthys ocellatus)

Veterinární Medicína, 2020
Gastrointestinal perforation in sea turtles may be associated with the ingestion of solid waste; however, other factors, including the ingestion of marine organisms, may cause intestinal perforation.
Radan Elvis Matias de Oliveira, Juliana Maia de Lorena Pires, Jael Soares Batista, Fernanda Loffler Niemeyer Attademo, Daniel Solon Dias de Farias, Augusto Carlos da Boaviagem Freire, Aline da Costa Bomfim, Laize Regina Palhares de Lima, Rysonely Maclay de Oliveira, Simone Almeida Gavilan, Flavio Jose de Lima Silva, Moacir Franco de Oliveira   +11 more
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Successful rehabilitation of an oiled sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) affected by the biggest oil spill disaster in Brazil

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, Attademo FLN, Galvincio JS, Freire ACB, Silva AS, Pires JML, Lima LRP, Aguiar JMF, Moreira AB, Melo LIS, Gavilan SA, Lima SA, Lima, Silva FJL, Oliveira MF   +14 more
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Partial albinism in Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Ovozoa: Journal of Animal Reproduction, 2022
Albinism is a genetic disorder in which there is a defect in melanin production, a pigment which gives color to the skin, hair and eyes. This congenital malformation can also occur in sea turtles, although it is not fatal, but it reduces their chances of
Emanuel Lucas Rocha, Lucas Gabriel Verissimo Pinheiro da Silva, Isadora Nathalia Rocha Barreto, Hélio Noberto de Araújo Júnior, Julio Alejandro Navoni, Moacir Franco de Oliveira, Carlos Eduardo Bezerra de Moura   +6 more
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