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Scutation asymmetries in red-footed tortoise Chelonoidis carbonaria Spix, 1824 (Testudines: Testudinidae) [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2020 The ability of an individual to withstand random perturbations during its development is considered a good indicator of environmental and genetic stress. A common means of assessing developmental stability is through analysis of fluctuating asymmetry (FA)
Pere M. Parés-Casanova +3 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Geochelone sulcata
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017 The complete mitochondrial genome of Geochelone sulcata was determined using PCR, Long-PCR with length of 16,692 bp. The genome organization, gene order, and base composition was similar to typical vertebrate.
Qiong Shi +4 more
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Chelonians from the Middle Palaeolithic Site of Mealhada (Coimbra, Portugal): An Update
Diversity, 2023 The results of a review of the chelonian remains retrieved in the excavations carried out in Mealhada (Coimbra, central Portugal) are presented here. Mealhada is a Portuguese Middle Palaeolithic classical site, discovered at the end of the 19th century ...
Iratxe Boneta Jiménez +2 more
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, 2009 Published as part of Muniz-Pereira, Luís C., Vieira, Fabiano M. & Luque, José L., 2009, Checklist of helminth parasites of threatened vertebrate species from Brazil, pp.
Muniz-Pereira, Luís C. +2 more
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The oldest evidence of
The Anatomical Record, 2022 AbstractThe Testudo graeca (i.e., Greek Tortoise or Spur‐thighed Tortoise) origin in Western Europe is a subject of debate within the scientific community. The species is a part of the current Spanish biodiversity, with three isolated populations, located in the south‐eastern (Almeria and Murcia) and south‐western (Doñana National Park, Andalusia ...
Iratxe Boneta Jiménez +2 more
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Behavioural Impact of Captive Management Changes in Three Species of Testudinidae
Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2022 Reptile behaviour and welfare are understudied in comparison with mammals. In this study, behavioural data on three species (Astrochelys radiata, Stigmochelys pardalis, Aldabrachelys gigantea) of tortoises were recorded before and after an environmental ...
Jessica T. Turner +2 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2018 Atractis thapari Petter, 1966, an atractid nematode, was collected parasitizing the large intestine of tortoises of the species Chelonoidis carbonarius (Spix, 1824) (Cc) and C. denticulatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Cd) (Testudinidae) in the Zoobotanical Park of
Anangela Ravena da Silva Leal +5 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2018 We studied the temperature relations of wild and zoo Aldabra giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) focusing on (1) the relationship between environmental temperature and tortoise activity patterns (n = 8 wild individuals) and (2) on tortoise body ...
Wilfredo Falcón +9 more
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BIOMETRIA DE NEONATO DE CHELONOIDIS CARBONARIA (Spix, 1824) ASSOCIADA A NUTRIÇÃO
Revista UniVap, 2017 Os jabutis do gênero Chelonoidis, apresentam hábitos terrestres e são pertencentes à família Testudinidae. O objetivo deste trabalho foi realizar a biometria de neonatos de Chelonoidis carbonaria associada à alimentação, visando à nutrição adequada para
Maiara Cristina Ribeiro Vlahovic +2 more
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Virus Discovery in Desert Tortoise Fecal Samples: Novel Circular Single-Stranded DNA Viruses
Viruses, 2020 The Sonoran Desert tortoise Gopherus morafkai is adapted to the desert, and plays an important ecological role in this environment. There is limited information on the viral diversity associated with tortoises (family Testudinidae), and to date no DNA ...
Joseph P. Orton +10 more
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