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In Central Africa, traditional hunting is central to the way of life of local communities. However, increasing demand for wild meat has raised concerns about the sustainability of this practice. With a year‐long analysis of hunting strategies and their impact at the outskirts of Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo, we showed a ...
Josué Ausse Baraka +10 more
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FIGURE 1. Map of Argentina showing the localities from which the tissue samples were taken. Different colors indicate different eco–regions. Legends near sample localities are in accordance with the haplotypes shown in the phylogenetic trees (Fig.
Bravi, Claudio M.
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India is home to five species of tortoises of which the two endangered species are found in northeastern India. We report for first time new distributional records of Indotestudo elongata and additional site records of Manouria emys phayrei from 17 ...
Kulendra Chandra Das, Abhik Gupta
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Drivers of Thermal Habitat Use in Turtles Studied Under Semi‐Natural Conditions
We quantify thermal habitat use in nine turtle species by recording environmental temperatures experienced by individuals in semi‐natural settings. Thermal habitat use differed among species and higher temperatures were generally used by larger animals, pointing to behavioral mechanisms that may influence species responses to environmental change. This
Emma White +8 more
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Herpetofauna em um fragmento de Floresta Atlântica no Estado da Paraíba, Região Nordeste do Brasil
A herpetofauna de um fragmento urbano de Floresta Atlântica foi estudada quanto à riqueza de espéciese à utilização do habitat. A coleta de espécimes foi realizada através de procura visual limitada por tempo e armadilhas de interceptação e queda ...
Gindomar Gomes Santana +5 more
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Here we examine the tibial microstructure of modern and fossil angulate tortoises to assess the histology and growth from the late Miocene–early Pliocene, Pleistocene through to modern forms.
Mohd Shafi Bhat +2 more
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A note on the reproduction of Geochelone carbonaria and G. denticulata (Testudines, Testudinidae) [PDF]
On the occasion of having collected three gravid Geochelone carbonaria in the Bolivian Chaco, data are given on oviducal eggs, as well as on five shells of eggs of the same species in the Museum collection. A review of the literature on the reproduction of G. carbonaria and of its sibling G.
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Nikos Poulakakis, Danielle L. Edwards, Ylenia Chiari, Ryan C. Garrick, Michael A. Russello, Edgar Benavides, Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell, Scott Glaberman (2015): Description of a New Galapagos Giant Tortoise Species (Chelonoidis; Testudines: Testudinidae)
Edgar Benavides +7 more
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A pneumonia é uma doença respiratória comum na clínica de répteis. Agentes infecciosos são capazes de causar pneumonia primária em répteis mantidos em cativeiro, porém na maioria dos casos, são secundárias a problemas de manejo, higiene e nutricionais. O
Marcelo M. Silveira +7 more
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The present study reports on patterns of parasitism by Amblyomma humerale on yellow-footed tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulatus, in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. The tortoises were sampled occasionally, from July 2005 to January 2020.
Ygor Machado +3 more
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