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The role of Virus "X" (Tortoise Picornavirus) in kidney disease and shell weakness syndrome in European tortoise species determined by experimental infection [PDF]
, 2019 Tortoise Picornavirus (ToPV) commonly known as Virus "X" was recently discovered in juvenile European tortoises suffering from soft carapace and plastron as well as kidney disease.
Failing, K. +4 more
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A new species of a bony spur-thighed tortoise from the Early Pliocene (MN15) of Jradzor site, Armenia, and the origin of the Testudo graeca (Testudines, Testudinidae) complex [PDF]
Swiss Journal of PalaeontologyThe origin of the Testudo graeca complex has been suggested to be in the Caucasus. Poor fossil records and incomplete preservation of available fossils limit deep-time reconstructions of the paleobiogeographic history of the complex.
Evangelos Vlachos, Davit Vasilyan
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Natural History Sciences, 2020 The island of Lefkada is a popular and easily accessible tourist destination; nevertheless, there is no comprehensive checklist of its interesting herpetofauna.
Roberto Sindaco, Roberta Rossi
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Explorations in anatomy: the remains from Royal London Hospital [PDF]
, 2014 This paper considers the faunal remains from recent excavations at the Royal London Hospital. The remains date to the beginning of the 19th century and offer an insight into the life of the hospital's patients and practices of the attached medical school.
Armitage P. +17 more
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BMC Genomics, 2021 Background Many limno-terrestrial tardigrades can enter an ametabolic state, known as anhydrobiosis, upon desiccation, in which the animals can withstand extreme environments.
Yumi Murai +6 more
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Detection and Characterization of Mycoplasma spp. and Salmonella spp. in Free-living European Tortoises (Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca, and Testudo marginata) [PDF]
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2011 Free-living and captive chelonians might suffer from upper respiratory tract disease (URTD), a pathology primarily caused by Mycoplasma agassizii. Wild tortoises can also be an important reservoir of Salmonella spp., which are commensal in the host reptile but are potential zoonotic agents.
LECIS, Roberta +8 more
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DataDotDNA: an alternative marking system for tortoises of genus Testudo
Acta Herpetologica, 2013 It was analyzed the effectiveness of one method of individual and unique marking, alternative to the application of microchip, on 17 specimens of Testudo hermanni through DataDotDNA technology.
Luca Brugnola +4 more
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Four new species of the genus Caccothryptus (Coleoptera, Limnichidae)
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2015 Four new species of the genus Caccothryptus (Coleoptera: Limnichidae) are described: C. taiwanus from Taiwan; C. orion from Okinawa; C. tibetanus and C. chayuensis from Tibet.
Hiroyuki Yoshitomi
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