Ultrasonography and CT examination of ovarian follicular development in ‘Testudo graeca’ during 1 year in captivity [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2023 Background The Greek or Mediterranean tortoise (Testudo graeca), commonly known as the spur‐thighed tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae that is found in North Africa, Western Asia and Europe.
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Mitochondrial haplotype diversity in the tortoise species
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2005 Background To help conservation programs of the endangered spur-thighed tortoise and to gain better insight into its systematics, genetic variation and evolution in the tortoise species Testudo graeca (Testudines: Testudinidae) was investigated by ...
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Behavioral and Morphological Adaptations of Tortoise Tick Hyalomma aegyptium to Testudo graeca: Evidence for Complex Evolutionary History [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionIn vector arthropods, the host relationship plays a central role in population dynamics and is crucial for determining the current and future course of vector ecology and the eco‐epidemiology of vector‐borne diseases, particularly under the influence of ...
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Case report: Intracoelomic neoplastic mass of undetermined origin in an Asia minor spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca ibera) [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 This article describes the diagnostic, treatment and attempted characterization of a neoplasia of undetermined origin in a Asia minor spur-thighed tortoise.
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New Recording of Toxoplasma gondii in Wild Tortoise Testudo graeca Using Nested PCR Method [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2023 Toxoplasmosis is one of the most widespread zoonotic diseases, especially in warm and humid areas, and affects all mammals, including humans and many herbivores and carnivores. The present study investigated the Toxoplasma gondii (T.
S Aziz Anah, S Aziz Anah
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Phylogeographic and phenotypic divergence between two subspecies of Testudo graeca (T. g. buxtoni and T. g. zarudnyi) across their contact zone in Iran [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Contact zones are considered as windows into the evolutionary process, allowing identification of factors influencing the evolutionary forces. Here, we combined phylogenetic and morphometric analyses to explore the evolutionary process affecting the ...
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Population density of the spur-thighed tortoise Testudo graeca declines after fire in north-western Africa. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Fire is a key ecological process in several biomes worldwide. Over recent decades, human activities (e.g. rural abandonment, monoculture plantations) and global warming are magnifying the risk of fire, with changes in fire intensity and frequency.
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Taking advantage of reference-guided assembly in a slowly-evolving lineage: Application to Testudo graeca. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundObtaining de novo chromosome-level genome assemblies greatly enhances conservation and evolutionary biology studies. For many research teams, long-read sequencing technologies (that produce highly contiguous assemblies) remain unaffordable or ...
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Case Report: Oral fecal microbiota transplantation in a Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) suffering from chronic gastrointestinal disease—procedure, clinical outcome and follow-up [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionFecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is the process of transferring fecal microbiota from a healthy donor into the gastrointestinal tract of a recipient. Although many mechanisms of FMT are still not completely understood at present, it has
Johannes Hetterich, Michael Pees
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The metabolic cost of turning right side up in the Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Armoured, rigid bodied animals, such as Testudines, must self-right should they find themselves in an inverted position. The ability to self-right is an essential biomechanical and physiological process that influences survival and ultimately fitness ...
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