Evaluation of changes in serum biochemical parameters in zarudny’s spur-thighed tortoises (Testudo graeca zarudnyi) influenced by gender and season [PDF]
BMC Veterinary ResearchBackground The Zarudny’s spur-thighed tortoise or Iranian tortoise (Testudo graeca zarudnyi) has just been reported from Iran so far. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effects of season and gender on serum biochemical parameters ...
Zohreh Khaki +2 more
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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 ...
Heather E. Ewart +5 more
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Ecological and Ethological Assessment of Captive Testudo graeca in an Urban Bazaar: A Case of High-Constraint Wildlife Tourism in Kastamonu, Northern Anatolia [PDF]
AnimalsThe Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) is a long-lived terrestrial reptile listed as ‘Vulnerable’ on the IUCN Red List and protected under CITES Appendix II.
Murat Afsar +4 more
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CT Anatomy of the Lower Respiratory Tracts of the Testudo graeca
Veterinary Medicine and ScienceBackground The respiratory system of Testudo graeca (spur‐thighed tortoise) has not been fully explored, especially when it comes to the detailed structure of the lungs and bronchi. Understanding these anatomical features, along with how they change when
Omid Zehtabvar +7 more
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Mycoplasma agassizii Multilocus Sequence Typing Using Nanopore Sequencing: Insights Into Genetic Diversity and Isolate Characterization. [PDF]
Ann N Y Acad SciABSTRACT Mycoplasma agassizii (Mycoplasmopsis agassizii) is a major pathogen responsible for upper respiratory tract disease (URTD) in tortoises, contributing to worldwide population declines. Despite its significance, tools for strain‐level identification and epidemiological tracking remain limited.
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Molecular Evidence of Hemolivia mauritanica, Ehrlichia spp. and the Endosymbiont Candidatus Midichloria Mitochondrii in Hyalomma aegyptium Infesting Testudo graeca Tortoises from Doha, Qatar [PDF]
Animals, 2020 Tick-borne agents constitute a growing concern for human and animal health worldwide. Hyalomma aegyptium is a hard tick with a three-host life cycle, whose main hosts for adults are Palearctic tortoises of genus Testudo.
Patrícia F. Barradas +5 more
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Absence of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in the tick Hyalomma aegyptium parasitizing the spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) in Tunisia [PDF]
Parasite, 2019 Free-ranging spur-thighed tortoises Testudo graeca, captured in different habitat types of Northern Tunisia from March to April 2017, were examined for tick infestation: 134/147 (91%) were infested. The overall infestation intensity and abundance was 8.5
Fares Wasfi +8 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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The Role of Ecological Niche Divergence in Shaping Hybridization Patterns in Testudo graeca
DiversityDetermining evolutionary significant units (ESUs) is essential for the purpose of biological conservation. Recent definitions of ESUs stress the importance of using ecological data with molecular analysis.
Neda Ranjbar +4 more
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Clinical and Radiological Report of a Soft Shell in a Tortoise (Testudo graeca) [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Veterinary Surgery, 2023 There are different types of metabolic bone diseases, and nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism, or nutritional metabolic bone disease, is the most common one in turtles. This disease may cause deformities and paralysis of the posterior limb. In this
Sahar Etemadi +2 more
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