Evaluation of Siamese Twins of Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758
Turkish Journal of Bioscience and Collections, 2023 Objective: In the present study, the morphological features of common tortoise (Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758) found in the Pamukkale ruins and determined to be two-headed Siamese twins, were investigated using computed tomography.
Ayfer Şirin +2 more
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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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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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New Locality Records of Testudo graeca (L., 1758) in the Eastern Black Sea Region of Türkiye
Turkish Journal of Bioscience and CollectionsObjective: The literature does not clearly specify the locations inhabited by the spurthighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) from the eastern Black Sea coast of Türkiye. This study thus aimes to reveal new locality records for T.
Ufuk Bülbül +2 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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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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Testudo graeca subsp. buxtoni Boulenger 1921
, 2022 Published as part of Iverson, John B., 2022, A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines), pp.
Iverson, John B.
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Mechanisms Determining Body Size and Shape Difference in Algerian Spur-Thighed Tortoises (Testudo graeca). [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2022 SIMPLE SUMMARY: Assessing the body size and body shape variations between sexes and geographical populations can help us understand the adaptive responses of organisms in the face of the pressures to which they are subjected. To evaluate the influence of
Tiar-Saadi M +3 more
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, 2003 Ziel der vorgelegten Arbeit war es, das Vorkommen von Mykoplasmen und Herpesviren bei mediterranen Landschildkröten zu bestimmen. Hierzu wurden in den Jahren 1996 und 1997 insgesamt 329 freilebende und in Gefangenschaft gehaltene Maurische und Griechische Landschildkröten untersucht.
Mathes, Karina Angela +1 more
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Review of the herpetofauna of Attica, mainland Greece [PDF]
Herpetozoa, 2021 Although the insular distribution of the rich herpetofauna of Greece has been studied more extensively, the mainland one is still underexplored. The region of Attica in central Greece represents one of these “black spots” in the mainland.
Ioannis Annousis +2 more
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