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The wild diet of Testudo graeca ibera in Dobrogea, Romania is investigated by direct observation. A clear predominance (over 95%) of plant matter is noticed, with 25 plant species consumed.
Alexandru Iftime, Oana Iftime
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Symmetry-Breaking Stabilities in Carapace Curvature on Testudo (Reptilia, Testudinidae)
The aim of this research was to contribute to the study of the doming geometry of Testudo carapace as an unstable point of equilibrium when animals are overturned.
Pere M. Parés-Casanova +3 more
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Evaluation of gv26 electrical acupuncture stimulation on anesthetic recovery time of spur-thighed tortoise (testudo graeca) [PDF]
Recovery time from anesthesia can be extended in reptiles, consequently patients undergoing general anesthesia, require prolonged monitoring period which increases the probability of postoperative complications.
Hadi SHARIFI NISTANAK +4 more
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Experimental Transmission of a Herpesvirus in Greek Tortoises (Testudo graeca) [PDF]
An experimental transmission study aimed at fulfilling Koch's postulates for a herpesvirus-associated stomatitis-rhinitis in Mediterranean tortoises is presented. Clinical, pathologic, serologic, and molecular studies were performed linking tortoise herpesvirus with the pathogenesis of stomatitis-rhinitis.
Origgi, F +6 more
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Sexes in Chelonia display marked differences. Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) is important in evolutionary biology. Different sexual strategies result in species specific selection. Biometric variation in male and female tortoises of two species is studied.
Marco A. L. Zuffi, Annalisa Plaitano
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Testudo graeca Linnaeus 1758:198 Holotype: Not designated; Iconotype: the color figure in Plate 204 in Edwards (1751; see Bour 1987a:111) according to Loveridge & Williams (1957:264– 265) and Bour (1987a:111); reproduced in Bour (1987a:111, Fig. 1), Bour (2001:18, Fig. 4), Devaux (2001:31), Pieh (2002:112), and Schweiger & Gemel (2020:32).
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A Case of Angusticaecum holopterum (Rudolphi, 1819) in a Turtle (Testudo graeca)
Seven nematodes collected from a crushed turtle were brought to Selçuk University Faculty of Veterinary Parasitology Department. A few of them were transparented in lactophenol approximately for three weeks.
Ceylan Ceylan, Bilal Dik, Onur Ceylan
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Testudo graeca subsp. nabeulensis
Published as part of Iverson, John B., 2022, A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines), pp.
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Four species of the genus Mehdiella Seurat, 1918 are redescribed: M. cristata Petter, 1966 and M. stylosa dollfusi Petter, 1966, parasite of Pyxix arachnoides Bell, 1827 from Madagascar, M. s. stylosa (Thapar, 1 925) and M.
Bouamer S., Morand S., Kara M.
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Two types of pathogens cause highly contagious upper respiratory tract diseases (URTD) in Chelonians: testudinid herpesviruses (TeHV) and a mycoplasma (Mycoplasma agassizii). In captivity, these infections are frequent and can provoke outbreaks.
Ballouard, Jean-marie +6 more
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