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Molecular investigation of tick-borne pathogens from different regions of Morocco

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Tick-borne pathogens are a worldwide threat to public health that can only be mitigated by knowledge on tick-host associations coupled with surveillance of their infection by pathogenic microorganisms. This information is not equally available throughout
Ana Cláudia Norte, El-Mustapha Laghzaoui, Andreia Guerreiro-Nunes, El Hassan El Mouden, Maria Sofia Núncio, Rita de Sousa, Isabel Lopes de Carvalho   +6 more
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A practical toolkit for wetland management and conservation: Lessons from reclassifying urban land into a protected area

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 6, Issue 3, July–September 2025.
This study documents the rare case of Charca de Suárez in southern Spain, where urban‐designated land was successfully reclassified and restored as a protected wetland. Based on 2 years of stakeholder input, we developed a practical toolkit combining ecological restoration, infrastructure, biodiversity monitoring and community engagement.
Manuel Villar‐Argaiz, Eva Bautista Herruzo, José Larios Martín, Alicia Cordero, Marco J. Cabrerizo   +4 more
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Haplodiploidy in pharyngodonid (oxyuroidea : nematoda) parasites of Testudo graeca. [PDF]

Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée, 1983
Gametogenesis is described in Tachygonetria conica, T. dentata, T. macrolaimus, T. numidica, T. longicollis longicollis, T. l. pusilla, T. l. setosa, Mehdiella uncinata and M. microstoma, parasites of Testudo graeca from Tunisia. All species reproduced by haplodiploidy (males developed from unfertilized eggs and were haploid and females developed from ...
M L, Adamson, A J, Petter
openaire   +2 more sources

Bimodal nesting season in Karoo dwarf tortoises (Chersobius boulengeri)

Wildlife Biology, Volume 2025, Issue 4, July 2025.
Tortoises in arid, unpredictable regions may use a bet‐hedging strategy of regularly laying small clutches regardless of actual environmental conditions, so that some hatchlings will emerge when conditions are favourable. Karoo dwarf tortoises (Chersobius boulengeri) are endangered in their arid, unpredictable range in South Africa, yet studies of ...
Victor J. T. Loehr
wiley   +1 more source

The role of Virus "X" (Tortoise Picornavirus) in kidney disease and shell weakness syndrome in European tortoise species determined by experimental infection.

PLoS ONE, 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.
S Paries, S Funcke, O Kershaw, K Failing, M Lierz   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neural canal ridges: A novel osteological correlate of postcranial neuroanatomy in dinosaurs

The Anatomical Record, Volume 308, Issue 5, Page 1349-1368, May 2025.
Abstract In this article, we document the widespread presence of bony ridges in the neural canals of non‐avian dinosaurs, including a wide diversity of sauropods, two theropods, a thyreophoran, and a hadrosaur. These structures are present only in the caudal vertebrae.
Jessie Atterholt, Mathew J. Wedel, Ron Tykoski, Anthony R. Fiorillo, Femke Holwerda, Thierra K. Nalley, Taormina Lepore, John Yasmer   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reptile responses to fire across the western Mediterranean Basin

Conservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 1, February 2025.
Abstract Effects of anthropogenic activities, including climate change, are modifying fire regimes, and the dynamic nature of these modifications requires identification of general patterns of organisms’ responses to fire. This is a challenging task because of the high complexity of factors involved (including climate, geography, land use, and species ...
Xavier Santos, Brahim Chergui, Josabel Belliure, Francisco Moreira, Juli G. Pausas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human-mediated secondary contact of two tortoise lineages results in sex-biased introgression

Scientific Reports, 2017
Human-mediated secondary contact of recently diverged taxa offers valuable opportunities for studying the evolutionary mechanisms involved in the establishment and maintenance of genetic boundaries between taxa.
Eva Graciá, Roberto C. Rodríguez-Caro, Ana C. Andreu, Uwe Fritz, Andrés Giménez, Francisco Botella   +5 more
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Zoonotic pathogens associated with Hyalomma aegyptium in endangered tortoises: evidence for host-switching behaviour in ticks?

Parasites & Vectors, 2012
Background Hyalomma aegyptium is a hard-tick with a typical three-host life cycle. The main hosts are Palearctic tortoises of genus Testudo. However, other hosts can be used by immature ticks for feeding in natural conditions.
Paștiu Anamaria I, Matei Ioana A, Mihalca Andrei D, D’Amico Gianluca, Dumitrache Mirabela O, Kalmár Zsuzsa, Sándor Attila D, Lefkaditis Menelaos, Gherman Călin M, Cozma Vasile   +9 more
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Ethnozoological Study of Animals and Animal Products Used as Traditional Medicine by Indigenous Community of the Dangur District in Metekel Zone, Western Ethiopia

International Journal of Zoology, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
In Ethiopia, numerous ethnic groups rely on traditional medicine for their primary health care needs. Nonetheless, indigenous ethnozoological medicinal practices are being overlooked and are progressively disappearing due to inadequate documentation, as they are transmitted from one generation to the next via oral tradition.
Bekele Bewuket Kitaro, Mosissa Geleta Erena, Lipi Buch   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source