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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 +4 more
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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
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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 +7 more
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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 +5 more
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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 +9 more
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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 +4 more
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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 +2 more
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Biological Reviews, Volume 99, Issue 6, Page 2304-2337, December 2024.ABSTRACT Turbinals are bony or cartilaginous structures that are present in the nasal cavity of most tetrapods. They are involved in key functions such as olfaction, heat, and moisture conservation, as well as protection of the respiratory tract. Despite recent studies that challenged long‐standing hypotheses about their physiological and genomic ...
Quentin Martinez +10 more
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The Anatomical Record, Volume 307, Issue 9, Page 2966-3020, September 2024.Abstract The osteology, neuroanatomy, and musculature are known for most primary clades of turtles (i.e., “families”), but knowledge is still lacking for one particular clade, the Carettochelyidae. Carettochelyids are represented by only one living taxon, the pig‐nosed turtle Carettochelys insculpta.
Yann Rollot +5 more
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