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Zoonotic potential of Salmonella enterica carried by pet tortoises [PDF]

, 2017
The prevalence of Salmonella in chelonians is not known in the UK and it is not clear whether such Salmonella strains would be pathogenic for human beings.
Barrow, P A, Bruce, H L, Rycroft, A N
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Breathing patterns and associated cardiovascular changes in intermittently breathing animals: (Partially) correcting a semantic quagmire

Experimental Physiology, Volume 109, Issue 7, Page 1051-1065, 1 July 2024.
Abstract Many animal species do not breathe in a continuous, rhythmic fashion, but rather display a variety of breathing patterns characterized by prolonged periods between breaths (inter‐breath intervals), during which the heart continues to beat. Examples of intermittent breathing abound across the animal kingdom, from crustaceans to cetaceans.
Warren Burggren, Andreas Fahlman, William Milsom   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shorter telomeres are associated with shell anomalies in a long‐lived tortoise

Journal of Zoology, Volume 323, Issue 1, Page 67-75, May 2024.
Telomere length and its shortening/maintenance/elongation are proposed as a biological indicator of aging, longevity or risk of diseases in many taxa. However, for reptiles, telomere dynamics are not clearly defined. Here, working with wild populations of Testudo graeca, we assess the relation between telomere length and a set of individual ...
Andrea Mira‐Jover, R. C. Rodríguez‐Caro, J. C. Noguera, U. Fritz, C. Kehlmaier, M. I. García de la Fuente, A. Giménez, E. Graciá   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Key areas for the conservation of endangered reptile species in the Kresna Gorge, south-western Bulgaria

Historia Naturalis Bulgarica
Kresna Gorge and the broader Struma River Valley in south-western Bulgaria host high species diversity, including species of conservation importance and locally restricted distribution.
Georgi Popgeorgiev, Angel Dyugmedzhiev, Simeon Lukanov, Emiliya Vacheva, Miroslav Slavchev, Kostadin Andonov, Vladislav Vergilov, Deyan Duhalov, Georgi Krastev, Andrei Stojanov, Nikolay Tzankov, Dimitar Plachiyski, Yurii V. Kornilev, Borislav Naumov   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social research into the phenomenon of the captivity of the Greek or Spur-thighed Tortoise in the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula [PDF]

, 2007
[Resumo] No presente manuscrito investígase a dimensión social da conservación de especies a través do estudo do fenómeno da catividade da tartaruga moura (Testudo graeca) no sueste ibérico.
Giménez Casalduero, Andrés, Pedreño Cánovas, Andrés, Pérez Ibarra, Irene   +2 more
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Celiotomía en una tortuga mora [PDF]

, 1991
En el presente trabajo se describe la técnica quirúrgica empleada para resolver una obstrucción de oviducto en una tortuga mora debido a una alteración ovulatoria.In this work it is described the surgical technique used to resolve an oviduct obstruction ...
Alegre, Ferran, Durán Segovia, A.J., López, C., Martínez, A.   +3 more
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Hemolivia mauritanica (Haemogregarinidae: Apicomplexa) infection in the tortoise Testudo graeca in the Near East with data on sporogonous development in the tick vector Hyalomna aegyptium

Parasite, 2006
Testudo graeca tortoises were collected in the northern and southern Golan Heights (Israeli occupied territory of south Syria), and various locations in Israel and Palestine.
Paperna I.
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Implications for Conservation of Collection of Mediterranean Spur-Thighed Tortoise as Pets in Morocco: Residents’ Perceptions, Habits, and Knowledge

Animals, 2020
The trading and collection of wild animals as pets may be cause for concern regarding animal welfare and species conservation. These concerns can be exemplified by Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca), a long-living species whose use as ...
Amalia Segura, Miguel Delibes-Mateos, Pelayo Acevedo   +2 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.
openaire   +2 more sources

Traumatic Myiasis Caused by an Association of <i>Sarcophaga tibialis</i> (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) and <i>Lucilia sericata</i> (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in a Domestic Cat in Italy [PDF]

, 2016
received: 2015-05-07 accepted: 2015-06-30 published: 2015-08-25© 2015, Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http ...
Chicca, M, Lanfredi, M, Leis, M, Pezzi, M, Whitmore, D   +4 more
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