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Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2023 Distance running requires a high absolute oxygen consumption, while for a breath-hold diver the opposite is preferable. We compared physiological exercise parameters and mitochondrial function in a competitive triathlete with those seen in an accomplished breath-hold diver and notice some remarkable differences, possibly explaining why both have become
Jon O. Lundberg +3 more
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Ecology and Society, 2015 Chelonians constitute an important source of food and income for the inhabitants of tropical forests. We assessed the social, biological, and environmental factors affecting the hunting and trade of the endangered yellow-footed tortoise ( Chelonoidis ...
Thaís Q Morcatty, João Valsecchi
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Functional behavior of tortoise hemoglobin Geochelone denticulata [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2002 The hemolysate from Geochelone denticulata contains two main hemoglobin components, as shown by ion exchange chromatography and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE).
M. A. TORSONI +3 more
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Host species, pathogens and disease associated with divergent nasal microbial communities in tortoises [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Diverse bacterial communities are found on every surface of macro-organisms, and they play important roles in maintaining normal physiological functions in their hosts. While the study of microbiomes has expanded with the influx of data enabled by recent
Chava L. Weitzman +2 more
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FIGEMPA, 2023 El objetivo de este trabajo es identificar y comprender el estado de situación del ecosistema de la Inteligencia Artificial (IA) del Ecuador, para lo que se define una metodología de medición del estado de la IA aplicado a los países líderes en este ...
Xavier Barragán-Martínez
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Conservation Science and Practice, 2022 Subsidization of predator populations increases predation pressure on prey species, which is exacerbated when natural resources are scarce. Estimating the frequency of predation by subsidized predators on vulnerable species, especially low‐density, long ...
Lillian D. Parker +9 more
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A Review of the Effects of Climate Change on Chelonians
Diversity, 2019 Climate change is occurring at an unprecedented rate and has begun to modify the distribution and phenology of organisms worldwide. Chelonians are expected to be particularly vulnerable due to limited dispersal capabilities as well as widespread ...
Christopher J. Butler
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HEMATOLOGICAL AND PARASITOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION IN TESTUDO GRAECA (LINNAEUS,1758) TORTOISE KEPT IN CAPTIVITY IN EGYPT [PDF]
Kafrelsheikh Veterinary Medical Journal, 2018 Chelonians (Turtle and Tortoise) are kept in captivity as pet animals. Testudo. graeca called Spur thighed tortoise for its large conical tubercle present on each Thigh.T. graeca considered endangered across its entire range. They were illegally imported
Adel E. A. Mohamed +3 more
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Jingmen Tick Virus in Ticks from Kenya
Viruses, 2022 Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) is an arbovirus with a multisegmented genome related to those of unsegmented flaviviruses. The virus first described in Rhipicephalus microplus ticks collected in Jingmen city (Hubei Province, China) in 2010 is associated with ...
Edwin O. Ogola +11 more
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Ciência Rural, 2006 Das enfermidades que acometem o sistema genital de répteis, a retenção de ovos tem grande prevalência em quelônios. Neste trabalho, são analisados quatorze casos de retenção de ovos na espécie jabutipiranga (Geochelone carbonaria Spix, 1824), mantidos ...
Carlos Alexandre Rey Matias +3 more
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