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Biology, 2020 The general bacterial microbiota of the soft tick Ornithodoros turicata found on Bolson tortoises (Gopherus flavomarginatus) were analyzed using next generation sequencing.
S. I. Barraza-Guerrero +9 more
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Clinical and Radiological Report of a Soft Shell in a Tortoise (Testudo graeca) [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Veterinary Surgery, 2023 There are different types of metabolic bone diseases, and nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism, or nutritional metabolic bone disease, is the most common one in turtles. This disease may cause deformities and paralysis of the posterior limb. In this
Sahar Etemadi +2 more
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Scientific Reports, 2020 The predation of young tortoise is considered a major cause of mortality for many tortoise species. The predation by common ravens has been identified as being responsible for significant decreases in tortoise populations.
Amalia Segura, J. Jiménez, P. Acevedo
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A Survey of Gopherus polyphemus Intestinal Parasites in South Florida
Journal of Parasitology Research, 2018 Gopherus polyphemus populations are diminishing throughout their range due to urbanization, fragmentation, and poor habitat management. Increased population densities, poor habitat quality, and lack of fire may influence disease transmission.
Jessica N. Huffman +4 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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Early preference for face-like stimuli in solitary species as revealed by tortoise hatchlings
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2020 At the beginning of life, inexperienced babies and human fetuses, domestic chicks, and monkeys exhibit a preference for faces and face-like configurations (three blobs arranged like an upside-down triangle).
E. Versace +2 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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The tortoise and the hare [PDF]
British Journal of General Practice, 2011 Everyone is familiar with Aesop's fable of the tortoise and the hare. Although the hare was faster over short distances, it was the plodding tortoise which won the race. The recent history of policies and initiatives to address inequalities in health is littered with harebrained schemes, exchanging long-term effect for short-term display.
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Lacking conservation genomics in the giant Galápagos tortoise
Peer Community Journal, 2021 Conservation policy in the giant Galpagos tortoise, an iconic endangered animal, has been assisted by genetic markers for 15 years: a dozen loci have been used to delineate thirteen (sub)species, between which hybridization is prevented.
Loire, Etienne, Galtier, Nicolas
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Perturbative Calculation of Quasinormal Modes of $d$--Dimensional Black Holes [PDF]
, 2006 We study analytically quasinormal modes in a wide variety of black hole spacetimes, including $d$--dimensional asymptotically flat spacetimes and non-asymptotically flat spacetimes (particular attention has been paid to the four dimensional case).
A. Neitzke +22 more
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