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“Alien versus predator”: predatory effect of coccinellid Exochomus quadripustulatus on the scale insect Toumeyella parvicornis. An open‐field experimentation on the Pinus pinea of Rome

Insect Science, EarlyView.
The release of gravid Exochomus quadripustulatus females proved to be effective in containing Toumeyella parvicornis infestations on stone pine trees, under open‐field condition. The ladybugs caused a lower infestation level compared to the trees that did not receive any ladybugs during the observation season.
Nicolò Di Sora, Luca Rossini, Giulia Luziatelli, Mario Contarini, Stefano Speranza   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The man who loved tortoises

, 2006
The captive breeding and management of the Western Swamp Tortoise Pseudemydura umbrina is a major zoological success story.Yet such programs do not operate in a social vacuum, and they have many critics.
Christensen, L.J.
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Spatial and temporal variations in habitat quality across the distribution range of the critically endangered East African Chelonian, pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri)

Global Ecology and Conservation
Habitat degradation poses a significant threat to biodiversity worldwide. Effective conservation of species hinges on our ability to quantify changes in habitat quality over time and assess how species are likely to respond to such changes. In this study,
Nassoro Mohamed, Rudolf Mremi, Chuan Jiang, David J. Kavana, Reginald T. Mwaya, Bo Li   +5 more
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Inference on state occupancy in covariate‐driven hidden Markov models

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Hidden Markov models (HMMs) are natural and popular tools for analysing animal behaviour based on movement, acceleration and other sensor data. In particular, these models make it possible to infer how the animal's decision‐making process interacts with internal and external drivers by relating the probabilities of switching between distinct ...
Maya Natascha Vienken, Jan‐Ole Fischer, Roland Langrock   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distribution and conservation of Hermann's tortoise in Serbia: presentation of the Rufford project results

, 2013
SOPTOM workshop: Le Luc-en-Provence (83, France). Chelonii 4: 147-150Hermann's tortoises (Testudo hermanni boettgeri Mojsisovics, 1889) in Serbia, and generally in the Balkans, suffer high pressure of illegal collecting and export.
Golubović, Ana
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Burrow Persistence and Spatial Distribution of Federally and State‐Protected Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Populations in Southwest Alabama

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), a keystone species and ecosystem engineer, has declined by ~80% over the past century due to primarily habitat loss. In a 28‐year resurvey of federally protected Mobile County and state‐protected Baldwin County, we found tortoise populations persisted at ~59% and ~31% of sites, respectively, with significant ...
Robin B. Lloyd Jr., Jeremiah A. Henning, Steven R. Schultze, David H. Nelson, Adam D. Chupp   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecology and Behaviour of Travancore Tortoise (Indotestudo travancorica) In Anamalai Hills, Western Ghats

, 2011
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V., Deepak
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Tortoise-shell glue ameliorates male infertility through the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in obese rats

Male infertility is a worldwide population health concern, but its etiology remains poorly understood. Tortoise-shell glue (TSG) is widely utilized as a pharmaceutical or dietary supplement for various health ailments.
Yingqiu Li (2589820), Congxu Zhu (5587274), Qinghu He (15344131), Wen Sheng (3926102), Tiansong Sun (3475745), Bonan Li (2489347), Lumei Liu (1655467)   +6 more
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Mojave Desert Tortoise

, 2019
Models associated with the Mojave desert tortoise - Defenders of ...
L. Mae Lacey, Jacob Malcom
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Morphometric and Paleobiological Insights Into Pleistocene Sicilian Wolf Populations

Acta Zoologica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Pleistocene wolves (Canis lupus) from Sicily represent one of the few known insular populations of this species from that time period. Despite their potential relevance for understanding carnivore adaptations in insular contexts, no dedicated study has previously investigated their morphology and evolutionary significance.
Domenico Tancredi, Carolina Di Patti, Sabrina Lo Brutto, Matteo Cammarata   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source