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The Use of Ultrasonography in Diagnostic Imaging of Reptiles
Folia Veterinaria, 2016 The aim of this study was to obtain new knowledge and show the possibility of the use of ultrasonographic (USG) examinations in reptilian medicine. As reptiles are patients brought to veterinary clinic in smaller numbers, we focused on the indications ...
Urbanová D., Halán M.
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1173. Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey
Curtis's Botanical Magazine, EarlyView.Summary Ipomoea pandurata is a Morning Glory from North America which develops a large storage root. There is much uncertainty about its discovery before its formal description in the middle of the 18th century. Originally described as a Convolvulus, almost a hundred years passed before its recognition as a species of Ipomoea.
John R.I. Wood +2 more
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OryxLive animal programming is one way that zoos and aquariums can connect their visitors to wildlife. At The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in California, USA, children aged 7–15 years were assigned to different animal presentation styles as part of their ...
Sean Palmer, Michele Acker, Anna Young
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2010 In the present study, we provide new tick records from Vilhena Municipality, in the Southeast of the State of Rondônia, Northern Brazil. Ticks collected from a capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus), were identified as Amblyomma romitii Tonelli ...
Marcelo Bahia Labruna +4 more
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Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.Climate‐only models predict severe habitat contractions by 2100, especially in the Amazon, Cerrado and Caatinga, while southern and coastal Atlantic Forest areas remain refugial. Including artificial light at night increased projected stability and apparent suitability gains, especially in central and eastern South America.
Janderson Batista Rodrigues Alencar +3 more
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Estimating gopher tortoise density using a spatial distance sampling model
Global Ecology and ConservationThe gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is an ecologically important species of conservation concern in the southeastern United States, and accurate estimates of density are crucial for monitoring population status and evaluating recovery progress ...
Craig D. Marshall +3 more
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, 2008 Captive breeding and rearing giant tortoises still represents a challenge and little scientific evidence is available on the requirements of juvenile and adult giant tortoises. Zoo veterinarians must know that developmental diseases are the main risk in the raising process.
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The tortoise and the hare revisited
eLife, 2013 Optogenetics and electron microscopy reveal an ultrafast mode of synaptic vesicle recycling, adding a new twist to a 40-year-old controversy.
Natalia L Kononenko +2 more
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Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.Excavation at University College London revealed more than 8700 human skeletal fragments representing at least 38 individuals, alongside over 800 animal remains. Features consistent with dissection, specimen preparation and curation provide evidence for the use of human and animal material in nineteenth‐century anatomical education, offering rare ...
Wendy Birch, Tania Kausmally
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Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.In this article, we show that ground burrows influenced reptile populations inconsistently across both the 5‐year field study in the Kiskunság and the broader systematic review, which together revealed positive, negative, and neutral effects across species and habitat types.
B. Bancsik +9 more
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