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The role of Virus "X" (Tortoise Picornavirus) in kidney disease and shell weakness syndrome in European tortoise species determined by experimental infection [PDF]
, 2019 Tortoise Picornavirus (ToPV) commonly known as Virus "X" was recently discovered in juvenile European tortoises suffering from soft carapace and plastron as well as kidney disease.
Failing, K. +4 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Nokuse Plantation, a 22,055 ha private conservation preserve in northwest Florida, is a recipient site for gopher tortoises translocated from development sites in Florida.
Rebecca A. Cozad +9 more
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Desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) are selective herbivores that track the flowering phenology of their preferred food plants. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Previous studies of desert tortoise foraging ecology in the western Mojave Desert suggest that these animals are selective herbivores, which alter their diet according to the temporal availability of preferred food plants. These studies, however, did not
W Bryan Jennings, Kristin H Berry
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Endangered Species Research, 2023 We conducted population surveys for desert tortoises Gopherus agassizii at 2 nearby sites in the western Sonoran Desert of California, USA, from 2015-2018, during the driest ongoing 22 yr period (2000-2021) in the southwestern USA in over 1200 yr.
JE Lovich +5 more
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Parasite, 2008 Tetrasporocystic, dizoic oocysts of reptiles have been separated by some authors into the genera Eimeria, Choleoeimeria and Acroeimeria (Protozoa: Eimeriidae), based on the site and mode of development of their endogenous stages.
Lainson R. +3 more
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Ancient mitogenomics elucidates diversity of extinct West Indian tortoises
Scientific Reports, 2021 We present 10 nearly complete mitochondrial genomes of the extinct tortoise Chelonoidis alburyorum from the Bahamas. While our samples represent morphologically distinct populations from six islands, their genetic divergences were shallow and resembled ...
Christian Kehlmaier +5 more
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Evaluation of gv26 electrical acupuncture stimulation on anesthetic recovery time of spur-thighed tortoise (testudo graeca) [PDF]
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2023 Recovery time from anesthesia can be extended in reptiles, consequently patients undergoing general anesthesia, require prolonged monitoring period which increases the probability of postoperative complications.
Hadi SHARIFI NISTANAK +4 more
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Animals, 2022 Human–animal interaction (HAI) can be valuable for captive animals, and many zoo-housed species benefit from interactions with their keepers. There is also an increasing body of evidence that some animal species possess personalities that are temporally ...
Giovanni Quintavalle Pastorino +8 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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Predation impact on threatened spur-thighed tortoises by golden eagles when main prey is scarce
Scientific Reports, 2022 A reduction in adult survival in long-living species may compromise population growth rates. The spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) is a long-lived reptile that is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation. Golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos), whose
José M. Gil-Sánchez +11 more
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