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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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New Recording of Toxoplasma gondii in Wild Tortoise Testudo graeca Using Nested PCR Method [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2023 Toxoplasmosis is one of the most widespread zoonotic diseases, especially in warm and humid areas, and affects all mammals, including humans and many herbivores and carnivores. The present study investigated the Toxoplasma gondii (T.
S Aziz Anah, S Aziz Anah
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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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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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Scientific Reports, 2022 A consequence of over 400 years of human exploitation of Galápagos tortoises (Chelonoidis niger ssp.) is the extinction of several subspecies and the decimation of others.
Cyler Conrad +10 more
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Heliyon, 2020 This study identifies the endoparasites in Red-footed tortoises (Chelonoidis carbonaria) during March 2018 to March 2019 from Grenada, West Indies.
Camille Coomansingh Springer +3 more
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Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2017 The objective of the study was to record the tick species collected from three species of tortoise, each in a different province of South Africa. Ticks were collected from leopard tortoises, Stigmochyles pardalis, in the southern region of the Kruger ...
Ivan G. Horak +2 more
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