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The Tortoise and the Hut

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2011
“The men of old were born like the wild beasts. In woods, caves, and groves, they lived on food gathered in the fields,” wrote Marcus Vitruvius Pollio more than 2,000 years ago in his well-known account of classical traditions in architecture. One day, a dense group of trees, agitated by winds and storms, caught fire.
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Data on the largest specimens of Testudo graeca ibera Pallas, 1814 found in Bulgaria with five new records

open access: yesHistoria Naturalis Bulgarica, 2023
Very large specimens of T. graeca ibera were found in Bulgaria, but mostly in the 20th century. Presently, such tortoises are almost absent in the country. Here we summarise data about the largest spur-thighed tortoises registered in Bulgaria and provide
Emanuil Mitrevichin   +3 more
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Early Pliocene Varanus (Squamata, Varanidae) remains from Megalo Emvolon, Thessaloniki, Greece

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
The article describes new cranial and postcranial varanid material from Megalo Emvolon Lower Pliocene vertebrate fossil site near Thessaloniki. The fossils, likely representing a single individual, are referred to Varanus cf. marathonensis. Abstract This study describes new fossil varanid material from a recently discovered fossil spot (MVL site) at ...
Chara Drakopoulou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Terrapene [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
Number of Pages: 6Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Ernst, Carl H., McBreen, John F.
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Turtles and Tortoises Are in Trouble [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Biology, 2020
Turtles and tortoises (chelonians) have been integral components of global ecosystems for about 220 million years and have played important roles in human culture for at least 400,000 years. The chelonian shell is a remarkable evolutionary adaptation, facilitating success in terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems.
Stanford, Craig B.   +50 more
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Clade‐wide morphological and functional variation of the sauropsid columella

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The columella (=stapes) is the middle ear bone of reptiles that transmits vibrations from the environment to the inner ear. It has been shown to exhibit extensive interspecific morphological disparity in several clades; however, its morphological variation and associated functional consequences remain poorly described.
John Peacock   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Avon Park Air Force Range project: distribution and abundance of sensitive wildlife species at Avone Park Force Range [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Executive Summary. We surveyed for seven species ofsensitve wildlife (Florida gopher frogs, gopher tortoise, eastern indigo snake, eastern diamondback rattlesnake, Florida mouse, Florida roundtail muskrat, Sherman's fox squirrel) between October 1996 ...
Franz, Richard   +4 more
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Geochelone carbonaria [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Number of Pages: 7Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Ernst, Carl H., Leuteritz, Thomas E. J.
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Playing “hide and seek” with Texas tortoises: value of a detector dog

open access: yesFrontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science
Texas tortoises (Gopherus berlandieri) were once considered common and abundant throughout southern Texas with densities as high as 16 tortoises per hectare.
Christin Moeller   +5 more
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