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The hare and the tortoise: Open access publications' immediate impact and lasting advantage
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Open Access has changed how research is published and discovered. Studies generally report that OA articles are cited and mentioned more often than non‐OA, describing an open access advantage (OAA). The mechanisms causing the OAA are under‐investigated: this research analyzes citation and altmetrics post‐publication, reporting on the ...
Michael Taylor
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The early scientific history of Galapagos tortoises
, 2017 Specimens of Galapagos tortoises (Testudo, now Chelonoidis) obtained by scientific institutions up to and including the voyage of the Beagle (1835) are reviewed, along with the scientific literature of that period.
S. L. Olson
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Historia 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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Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While competition with large carnivores is likely to have shaped Middle Paleolithic hominins' subsistence behavior, palimpsested human and carnivore accumulations render the signal challenging to isolate. This study presents a detailed zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of a non‐anthropogenic faunal assemblage from a MIS 5 (~130–80 ka ...
Meir Orbach +4 more
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Enriching Tortoises: assessing color preference
, 2014 Environmental enrichment is a principle that is used to enhance the quality of care for nonhumananimals in captivity. To achieve this, it is necessary to understand the animal’s needs.
Melo, H, Passos, L, Young, RJ
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Dermatophilosis in Captive Tortoises [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 1999 ogenesis of canine parvovirus enteritis: sequential virus distribution and passive immunization. Vet Pathol 22:617–624. 12. Olsen CW: 1993, A review of feline infectious peritonitis virus: molecular biology, immunopathogenesis, clinical aspects, and vaccination. Vet Microbiol 36:1–37. 13.
D A, Bemis, C S, Patton, E C, Ramsay
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Military lands provide an opportunity to recover red wolves
The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.Red wolf (Canis rufus) recovery remains challenging, with only one population persisting and no reintroductions since 1998. Despite extensive, biodiverse properties in the Southeast with conservation mandates, military lands have been overlooked. In our paper, we evaluate them as a potential path forward for red wolf reintroduction sites.
Meghan P. Keating +8 more
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Trends in Urban Wild Meat Trade of Chelonians (Turtles and Tortoises) in the Peruvian Amazon
AnimalsCulturally, chelonians are important sources of nutrition and income for rural and urban people in tropical rainforests, but urban trade can cause declines in wild populations.
Pedro Mayor +7 more
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Urbanization and food transition in the Brazilian Amazon: From wild to domesticated meat
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Urbanization is expected to influence food transitions, resulting in a shift from wild foods to more domesticated foods. Concomitantly, food insecurity and urban demand for natural resources, including wildlife, are expected to increase overall, even when the per capita consumption is expected to decrease.
Willandia A. Chaves +7 more
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