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The Social Representations of Zoo Goers toward Crocodiles and Turtles: Structural Analysis and Implications for Conservation

open access: yesSocial Sciences, 2022
Zoos have changed dramatically over the last century and today attract millions of people worldwide, being places where visitors can closely watch wildlife and learn about the species on display.
João Neves   +3 more
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Basicladia chelonum (Collins) W.E. Hoffmann et Tilden (Chlorophyta, Cladophorophyceae) from Cuba (Caribbean): new observation of the ultrastructure of its vegetative cells

open access: yesActa Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 2011
Basicladia chelonum (Collins) W.E. Hoffmann and Tilden (1930) principally known from North America and Hawaii was recently (2004) found in Cuba (Caribbean) from artificial pool growing on shells of musk turtles (Trachemys decussata Gray).
Joanna Czerwik-Marcinkowska   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Distribution of GFAP in Squamata: Extended Immunonegative Areas, Astrocytes, High Diversity, and Their Bearing on Evolution

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2020
Squamata is one of the richest and most diverse extant groups. The present study investigates the glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)-immunopositive elements of five lizard and three snake species; each represents a different family.
Dávid Lõrincz, Mihály Kálmán
doaj   +1 more source

Using Google Trends to Determine Current, Past, and Future Trends in the Reptile Pet Trade

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
Reptiles are one of the most popular exotic pets in the world, with over a third of all described species currently being traded. However, the most commonly available reptiles are typically non-threatened, captive-bred, and/or domestically obtained ...
Jose W. Valdez
doaj   +1 more source

Plasma cholinesterase activity as an environmental impact biomarker in juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas) [PDF]

open access: yesPesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
: The objective of this study was to evaluate the enzymatic activity of plasma cholinesterase in Chelonia mydas marine turtles belonging to two populations, according to their capture sites, under the absence and probable influence of anthropic effects ...
Leandro A. Fonseca   +7 more
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A taxonomic revision of geoemydid turtles from Siwalik-age of India and Pakistan

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Taxonomy, 2020
Neogene (Siwalik-aged) deposits from India and Pakistan have yielded many vertebrate fossils, of which most were named during the 19th century, including numerous geoemydid turtles.
Rafaella C. Garbin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Blood Vitamin Concentrations in Pond Sliders (Trachemys scripta) Under Human Care in Central Europe and Possible Seasonal and Sex-Specific Influences

open access: yesAnimals
Vitamin A deficiency is common in pond sliders, and vitamin E and B1 deficiencies have also been described in carnivorous aquatic species such as crocodiles, but otherwise little is known about vitamin concentrations in the blood of reptiles, and ...
Christoph Leineweber   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Nest Depth and Site Choice in Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change on an Oviparous Reptile

open access: yesDiversity, 2020
Climate change is likely to have strong impacts on oviparous animals with minimal parental care, because nest temperature can impact egg development, sex, and survival, especially in the absence of mitigation via parental care.
Rebecca A. Czaja   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Twin Turtles

open access: yes, 2018
We present an ultraviolet extension of the Twin Higgs in which the radial mode of twin symmetry breaking is itself a pseudo-goldstone boson. This "turtle" structure raises the scale of new colored particles in exchange for additional states in the Higgs ...
Asadi, Pouya   +2 more
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Commoning in dynamic environments: community-based management of turtle nesting sites on the lower Amazon floodplain

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2018
Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) involves a system of local practices designed to regulate access to, and use of, natural resources through rules and norms shared by a set of users.
Juarez Pezzuti   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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