Coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) of Three-toed Box Turtles, Terrapene carolina triunguis (Reptilia: Testudines), from Arkansas and Oklahoma [PDF]
We collected 50 three-toed box turtles (Terrapene carolina triunguis) from 9 counties of Arkansas and 4 counties of Oklahoma, and examined their feces for coccidial parasites.
Connior, M. B. +5 more
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Embryonic development of scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) from captive
Background: The developmental biology of Kinosternon scorpioides is described, based on the phenotype. This species is important for the flora because they are excellent seed disseminators.
Lianne Polliane Fernandes Araujo Chaves +6 more
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Reproductive biology and habitat characterization of the Scorpion Mud Turtle Kinosternon scorpioides (Linnaeus, 1766) in the Amazon-Cerrado ecotone region, northeastern Brazil [PDF]
In this study, we sampled populations of Scorpion Mud Turtles, Kinosternon scorpioides, in rivers and flooded plains of the eastern Brazilian Amazon in order to obtain information on its reproductive biology as well as the geospatial description of its ...
A. M. Medeiros +9 more
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Ingestion of seeds by vertebrates may influence seed germination and dispersion. However the mechanisms responsible by these effects and the importance of turtles in these interactions are still poorly understood.
João Fabrício Mota Rodrigues +1 more
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The paper deals with the study of the comparative osteological collection of extant amphibians and reptiles deposited in the Department of Palaeontology of the National Museum of Natural History, NAS of Ukraine.
V. Yanenko, O. Kovalchuk, N. Smirnov
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Protected species aerial survey data collection and analysis in waters underlying the R-5306A airspace: final report submitted to US Marine Corps, MCAS Cherry Point [PDF]
To be in compliance with the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the United States Department of the Navy is required to assess the potential environmental impacts of conducting at-sea training operations on sea turtles and ...
Braun-McNeill, Joanne +3 more
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Comparison of Harvested and Nonharvested Painted Turtle Populations [PDF]
Painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) are commercially harvested in large numbers in Minnesota for sale to biological supply companies and the pet trade. We investigated the possible effects of this harvest by comparing size, demography, and catch rates of ...
Gamble, Tony, Simons, Andrew M.
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Phenological shift mitigates predicted impacts of climate change on sea turtle offspring
Many studies have documented the impacts of climate change on species and ecosystems, but few have shown how species may respond to mitigate these effects.
MJ Witt +8 more
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High Conservation Value of an Urban Population of a State-Endangered Turtle
Although reports of urban populations of amphibians and reptiles are increasingly common, the viability of such populations and information on threats to their continued existence remain less well known.
Brian P. Durkin +4 more
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