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Celiotomy by plastrotomy in a yellow-footed tortoise (Geochelone denticulata) [PDF]

Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira, 2015
One herein reports a successful case of celiotomy by plastrotomy for removal of foreign bodies in yellow-footed tortoise (Geochelone denticulata). The animal was treated at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Piaui, with appetite loss ...
Ana Maria Quessada, André Barbisan De Souza   +1 more
exaly   +6 more sources

Social, biological, and environmental drivers of the hunting and trade of the endangered yellow-footed tortoise in the Amazon [PDF]

Ecology and Society, 2015
Chelonians constitute an important source of food and income for the inhabitants of tropical forests. We assessed the social, biological, and environmental factors affecting the hunting and trade of the endangered yellow-footed tortoise ( Chelonoidis ...
Thaïs Q Morcatty, João Valsecchi, Valsecchi João   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Septic coelomic effusion suggestive of uroperitoneum in a yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus) - case report [PDF]

Arquivo Brasileiro De Medicina Veterinaria E Zootecnia
A captive adult female yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus) underwent elective oophorectomy using a video-assisted surgical technique. Twelve days later, radiography and ultrasonography revealed free coelomic fluid.
Marcelo Meller Alievi
exaly   +6 more sources

Ovarian cycle, reproductive performance and breeding seasonality of Amazonian yellow-footed tortoises (Chelonoidis denticulatus) in the wild

Theriogenology Wild, 2023
Studies of the reproductive functional morphology of chelonians are important to understand the reproductive physiology, anatomy, and endocrinology of these species. However, data on the reproduction of this group have been difficult to obtain because of
Pedro Mayor, Sara Hidalgo, Hani R. El Bizri, Thais Q. Morcatty   +3 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Description of Eimeria motelo sp. n. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the yellow footed tortoise, Geochelone denticulata (Chelonia: Testudinidae), and replacement of Eimeria carinii Lainson, Costa & Shaw, 1990 by Eimeria lainsoni nom. nov.

Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2000
Eimeria motelo sp. n. is described from faeces of the yellow-footed tortoise, Geochelone denticulata (L.). Oocysts are irregularly ellipsoidal or cylindrical, with slightly expressed lobed protrusions and irregularities at the poles, possibly caused by ...
David Modry, Bretislav Koudela, Jan Šlapeta   +2 more
exaly   +6 more sources

Mycophagy in the yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus): feeding trial experiments at Tijuca National Park (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Lilloa
The act of consuming any part of fungi is termed mycophagy. Certain basidiomes contain highly nutritious elements, such as proteins, vitamins, and minerals, which can be extremely valuable in the animal diet.
Larissa Trierveiler-Pereira, Juliano M Baltazar   +1 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Parasitism and anatomo-histopathological lesions associated to infection by Labiduris irineuta in a terrestrial yellow-footed tortoise (<i>Chelonoidis denticulata</i>) (Linnaeus, 1766), San Martín, Peru: Case report

Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Peru
The case of a terrestrial South American yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulata) with clinical signs of decay and inappetence in a recreation center and tourist accommodation located at the entrance of the Cordillera Escalera, San Martín, Perú is reported.
Luis A Gómez-Puerta, Alfonso Chavera C
exaly   +3 more sources

Characterizing trade at the largest wildlife market of Amazonian Peru [PDF]

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021
Wildlife exploitation has nutritional, medicinal, luxury, sociocultural, and financial significance for human societies. Yet, it also risks undesired outcomes for conservation, animal welfare, and public health. Although it is prohibited in urban markets,
Neil D’Cruze, Fidel Ernesto Rodriguez Galarza, Osmany Broche, Hani R. El Bizri, Steven Megson, Angie Elwin, Fernando Carniel Machado, John Norrey, Emma Coulthard, David Megson   +9 more
doaj   +2 more sources

New tick records in Rondônia, Western Brazilian Amazon Novos relatos de carrapatos em Rondônia, Amazônia ocidental brasileira [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2010
In the present study, we provide new tick records from Vilhena Municipality, in the Southeast of the State of Rondônia, Northern Brazil. Ticks collected from a capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus), were identified as Amblyomma romitii Tonelli ...
Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Fábio Silva Barbieri, Thiago Fernandes Martins, Luciana Gatto Brito, Francisco Dimas Sales Ribeiro   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Description of Eimeria motelo sp. n. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the yellow footed tortoise, Geochelone denticulata (Chelonia: Testudinidae), and replacement of Eimeria carinii Lainson, Costa & Shaw, 1990 by Eimeria lainsoni nom. nov. [PDF]

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2000
Eimeria motelo sp. n. is described from faeces of the yellow-footed tortoise, Geochelone denticulata (L.). Oocysts are irregularly ellipsoidal or cylindrical, with slightly expressed lobed protrusions and irregularities at the poles, possibly caused by wrinkling of the oocyst wall, 17 (15-19) x 9.4 (8.5-11) microm, shape index (length/width) being 1.81
Lada Hurková, David Modrý, Bretislav Koudela, Jan Šlapeta   +3 more
openaire   +6 more sources