Molecular detection of reptile-associated Borrelia in Boa constrictor (Squamata: Boidae) from Veracruz, Mexico.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105422
Abstract: The reptile-associated Borrelia represent a monophyletic group of bacteria transmitted by several species of hard ticks, which has been reported to only infect amphibians and reptiles in Eurasia and Middle East, however, this bacterial group… read more here.
Keywords: associated borrelia; group; boa constrictor; reptile associated ... See more keywords
Leptospira interrogans in wild Boa constrictor snakes from Northeast Brazil peri-urban rainforest fragments.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105572
Abstract: Leptospirosis, a disease that occurs worldwide, especially in tropical regions, is caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira and affects mammals, amphibians, and reptiles. Boa constrictor snakes are commonly found in Atlantic rainforest fragments in… read more here.
Keywords: urban areas; peri urban; constrictor snakes; rainforest fragments ... See more keywords
Patterns of energetic substrate modifications in response to feeding in boas, Boa constrictor (Serpentes, Boidae).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.111073
Abstract: Ambush-foraging snakes that ingest large meals might undergo several months without eating when they use the internal reserves to support the energetic costs of living. Then, morphological and physiological processes might be orchestrated during the… read more here.
Keywords: physiology; boa constrictor; response; boas ... See more keywords
Parasites of Boa constrictor (Squamata: Boidae) captive in Colima, Mexico and their pathological effects
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DOI: 10.22201/ib.20078706e.2019.90.2687
Abstract: The main objectives of this study were to report the parasites found in 16 Boa constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 captive in the Environmental Management Unit “El Palapo” Colima, Mexico, from 2013 to 2015, as well as… read more here.
Keywords: colima mexico; pathological effects; boa constrictor;