A review of applications of environmental DNA for reptile conservation and management
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8995
Abstract: Abstract Reptile populations are in decline globally, with total reptile abundance halving in the past half century, and approximately a fifth of species currently threatened with extinction. Research on reptile distributions, population trends, and trophic… read more here.
Keywords: review; conservation management; ecology; reptile ... See more keywords
Changes in parasite species distributions could be driven by host range expansions: the case of hybridisation between two Australian reptile ticks
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DOI: 10.1071/zo23010
Abstract: ABSTRACT Anthropogenic stressors such as climate change and diminishing habitats cause widespread disturbances in species distributions for a variety of taxa. Range shifts and hybridisation following secondary contact become of particular importance when it comes… read more here.
Keywords: hybridisation; range; species distributions; tick species ... See more keywords
The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Permian of Niger—X. The mandible of the captorhinid reptile Moradisaurus grandis
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DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2018.1531877
Abstract: ABSTRACT Recent field work in the upper Permian Moradi Formation of Niger has yielded new material of the late-occurring and largest moradisaurine captorhinid, Moradisaurus grandis. The material includes two right hemimandibles, which represent individuals that… read more here.
Keywords: moradisaurus grandis; captorhinid; reptile; grandis ... See more keywords
The untapped potential of reptile biodiversity for understanding how and why animals age.
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13450
Abstract: 1. The field of comparative aging biology has greatly expanded in the past 20 years. Longitudinal studies of populations of reptiles with a range of maximum lifespans have accumulated and been analyzed for evidence of… read more here.
Keywords: reptile; age; senescence; physiology ... See more keywords
An inventory of online reptile images.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4896.2.6
Abstract: No central online repository exists for the collection of animal images; hence it remains unclear how extensively species have been illustrated in the published literature or online. Here we compiled a list of more than… read more here.
Keywords: reptile images; inventory online; reptile; online reptile ... See more keywords
Nidoviruses in Reptiles: A Review
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DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.733404
Abstract: Since their discovery in 2014, reptile nidoviruses (also known as serpentoviruses) have emerged as significant pathogens worldwide. They are known for causing severe and often fatal respiratory disease in various captive snake species, especially pythons.… read more here.
Keywords: reptile; nidoviruses reptiles; reptile nidoviruses; disease ... See more keywords