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A new Myxidium species (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) infecting the gallbladder of the turtle Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines: Podocnemididae) from Peruvian Amazon.

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Published in 2017 at "Acta tropica"

DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.04.021

Abstract: A new myxosporean species, Myxidium peruviensis n. sp., is described parasitizing the gall bladder of the yellow-spotted river turtle Podocnemis unifilis kept in captivity in an Amazonian Peruvian turtle rescue unit in the city of… read more here.

Keywords: turtle podocnemis; turtle; myxidium species; podocnemis unifilis ... See more keywords
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Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals the sexual dimorphic expression profiles of mRNAs and non-coding RNAs in the Asian yellow pond turtle (Meauremys mutica).

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Published in 2020 at "Gene"

DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2020.144756

Abstract: Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs), including long ncRNAs (lncRNAs), circular RNAs (circRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNAs) have been extensively studied in biological processes such as disease development, cell proliferation but remained unclear in sex differentiation in organisms. In… read more here.

Keywords: expression profiles; turtle; sex; expression ... See more keywords
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Effect of predicted sea level rise scenarios on green turtle (Chelonia mydas) nesting

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Published in 2021 at "Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology"

DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2021.151572

Abstract: Abstract There is a growing interest among scientists about climate change and its adverse effects. One of the major adverse effects of climate change is the sea level rise (SLR), which will cause habitat loss… read more here.

Keywords: sea level; turtle chelonia; chelonia mydas; level rise ... See more keywords
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Inferring physiological energetics of loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) from existing data using a general metabolic theory.

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Published in 2017 at "Marine environmental research"

DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.01.003

Abstract: Loggerhead turtle is an endangered sea turtle species with a migratory lifestyle and worldwide distribution, experiencing markedly different habitats throughout its lifetime. Environmental conditions, especially food availability and temperature, constrain the acquisition and the use… read more here.

Keywords: energy; caretta; turtle; loggerhead turtle ... See more keywords
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The true depth of the Mediterranean plastic problem: Extreme microplastic pollution on marine turtle nesting beaches in Cyprus.

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Published in 2018 at "Marine pollution bulletin"

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.09.019

Abstract: We sampled 17 nesting sites for loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Cyprus. Microplastics ( read more here.

Keywords: depth; mediterranean plastic; pollution; turtle ... See more keywords
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Covid-19-derived plastic debris contaminating marine ecosystem: Alert from a sea turtle

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Published in 2022 at "Marine Pollution Bulletin"

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113389

Abstract: On 10 August 2021, a face mask (14 cm × 9 cm) was found in the feces of a juvenile green turtle, by-caught alive in a set net off the northeast coast of Japan. Although sea turtles have been… read more here.

Keywords: turtle; covid derived; sea; plastic debris ... See more keywords
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Underground Signaling Networks

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Published in 2017 at "Mechanisms of Development"

DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2017.04.556

Abstract: The dorsal part of the turtle shell, or the carapace, is made of modified ribs and the vertebral column. The structure is regarded as an example of evolutionary novelties because the topographical relationships between the… read more here.

Keywords: scapula; turtle specific; turtle; signaling networks ... See more keywords
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Inter-Organ Communication Network

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Published in 2017 at "Mechanisms of Development"

DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2017.04.558

Abstract: The dorsal part of the turtle shell, or the carapace, is made of modified ribs and the vertebral column. The structure is regarded as an example of evolutionary novelties because the topographical relationships between the… read more here.

Keywords: organ communication; turtle specific; turtle; communication network ... See more keywords
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On the future of the giant South American river turtle Podocnemis expansa

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Published in 2019 at "Oryx"

DOI: 10.1017/s0030605318001370

Abstract: Abstract There is a long history of exploitation of the South American river turtle Podocnemis expansa. Conservation efforts for this species started in the 1960s but best practices were not established, and population trends and… read more here.

Keywords: river turtle; south american; population; turtle ... See more keywords
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E-commerce promotes trade in invasive turtles in China

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Published in 2020 at "Oryx"

DOI: 10.1017/s0030605319001030

Abstract: Abstract Freshwater habitats in China are potentially suitable for invasive alien turtle species and, consequently, raising turtles in aquaculture facilities and the trade in turtles this supplies pose risks to habitats and native wetland communities… read more here.

Keywords: commerce; commerce promotes; promotes trade; turtle ... See more keywords
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Molecular and morphological description of the first Hepatozoon (Apicomplexa: Hepatozoidae) species infecting a neotropical turtle, with an approach to its phylogenetic relationships

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Published in 2021 at "Parasitology"

DOI: 10.1017/s0031182021000184

Abstract: Abstract Abstract Haemogregarines (Adeleorina) have a high prevalence in turtles. Nevertheless, there is only one Hepatozoon species described that infects Testudines so far; it is Hepatozoon fitzsimonsi which infects the African tortoise Kinixys belliana. Colombia… read more here.

Keywords: morphological description; description first; molecular morphological; turtle ... See more keywords