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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"chelonian"”.
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Urea Biosynthesis in Chelonian Reptiles
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Characterizing the chelonian innate immune response through ranaviral challenge and in a natural system
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Assessing the global conservation status of ecologically poorly undertood, threatened chelonian species : the case of the critically endangered Madagascar spider tortoise (<i>Pyxis arachnoides</i>)
The IUCN Red List for Threaten Species is widely regarded as the authority for assessing a particular species conservation risk. However, this process has come under some criticism for designating species as high conservation risk on a precautionary principle, using limited data, grey literature or …
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Emydomyces testavorans infection in aquatic chelonians
… In Chapter 1, biology and pathology of the chelonian shell are reviewed in detail, as are known fungal diseases of the other extant reptilian taxa. Disease threats to chelonian conservation efforts are also discussed, with particular attention given to the Western pond turtle (Actinemys …
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Epidemiology of Emydoidea Herpesvirus 1 in free-ranging Blanding’s turtles (Emydoidea Blandingii) from Illinois
… and mortality in populations of captive Emydid chelonians worldwide, novel herpesviruses (Terrapene herpesvirus 1, Emydid herpesvirus 1 and 2, and Glyptemys herpesvirus 1 and 2) have also recently been identified in apparently healthy free-ranging Emydid populations. The clinical significance of …
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Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata) demography in northern Illinois
Demographic studies of wildlife populations are needed to guide management decisions for threatened species. Without data on population vital rates, decisions are often speculative and based on general information about a species rather than at the population level. The Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene …