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Feeding ecology, density and biomass of the freshwater turtle, Phrynops geoffroanus, inhabiting a polluted urban river in south-eastern Brazil
(2000-12-01)
This study examines the ecology of a population of Geoffroy's side-necked turtle Phrynops geoffroanus inhabiting a polluted urban river in Ribeirão Preto city, São Paulo state, south-eastern Brazil. Adult turtles fed mainly ...
Occurrence of Amphiorchis solus (Simha & Chattopadhyaya, 1970) (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) Infecting the Green Turtle Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 (Testudines: Cheloniidae) in Brazil
(Helminthological Soc Washington, 2011-01-01)
The occurrence of one specimen of Amphiorchis solus (Simha & Chattopadhyaya, 1970) found in the heart of a green sea turtle Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 from Ceara state, Brazil, is reported. A comparison of the morphology ...
Preliminary data on the occurrence of marine turtles in the Laje de Santos Marine State Park (SP, Brazil)
(2017-10-01)
Although marine turtles have always been observed by divers, there are few scientific works on marine turtles in the Laje de Santos Marine State Park (PEMLS). Diurnal (bimonthly) and nocturnal (biannual) surveys were ...
Feeding ecology, density and biomass of the freshwater turtle, Phrynops geoffroanus, inhabiting a polluted urban river in south-eastern Brazil
(Cambridge Univ PressNew YorkEUA, 2000)
The identity of a controversial Neotropical turtle hatchling (Reptilia: Testudines: Chelidae)
(Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 2015-12)
The purpose of this paper is to set the correct identity of a hatchling chelid turtle, purportedly the southernmost record of Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Bour), whose identification has been doubted repeatedly. This specimen ...
The first Pan-Podocnemididae turtle egg from the Presidente Prudente Formation (Late Cretaceous, Bauru Group), Brazil
(Magnolia Press, 2014-10-08)
Pan-Podocnemididae turtles are ubiquitous in Late Cretaceous rocks of the Bauru Group in southeastern Brazil. This group of side-necked turtles is particularly abundant in a turtle-bearing site of the Presidente Prudente ...
Development and validation of a solid–liquid extraction with low-temperature partitioning method for the determination of fipronil in turtle eggshell
(2022-07-01)
The intense use of fipronil in sugarcane crops in Brazil in regions close to the spawning areas of freshwater turtles may pose a considerable threat to the reproduction of these organisms. Therefore, the development and ...
Comparative neuroanatomy of extinct horned turtles (Meiolaniidae) and extant terrestrial turtles (testudinidae), with comments on the palaeobiological implications of selected endocranial features
(Oxford University Press, 2017-08)
Turtles are one of the least explored clades of reptiles with respect to palaeoneuroanatomy. Few detailed descriptions of endocranial features such as the brain morphology or inner ear exist for extant and extinct forms. ...
Morphological characterization of the leukocytes in circulating blood of the turtle (Phrynops hilarii)
(2007-12-01)
The Phrynops hilarii specie of turtle has its characterization not well defined in the literature, it was proposed in this study the leukocyte characterization of the blood, stained by Leishman and analyzed under light and ...
Developmental basis of limb homology in Pleurodiran turtles, and the identity of the hooked element in the chelonian tarsus
(WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, 2009)
Although Pleurodiran turtles represent an important component of extant turtle radiation, our knowledge of the development and homology of limb bones in turtles rests mostly upon observations made on derived members of the ...