Latest hermann's tortoise research
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- Living in a Thermally Diverse Environment: Field Body Temperatures and Thermoregulation in Hermann’s Tortoise, Testudo hermanni, in Montenegro
Ana Vujović, VLADIMIR M. PESIC, Roger Meek · Conservation · 2023-01 · open access
Reptiles live in a range of different habitats from tropical forests to temperate zones where the climate may change on seasonal or a daily basis. The thermal environment is a major determinant of how efficiently they can achieve optimum or preferred body temperatures and, in terms of…
- Late Pleistocene evidence for the presence of Hermann’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni) in Sicily
Massimo Delfino, Uwe Fritz, Laura Bonfiglio et al. · Institutional Research Information System University of Turin (University of Turin) · 2023-01
- Trade in Endangered Species
Mazyar Ahmad · Yearbook of International Environmental Law · 2023-01 · open access
This report covers important developments related to trade in endangered species, focusing on developments concerning the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) and other important events/developments in the past year. The total number of CITES members at the end…
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- Detection of Testudinid alphaherpesvirus, Chlamydia spp., Mycoplasma spp., and Salmonella spp. in free‑ranging and rescued Italian Testudo hermanni hermanni.
Marenzoni ML, Stefanetti V, Del Rossi E et al. · Veterinaria italiana · 2022-11
- Unveiling a hotspot of genetic diversity in southern Italy for the endangered Hermann's tortoise Testudo hermanni.
Chiocchio A, Zampiglia M, Biaggini M et al. · BMC ecology and evolution · 2022-11 · open access
Background Hotspots of intraspecific genetic diversity represent invaluable resources for species to cope with environmental changes, and their identification is increasingly recognized as a major goal of conservation ecology research. However, even for iconic and endangered species, conservation…
- Current Status of and Threats to Sicilian Turtles
Luca Vecchioni, Marco Arculeo, Melita Vamberger et al. · Diversity · 2022-09 · open access
Based on the critical review of the literature published in the last 22 years, an attempt was made to evaluate the current knowledge gap on the distribution and status of the native Testudines taxa occurring in Sicily (namely Caretta caretta, Emys trinacris, and Testudo hermanni hermanni), as well…
- Diet shifting of tortoise-eating Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in southeastern Bulgaria
Boyan Milchev · Ornis Fennica · 2022-09 · open access
Top predators may adapt their diets to changes in prey availability where human-induced environmental changes are intense. This long-term study of the breeding-season diet of Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in the Strandzha Mountains analyzed shifts in diet caused by the population decline in…
- From STRs to SNPs via ddRAD-seq: Geographic assignment of confiscated tortoises at reduced costs.
Biello R, Zampiglia M, Fuselli S et al. · Evolutionary applications · 2022-08 · open access
Assigning individuals to their source populations is crucial for conservation research, especially for endangered species threatened by illegal trade and translocations. Genetic assignment can be achieved with different types of molecular markers, but technical advantages and cost saving are…
- Scavenging behavior of an adult Hermann's Tortoise (Testudo hermanni Gmelin, 1789) (Reptilia: Testudinidae)
Emanuil Mitrevichin, Lidia G. Sakelarieva, Alexander Pulev · Bulgarian Portal for Open Science · 2022-08
- A Case of winter activity of the Hermann's Tortoise (Testudo hermanni Gmelin, 1789) (Reptilia: Testudinidae) from Bulgaria
Emanuil Mitrevichin, Lidia G. Sakelarieva, Alexander Pulev · Bulgarian Portal for Open Science · 2022-08
- An overview of the fossil turtles from Sardinia (Italy)
Daniel Zoboli, Georgios L. Georgalis, Marisa Arca et al. · Historical Biology · 2022-07
- Plastron color patterns allow for individual photo-identification in two different chelonian species
Marta Salom Oliver, Andreu Ruiz de la Hermosa Amengual, Aina Aguiló-Zuzama et al. · Canadian Journal of Zoology · 2022-07
- Short-term post-fire monitoring on a Calabrian population of Testudo hermanni: preliminary data.
F.L. Leonetti · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2022-07 · open access
A population of Testudo hermanni from southern Italy (Calabria), localized following a fire, was investigated for two years (2019-2020). The population is characterized by small-sized adults, if compared with those of other Italian populations, by the occurrence of all age categories with a…
- The last of the large-sized tortoises of the Mediterranean islands
Pietro Valenti, Evangelos Vlachos, Christian Kehlmaier et al. · Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society · 2022-05
- Antibacterial and antibiotic-modulating activities of Rhinella jimi and three other animal extracts against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative phenotypes
Michel-Gael Fofack Guefack, Simplice Beaudelaire Tankeo, Carine M.N. Ngaffo et al. · Investigational Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology · 2022-03
- Symmetrical Dimethylarginine as a Diagnostic Parameter in Hermann's Tortoises ( Testudo hermanni ).
Lehmann V, Altherr B, Pantchev N et al. · Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022-02 · open access
Background Despite improvements in habitational conditions, kidney disease is relatively common in tortoises. Objectives Purpose of this study was the establishment of Symmetrical dimethylarginine (SDMA) reference values for clinically healthy Hermann's Tortoises. Animals Clinically healthy…
- Hyalomma aegyptium the dominant hard tick in tortoises Tesdudo hermanni boettgeri found in different regions of Albania.
Bizhga B, Sönmez B, Bardhaj L et al. · International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2022-02 · open access
Introduction The Hermann's tortoise ( Testudo hermanni boettgeri ), is one of the many species of Albania's fauna, which are living mostly in agricultural lands, pastures in the hills with sparse vegetation and near forest areas. Albania's tortoise belongs to the subspecies Eastern Hermann's…
- First detection of herpesvirus and prevalence of mycoplasma infection in free-ranging Hermann’s tortoises (Testudo hermanni), and in potential pet vectors
Jean‐Marie Ballouard, Xavier Bonnet, Julie Jourdan et al. · Peer Community Journal · 2022-01 · open access
Two types of pathogens cause highly contagious upper respiratory tract diseases (URTD) in Chelonians: testudinid herpesviruses (TeHV) and a mycoplasma ( Mycoplasma agassizii ). In captivity, these infections are frequent and can provoke outbreaks. Pet trade generates an international flow of…
- Mycobacterial Cloacitis with Systemic Dissemination in a Hermann's Tortoise (Testudo hermanni)
Roger Domingo Ollé, Iker A. Sevilla, Carles Juan‐Sallés et al. · Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery · 2022-01
- 3. Trade in Endangered Species
Mazyar Ahmad · Yearbook of International Environmental Law · 2022-01 · open access
This report covers important developments related to trade in endangered species, focusing on developments concerning the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) and other related important events/developments in the past year. The total number of CITES members at…
- Unveiling a hotspot of genetic diversity in southern Italy for the endangered Hermann's tortoise Testudo hermanni
Andrea Chiocchio, Mauro Zampiglia, Marta Biaggini et al. · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2022-01 · open access
Microsatellite dataset of the Hermann’s tortoise Testudo hermanni This file contains the microsatellite dataset of Testudo hermanni used for population genetic studies within the Italian peninsula The dataset is constituted by 174 samples genotyped at 7 microsatellite markers. Each locus is encoded…
- Thyroid Hormone Concentrations in Testudo spp. by Season and Sex
Christoph Leineweber, Sabine Öfner, Karina A. Mathes et al. · Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery · 2022-01
- Thyroid hormone levels in Tortoises (Testudo spp.) depending on Season and Sex
Christoph Leineweber, Sabine Öfner, Karina A. Mathes et al. · Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery · 2021-12
- Evaluation of ecological awareness and superstition on Hermann's tortoise in Eastern and Southern Serbia
Marko Nikolić, Dimitrija Savić‐Zdravković, Jelka Crnobrnja‐Isailović · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2021-12 · open access
Folk beliefs, religion and mythology, created through various cultural influences in Serbia, shaped today’s attitudes toward wildlife. In this study we evaluated different levels of ecological awareness and superstition extent related to Hermann’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni) through a systematized…
- Welfare threatened species
Peter Galbusera · Peer Community In Zoology · 2021-07 · open access
A recommendation of: Jean-marie Ballouard, Xavier Bonnet, Julie Jourdan, Albert Martinez-Silvestre, Stephane Gagno, Brieuc Fertard, Sebastien Caron First detection of herpesvirus and mycoplasma in free-ranging Hermann tortoises (Testudo hermanni), and in potential pet vectors…
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