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Variation in the daily activity, movement and refugia of Critically Endangered geometric tortoises, Psammobates geometricus, in autumn and spring
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
To help assess habitat requirements of Critically Endangered geometric tortoises, we used thread-trailing to measure daily activity, movements and refugia of adult Psammobates geometricus in autumn and spring 2002. We found ...
Accurate automated quantitative imaging of tortoise erythrocytes using the NIS image analysis system
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
The standard method for assessing blood cell characteristics using an ocular micrometer is time-consuming and limited. We used the Nikon NIS Elements imaging software and May-Grünwald-Giemsa staining to determine whether ...
In quest of contact: phylogeography of helmeted terrapins (Pelomedusa galeata, P. subrufa sensu stricto)
(PeerJ, 2018)
Based on rangewide sampling and three mitochondrial and two nuclear markers
(together up to 1,850 bp and 1,840 bp, respectively), we examine the phylogeography
of two helmeted terrapin species (Pelomedusa galeata and P. ...
Body of evidence: forensic use of baseline health assessments to convict wildlife poachers
(CSIRO Publishing, 2013)
CONTEXT. Given the immense impact of wildlife trade, disease and repatriations on populations, health assessments can"
"provide powerful forensic material to help convict wildlife poachers and minimise risks of releasing ...
Population ecology of Psammobates oculifer in a semi-arid environment
(Taylor & Francis and UNISA Press, 2013)
We studied the ecology of Psammobates oculifer over 13 months near Kimberley, South Africa, to ascertain if the population’s life history traits conform to chelonian patterns in arid environments. Capture rates were highest ...
Leopard tortoises in southern Africa have greater genetic diversity in the north than in the south (Testudinidae)
(Wiley, 2018)
In contrast to mammals, little is known about the phylogeographic structuring of widely distributed African reptile species. With the present study, we contribute data for the leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis). It ...