Frugivory and seed dispersal by chelonians: a review and synthesis

W Falcón, D Moll, DM Hansen - Biological Reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, it has become clear that frugivory and seed dispersal (FSD) by turtles and
tortoises is much more common than previously thought. We here review published and …

Is the island rule general? Turtles disagree

Y Itescu, NE Karraker, P Raia… - Global Ecology and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The island rule describes a trend toward dwarfism of large animals and gigantism of
small animals on islands. Studies of vertebrates, including reptiles, report conflicting results …

[PDF][PDF] The amphibians and reptiles of the Lore Lindu National Park area, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

TC Wanger, I Motzke, S Saleh, DT Iskandar - Salamandra, 2011 - uni-goettingen.de
While land-use change is rapid throughout Southeast Asia, the island of Sulawesi
(Indonesia) is of pressing conservation concern because of its exceptional number of …

Trade in Southeast Asian box turtles from Indonesia: legality, livelihoods, sustainability and overexploitation

V Nijman, CR Shepherd - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Southeast Asian box turtles Cuora amboinensis are distributed in mainland Southeast Asia
and throughout most of insular Southeast Asia and are often found in habitats shared with …

The turtle is in the details: microhabitat choice by Testudo hermanni is based on microscale plant distribution

S Del Vecchio, RL Burke, L Rugiero, M Capula… - Animal Biology, 2011 - brill.com
Although research on habitat use and habitat selection is essential for understanding
population ecology and behavior, most such zoological studies have used only general …

[PDF][PDF] Herpetofauna of Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Campus: Sustaining biodiversity in campus green area

UMT Penerbit - Journal of Sustainability Science and …, 2019 - jssm.umt.edu.my
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) campus at Mengabang Telipot, Kuala Nerus has a
considerable patch of pristine coastal mangrove forest, comprising more than 13 tree …

Preliminary Insights on the Spatial Ecology, Population Demography, and Sexual Dimorphism of the Critically Endangered Sulawesi Forest Turtle (Leucocephalon …

A Simms, MJ Whiting, JS Doody… - Journal of …, 2022 - meridian.allenpress.com
ABSTRACT Sulawesi Forest Turtles (Leucocephalon yuwonoi) are critically endangered
and endemic to the island of Sulawesi. We conducted radiotelemetry and capture–mark …

[PDF][PDF] Laju Kehilangan dan Kondisi Terkini Habitat Baning Sulawesi (Indotestudo forstenii) di Semenanjung Santigi, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia

A Riyanto, S Soemarno… - Jurnal Biologi …, 2010 - jurnalbiologi.perbiol.or.id
Cape Santigi, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Unsupervised method of remote sensing was
applied were evaluated to compute the habitat loss during five years, from 2001 to 2005 …

[PDF][PDF] Shell shape and genetic variability of Southeast Asian Box Turtles (Cuora amboinensis) from Borneo and Sumatra

T Protiva, D Gunalen, A Bauerová… - Vertebrate …, 2016 - vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com
Distinguishing between species is an essential aspect of animal research and conservation.
For turtles, morphology and genetic analysis are potentially valuable tools for identification …

Does the “kamaroma”-plastron pattern morph occur in both Philippine subspecies of the turtle Cuora amboinensis?

CH Ernst, AF Laemmerzahl… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - meridian.allenpress.com
Two subspecies of the turtle Cuora amboinensis have been reported from the Philippine
Islands, C. a. amboinensis and C. a. kamaroma, distinguished primarily by their carapace …