Amazon rivers can be divided into three groups (black, white and clear waters) according to
the origin of their sediment, dissolved nutrient content, and vegetation. White water rivers …

Podocnemis lewyana is an endangered endemic river turtle of Colombia. Using ten unlinked
polymorphic microsatellite loci and a 691-bp-long DNA fragment corresponding to the more …

We conducted a four-year study of the life history parameters of the endangered freshwater
turtle Podocnemis lewyana (Testudines: Podocnemididae) in four channels connecting …

We review the current practices of podocnemidid turtle conservation programs in South
America and summarize the direct and indirect negative consequences that some of these …

The discovery of abundant new material of the European turtle Dortoka vasconica at its type
locality and a review of the previously analyzed material allow new interpretations of the …

The Red-headed Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis erythrocephala) is the smallest species
of the family Podocnemididae yet is frequently captured for human consumption. Our …

We studied various aspects of the reproductive biology of the Magdalena River turtle
(Podocnemis lewyana) during 2 nesting seasons in 2 locations in the Mompos Depression …

The nesting site selected by a female turtle influences the temperature and humidity of the
incubating eggs, which affects the development, survival, and sex of the embryo and the …

Turtle species in the Family Podocnemididae, including the Colombian endemic and
critically endangered Magdalena River Turtle Podocnemis lewyana, characteristically …

In this study we described the macroscopic and microscopic histology of the reproductive
system of male and female Podocnemis lewyana neonates (3.5 months old). We found …