| levisunguis subaequalis n. g., n. sp., a tongue worm (pentastomida: porocephalida: sebekidae) infecting softshell turtles, apalone spp. (testudines: trionychidae) in the southeastern united states. | a new tongue worm (pentastomida) belonging to the sebekidae sambon, 1922 (porocephaloidea sambon, 1922) is described based on exemplars collected from softshell terrapins apalone spinifera aspera (agassiz) and apalone ferox (schneider) in the southeastern united states; a new genus is erected to accommodate the new species. the new species belongs in the sebekidae because adults possess four simple hooks arranged in a trapezoid pattern on the ventral surface of the cephalothorax, a mouth opening ... | 2014 | 24395574 |
| egg components and hatchling lipid reserves: parental investment in kinosternid turtles from the southeastern united states. | we measured egg components and pre-ovulatory parental investment in kinosternid turtles (kinosternon baurii, kinosternon subrubrum, sternotherus minor, and sternotherus odoratus) from the southeastern usa. allocation patterns were determined by comparing lipid content of eggs and hatchlings, to determine whether females of species with hatchlings that exhibit a delayed nest-emergence strategy: (1) allocate higher proportions of energy storage lipids to eggs, (2) produce hatchlings with higher le ... | 1998 | 9787783 |
| first case of ranavirus and associated morbidity and mortality in an eastern mud turtle kinosternon subrubrum in south carolina. | ranaviruses are double-stranded dna viruses that infect amphibians, fish, and reptiles, causing global epidemics in some amphibian populations. it is important to identify new species that may be susceptible to the disease, particularly if they reside in the same habitat as other at-risk species. on the savannah river site (srs) in aiken, south carolina, usa, ranaviruses are present in several amphibian populations, but information is lacking on the presence, prevalence, and morbidity of the vir ... | 2015 | 25958808 |
| the ecology of overwintering among turtles: where turtles overwinter and its consequences. | turtles are a small taxon that has nevertheless attracted much attention from biologists for centuries. however, a major portion of their life cycle has received relatively little attention until recently - namely what turtles are doing, and how they are doing it, during the winter. in the northern parts of their ranges in north america, turtles may spend more than half of their lives in an overwintering state. in this review, i emphasise the ecological aspects of overwintering among turtles, an ... | 2006 | 16700968 |
| lipids and proteins in the rathke's gland secretions of the north american mud turtle (kinosternon subrubrum). | lipids and proteins in the rathke's gland secretions of the north american mud turtle (kinosternon subrubrum, kinosternidae) were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (gc-ms) and sds-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (sds-page), respectively. analysis by gc-ms indicates 2,3-dihydroxypropanal and c3-c24 free or esterified fatty acids. analysis by sds-page indicates a major protein component with an approximate molecular mass of 60 kda and minor components ranging from ca. 23 to 34 kd ... | 2006 | 7553355 |
| coal combustion residues and their effects on trace element accumulation and health indices of eastern mud turtles (kinosternon subrubrum). | coal combustion is a major energy source in the us. the solid waste product of coal combustion, coal combustion residue (ccr), contains potentially toxic trace elements. before 1980, the us primarily disposed of ccr in aquatic settling basins. animals use these basins as habitat and can be exposed to ccr, potentially affecting their physiology. to investigate the effects of ccr on eastern mud turtles (kinosternon subrubrum), we sampled 30 turtles exposed to ccrs and 17 unexposed turtles captured ... | 2018 | 30196204 |