| complete genome sequence of campylobacter fetus subsp. testudinum strain pet-3, isolated from a lizard (hydrosaurus pustulatus). | the whole-genome sequence for campylobacter fetus subsp. testudinum, a pathogen isolated from humans and turtles, has been reported recently. we present another completed genome sequence of the c. fetus subsp. testudinum strain pet-3, which was isolated from a lizard in taiwan, for further genomic comparison study. | 2015 | 25700400 |
| development of the hearts of lizards and snakes and perspectives to cardiac evolution. | birds and mammals both developed high performance hearts from a heart that must have been reptile-like and the hearts of extant reptiles have an unmatched variability in design. yet, studies on cardiac development in reptiles are largely old and further studies are much needed as reptiles are starting to become used in molecular studies. we studied the growth of cardiac compartments and changes in morphology principally in the model organism corn snake (pantherophis guttatus), but also in the ge ... | 2013 | 23755108 |
| tracing the diet of the monitor lizard varanus mabitang by stable isotope analyses (delta(15)n, delta(13)c). | in this study, we used analyses of stable isotopes of nitrogen (delta(15)n) and carbon (delta(13)c) to determine the trophic ecology of the monitor lizard varanus mabitang. stable isotopes from claws, gut contents, and soft tissues were measured from the type specimen. samples from varanus olivaceus, varanus prasinus, varanus salvator, the herbivorous agamid lizard hydrosaurus pustulatus, and some plant matter were included for comparison. our data show a rapid decrease in delta(13)c (about 10 p ... | 2002 | 12384723 |