scholarly journals Conservation of the endangered Mediterranean tortoise Testudo hermanni hermanni: The contribution of population genetics and historical demography

2016 ◽  
Vol 195 ◽  
pp. 279-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saliha Zenboudji ◽  
Marc Cheylan ◽  
Véronique Arnal ◽  
Albert Bertolero ◽  
Raphael Leblois ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Genetics ◽  
Historical Demography ◽  
Testudo Hermanni ◽  
Testudo Hermanni Hermanni

Population and Thermal Ecology of Testudo hermanni hermanni in the Tolfa Mountains of Central Italy

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernesto Filippi ◽  
Lorenzo Rugiero ◽  
Massimo Capula ◽  
Russell L. Burke ◽  
Luca Luiselli
Keyword(s):  
Central Italy ◽  
Thermal Ecology ◽  
Testudo Hermanni ◽  
Testudo Hermanni Hermanni

Thirty Years of Research into Rendu-Osler-Weber Disease in France: Historical Demography, Population Genetics and Molecular Biology

2009 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guy Brunet ◽  
Gaëtan Lesca ◽  
Emmanuelle Génin ◽  
Sophie Dupuis-Girod ◽  
Alain Bideau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Genetics ◽  
Molecular Biology ◽  
Historical Demography

Aspects of population ecology of Testudo hermanni hermanni from Asinara Island, NW Sardinia (Italy, Western Mediterranean Sea): preliminary data

2003 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 441-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Zuffi ◽  
Claudia Corti
Keyword(s):  
Population Ecology ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Large Body Size ◽  
Western Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Four Seasons ◽  
On This Island ◽  
Testudo Hermanni ◽  
Testudo Hermanni Hermanni

AbstractHermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni Gmelin) of the Island of Asinara (NW Sardinia, Italy) has been studied during a period of four seasons. This population consisted of several individuals of large body size, some of them being amongst the largest known for this species. Bony shells of males were commonly found on this island, while the same was not true for female bony shells. Although wild boars (Sus scrofa) are potential large sized predators for tortoises, the analysis of carapace morphology did not reveal injuries signs due to bites. Male tortoises could die due to up-turning, as the result of male-male combats during the mating season, to possible hyperthermia when upturned, and to predation carried out by birds particularly when upturned. Estimated density was 4.88 individuals ha-1, which was similar to that of conspecifics from other areas studied so far.

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