Sex-specific ecophysiological responses to environmental fluctuations of free-ranging Hermann's tortoises: implication for conservation

A Sibeaux, CL Michel, X Bonnet, S Caron… - Conservation …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
… be used to monitor the health status of Hermann's tortoises facing environmental threats (eg …
concentration (shown as mean values + SEM) in Hermann's tortoises. We found significant …

Changes in Plasma Chemistry Parameters in Hermann's Tortoises (Testudo hermanni) Influenced by Season and Sex

C Leineweber, AC Stöhr, S Öfner… - Journal of …, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
… The goal of this study was to establish new reference intervals for adult Hermann's
tortoises (… from 256 Hermann's tortoises were collected and biochemistry parameters (alkaline …

Body condition scoring facilitates healthcare monitoring in Hermann's Tortoises (Testudo hermanni ssp.)

J Frankenberger, JM Ballouard, S Caron, Y Zablotski… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
… trophic and hydric status of individuals and is thus a key integrative parameter that responds
… -cost tool for assessing nutritional status and body condition of Hermann’s Tortoises. Due to …

[PDF][PDF] Variations in blood biochemical values in male Hermann's tortoises (Testudo hermanni).

N Hetényi, T Sátorhelyi, S Kovács, I Hullár - 2016 - researchgate.net
values in healthy Hermann’s tortoises through repeated samplings in the same animals. We
also aimed to evaluate the values … information on the health status. Emphasis was put on the …

Biogenic Elements and Heavy Metals in Hermann's TortoisesTestudo hermanni: Effect on Serum Biochemistry and Oxidative Status Parameters

R Kirchner, S Kirchnerová, F Tirpák, M Halo Jr… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
… and molecular parameters in Hermann’s tortoises. … with biochemical parameters and the
parameters of oxidative stress. … biochemical and molecular parameters in Hermann’s tortoises. …

Reduce, Replace, Refine: Determining A Posteriori Reference Intervals for Biochemistry in Hermann's Tortoise (Testudo hermanni)

L Palumbo, S Caron, JM Ballouard… - The Journal of …, 2024 - meridian.allenpress.com
… For the 95% confidence RIs based on wild tortoises, we retained seven parameters with no
relevant differences among groups (Table 1): PCV (threshold: 20%), urea (50%), uric acid (50…

Body condition and habitat use by Hermann's tortoises in burnt and intact habitats

S Lecq, JM Ballouard, S Caron, B Livoreil… - Conservation …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
… on the impact of vegetation status (intact vs. burnt) on control vs. displaced radio-tracked …
For each individual, therefore, we averaged the body-temperature values recorded every day …

Righting time versus shell size and shape dimorphism in adult Hermann's tortoises: Field observations meet theoretical predictions

D Stojadinović, Ð Milošević, J Crnobrnja-Isailović - Animal Biology, 2013 - brill.com
… After being tested for RT and measured for body size parameters, the tortoises were … on
their current metabolic status), was overcome by letting the tortoises stay in the enclosure for at …

Reference values for hematology and plasma biochemistry variables, and protein electrophoresis of healthy Hermann's tortoises (Testudo hermanni ssp.)

G Andreani, E Carpene… - Veterinary Clinical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
… sampling were identified as factors significantly affecting hematology and blood chemistry
analytes; they should be taken into consideration when assessing tortoise health status. …

Geometry of self righting: the case of Hermann's tortoises

G Ana, T Ljiljana, I Ana - Zoologischer Anzeiger-A Journal of Comparative …, 2015 - Elsevier
… and shape on righting efficiency of tortoises, we used both, … facilitates self-righting in
Hermann’s tortoises. However, some … The values of analysed indices obtained in this study agree …