Testudo hermanni is considered near threatened globally in the wild. In this study differential
leukocyte percentages, nuclear abnormalities, and erythrocyte morphology abnormalities of …

Reptilian species are potentially efficient bioindicators of pollution and habitat destruction.
Turtles may be especially useful for monitoring the chemical contamination of their habitats …

Haematologic parameters play an important role in the determination of the general health
status as well as the physiology of amphibian species and the effects of various stress and …

Hematologic parameters play an important role in the determination of the general health
status as well as the physiology of amphibian species and the effects of various stress and …

Accepted: 9. December 2013/Available online: 16. February 2014/Printed: June 2014
Abstract. The mean micronucleated erythrocyte (MNE) frequencies and nuclear …

In this study, the frequency of micronuclei and nuclear abnormalities caused by
environmental pollutants were determined in Pelophylax ridibundus from the Biga Stream …

The effects of environmental pollution on three populations of the Balkan terrapin [Mauremys
rivulata (Valenciennes, 1833)] from the Bozcaada, Gökçeada and Dardanos regions were …

Assessment of cytogenetic homeostasis of indicator animals is of great importance in
ecological monitoring. The simplest method of its study is micronucleus analysis. Animals …

Accepted: 03 July 2023/Available online: October 2023/Printed: December 2023 Abstract.
Examining tortoises' blood cell parameters in natural populations could be useful for …

Karasu River, which is the only river in the Erzurum plain, is the source of the river Euphrates
(Eastern Anatolia of Turkey). The river is in a serious environmental situation as a result of …