In this study morphological characterization of leukocyte and erythrocyte were investigated in central Asian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii) in Iran. 7 males and 7 females were used in this study. Erythrocyte and leukocyte morphology were described using Wright´s technique. The sizes of erythrocyte and their nuclei were measured using an ocular micrometer under objective lenses (100x). Resul...

Hemolivia mauritanica (Sergent et Sergent, 1904) infections were found in 14% (n= 14) of Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758 tortoises in Bulgaria and in 92% (n = 26) of those in Turkey. Hemolivia mauritanica-like gametocytes were found in 81% (n = 47) of wild Testudo marginata Schoepff, 1792 tortoises in Greece. Parasitaemia intensity (the percentage of infected red blood cells found in approximatel...

Two species of tortoises are naturally presented in the territory of Bulgaria – Testudo graeca (Spurthighed tortoise) and Testudo hermanni (Spurtailed tortoise)(Pic1). Both are endangered species, included in the Red List of (IUCN-2003). –Testudo graeca is in Vulnerable category and Testudo hermanni in Low risk category. The species are also included in the Bern Convention, ratified from Bulgar...

The plasma concentration of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol was measured in 13 adult Hermann's tortoises (Testudo hermanni), seven adult spur-thighed tortoises (Testudo graeca) and two adult marginated tortoises (Testudo marginata) during 2004. They were healthy, of both sexes, and kept in captivity under natural unfiltered sunlight in southern England with no dietary sources of cholecalciferol. Bloo...

The authors determined the ability of two old-world non-echolocating bats, Eidolon helvum and Cynopterus brachyotis, to use binaural time and intensity difference cues for localization. The bats were trained to localize pure tones throughout most of their hearing range from loudspeakers located 30 degrees to the left and right of midline. Both species easily localized high frequency tones, indi...

Background: Purnajiwa is one of the medicinal plants in Bali. Species information regarding this plant still unconfirmed. Currently, considered rare and endangered. Molecular identification supports authentication at species level, which will also support conservation efforts. Method: using DNA Barcoding was carried out on purnajiwa from three sampling locations Bali (Jimbaran, Mambal, Bedugul)...