The Desert Tortoise and Upper Respiratory Tract Disease
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Impacts of upper respiratory tract disease on olfactory behavior of the Mojave desert tortoise.
Upper respiratory tract disease (URTD) caused by Mycoplasma agassizii is considered a threat to desert tortoise populations that should be addressed as part of the recovery of the species. Clinical signs can be intermittent and include serous or mucoid nasal discharge and respiratory difficulty when nares are occluded. This nasal congestion may result in a loss of the olfactory sense. Turtles a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians
سال: 1994
ISSN: 1076-3139
DOI: 10.5818/1076-3139.4.1.6