XL.—On Testudo Phayrei, Theob. & Dr. Gray

Shell Morphology of the Egyptian Tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni Lortet, 1883, the Osteologically Least-Known Testudo Species

1883, the Osteologically Least-Known Testudo Species Massimo Delfino1,2,*, Francesco Chesi2, and Uwe Fritz3 1Paläontologisches Institut und Museum, Universität Zürich, Karl Schmid-Strasse 4, CH-8006 Zürich, Switzerland 2Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Firenze, Via G. La Pira 4, I-50121, Firenze, Italy 3Museum of Zoology (Museum für Tierkunde), Senckenberg Dresden, A. B. Meyer...

Testudo hermanni (Gmelin 1789) – Hermann’s Tortoise

059.1 Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group A.G.J. Rhodin, P.C.H. Pritchard, P.P. van Dijk, R.A. Saumure, K.A. Buhlmann, J.B. Iverson, and R.A. Mittermeier, Eds. Chelonian Research Monographs (ISSN 1088-7105) No. 5, doi:10.3854/crm.5.059.hermanni.v1.2011 © 2011 by Chelonian Research Foundat...

Remembering Dr. Henry W. Gray (1827-1861) and His Timeless Contribution to Modern Medical Education.

Lateralized righting behavior in the tortoise (Testudo hermanni).

Lateralization of brain and behaviour at the population level has been documented in all vertebrate classes. Research was mostly carried out on mammalian and avian species, the least investigated class with this regards being the Reptilia, with studies concentrating on lateralized aggressive behaviour in lizards. No research has been carried out on lateralization in the Chelonian order. We inve...

Dr Google or Dr Lazy?

Sir, I was recently on call for nephrology, and something happened. I was rung by a first year junior doctor at 1 am, saying that a patient's 'MEWS score was 6'. The patient had had a renal transplant that day. A score of 6 is very high. It should trigger a rapid senior review, and possible intensive care re-ferral. Modified early warning score (MEWS) is an electronic early warning score based ...