Bird nest selection in forests can be influenced by the composition of key structural elements and resources. This has important consequences terms species population dynamics since it determine reproduction success. Here, we assessed Common raven nest-site reproductive success, how these might determined foraging behavior habitat structure. A previously documented breeding that exerts high pre...

Chelonians constitute an important source of food and income for the inhabitants of tropical forests. We assessed the social, biological, and environmental factors affecting the hunting and trade of the endangered yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulata) in rural and urban areas in the Amazon and estimated the sustainability of tortoise use. We also discuss possible conservation alterna...

HISTORY A male Herman’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni hermanni), from a rescue centre on Majorca Island (Spain), was referred to the CRARC (Catalonian Reptile and Amphibian Rehabilitation Centre (Barcelona, Spain)) for evaluation of anorexia of 2-month duration. The tortoise belonged to a group of tortoises that were to be released into the Montsant Natural Park (Catalonia, Spain). At the time of ...

Using mtDNA sequences and 12 microsatellite loci, we compare populations of Testudo graeca from Sardinia and North Africa. The observed pattern of almost no differentiation combined with reduced variation in the Sardinian population is consistent with introduction in prehistoric or historic times from what is now Tunisia and neighbouring Algeria. Furthermore, in the light of the recently publis...