MYCOPLASMA AGASSIZIIIN MORAFKA'S DESERT TORTOISE (GOPHERUS MORAFKAI) IN MEXICO

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin H. Berry ◽  
Mary B. Brown ◽  
Mercy Vaughn ◽  
Timothy A. Gowan ◽  
Mary Ann Hasskamp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Desert Tortoise ◽  
Gopherus Morafkai

scholarly journals Virus Discovery in Desert Tortoise Fecal Samples: Novel Circular Single-Stranded DNA Viruses

Viruses ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph P. Orton ◽  
Matheo Morales ◽  
Rafaela S. Fontenele ◽  
Kara Schmidlin ◽  
Simona Kraberger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sonoran Desert ◽  
Viral Metagenomics ◽  
Desert Tortoise ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Dna Virus ◽  
Fecal Matter ◽  
Single Stranded Dna ◽  
Dna Viruses ◽  
Fecal Samples ◽  
Gopherus Morafkai

The Sonoran Desert tortoise Gopherus morafkai is adapted to the desert, and plays an important ecological role in this environment. There is limited information on the viral diversity associated with tortoises (family Testudinidae), and to date no DNA virus has been identified associated with these animals. This study aimed to assess the diversity of DNA viruses associated with the Sonoran Desert tortoise by sampling their fecal matter. A viral metagenomics approach was used to identify the DNA viruses in fecal samples from wild Sonoran Desert tortoises in Arizona, USA. In total, 156 novel single-stranded DNA viruses were identified from 40 fecal samples. Those belonged to two known viral families, the Genomoviridae (n = 27) and Microviridae (n = 119). In addition, 10 genomes were recovered that belong to the unclassified group of circular-replication associated protein encoding single-stranded (CRESS) DNA virus and five circular molecules encoding viral-like proteins.

scholarly journals The desert tortoise trichotomy: Mexico hosts a third, new sister-species of tortoise in the Gopherus morafkai–G. agassizii group

ZooKeys ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 562 ◽  
pp. 131-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Murphy ◽  
Taylor Edwards ◽  
Alice Karl ◽  
Mercy Vaughn ◽  
Philip Rosen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sister Species ◽  
Desert Tortoise ◽  
Gopherus Morafkai

Winter Activity of the Sonoran Desert Tortoise (Gopherus morafkai) in Central Arizona

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian K. Sullivan ◽  
Roy Averill-Murray ◽  
Keith O. Sullivan ◽  
Justin R. Sullivan ◽  
Elizabeth A. Sullivan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sonoran Desert ◽  
Desert Tortoise ◽  
Winter Activity ◽  
Gopherus Morafkai ◽  
Central Arizona

scholarly journals Shaping species with ephemeral boundaries: the distribution and genetic structure of desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai) in the Sonoran Desert region

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 484-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taylor Edwards ◽  
Mercy Vaughn ◽  
Philip C. Rosen ◽  
Cristina Meléndez Torres ◽  
Alice E. Karl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Sonoran Desert ◽  
Desert Tortoise ◽  
Desert Region ◽  
Gopherus Morafkai
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