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2D and 3D Chromosome Painting in Malaria Mosquitoes
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2014
Chromosome painting is a useful method for studying organization of the cell nucleus and evolution of the karyotype. Here, we demonstrate an approach to isolate and amplify specific regions of interest from single polytene chromosomes that are subsequently used for two- and three-dimensional fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH).
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Data Collection on Marine Litter Ingestion in Sea Turtles and Thresholds for Good Environmental Status
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Cited by 30 •
2019
The protocol focuses on the collection of sea turtle samples, describing all the steps from the animal recovery and necropsy to the classification and quantification of ingested marine litter. Moreover, the representative results show how to use the collected data to elaborate the possible thresholds for Good Environmental Status.
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Ocular Kinematics Measured by In Vitro Stimulation of the Cranial Nerves in the Turtle
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2018
This protocol describes how to use an in vitro isolated turtle head preparation to measure the kinematics of their eye movements. After removal of the brain from the cranium, cranial nerves can be stimulated with currents to quantify rotations of the eye and changes in pupil sizes.
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An Inverse Analysis Approach to the Characterization of Chemical Transport in Paints
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2014
In this paper, a procedure for quantifying the mass transport parameters of chemicals in various materials is presented. This process involves employing an inverse-analysis based diffusion model to vapor emission profiles recorded by real-time, mass spectrometry in high vacuum.
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Imaging Corrosion at the Metal-Paint Interface Using Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
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2019
Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry is applied to demonstrate the chemical mapping and corrosion morphology at the metal-paint interface of an aluminum alloy after being exposed to a salt solution compared with a specimen exposed to air.
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Because it is ectothermic, the turtle’s body temperature depends largely on surrounding conditions rather than internally generated heat. Basking in sunlight raises temperature, while retreating into water helps it respond when conditions change. This behavioral flexibility lets researchers examine how altered temperatures or reduced access to suitable basking and aquatic areas may affect activity and growth.
During winter, the Eastern Painted Turtle can remain inactive while submerged in low-oxygen conditions. This seasonal state makes aquatic habitat important even when the turtle is not visibly active. Environmental studies can therefore consider winter conditions as well as warmer-season behavior when evaluating whether a wetland provides suitable support throughout the year.
Temperature influences several biological processes in the Eastern Painted Turtle, including behavior, growth, and sex determination. These effects make temperature an important variable in environmental research, rather than merely a condition that changes basking activity. Studying temperature responses can help researchers evaluate how environmental change may influence different stages of the turtle’s life.
Aquatic habitat supports several essential functions for the Eastern Painted Turtle by providing food, shelter, and reproduction sites. The condition and availability of these features can shape how effectively the turtle uses a wetland. Considering them together gives researchers a broader way to relate turtle biology to habitat quality instead of examining temperature alone.
Researchers study the turtle as part of broader evaluations of wetland condition. Its dependence on aquatic habitat, along with measurable responses in behavior and growth, connects biological observations with environmental factors. These studies can help identify whether a wetland continues to provide the conditions needed for feeding, shelter, reproduction, and seasonal activity.
Research on the Eastern Painted Turtle can help evaluate responses to habitat loss and changes in water quality. Because the species depends on freshwater environments for multiple functions, such changes may be considered alongside observed biological responses. This makes the turtle relevant to investigations of how environmental degradation affects wetland systems.
Conserving the Eastern Painted Turtle links species protection with management of the freshwater habitats on which it depends. Monitoring this relationship can contribute to broader environmental assessment, particularly when researchers consider habitat conditions, water quality, and temperature together. The species therefore provides context for connecting local wetland decisions with wider ecosystem monitoring.