A5028266170- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Marine animal studies overview
- Underwater Acoustics Research
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
University of Messina
2019-2022
In this study we compared the heavy metal concentration found in different tissues and eggs of loggerhead sea turtle evaluated potential ecotoxicological risk for important species. Eighteen elements were determined (liver, gonads, fat, kidney, heart, brain, spleen) nine individuals Caretta caretta stranded along coasts Messina (Sicily, Italy) shell yolk six from island Linosa Italy). For analysis metals, used analytical procedures accordance with EPA 200.8 method supplemented by 6020b three...
Microbes have central roles in the development and health of animals, being introduction specific microbial species a potential conservation strategy to protect animals from emerging diseases. Thus, insight into microbiota their habitats is essential. In this manuscript, we report for first time bacterial composition all components (eggshells hatched unhatched eggs, internal content intestinal hatchling pipping sea turtles, sand) three nesting beaches Caretta caretta along Italian coasts...
Abstract The vectorial role of blood-sucking arthropods, other than mosquitoes, has been explored for Dirofilaria immitis and repens which are filarioids increasing interest due to their zoonotic potential. Given the expansion canine heartworm infection in southern Europe D. report Linosa Island (Sicily, Italy), we investigated focused on potential involvement Culicoides spp. transmission as well blood-meal source molecularly positive biting midges. Out 1791 specimens collected 1773 were...
Visconti, G.; Scopelliti, Caldareri, F.; Agate, M.; Cambera, I.; Sulli, A., and Arculeo, M., 2022. Hatching success of Caretta caretta on a Mediterranean volcanic beach: Impacts from environmental parameters substrate composition. Journal Coastal Research, 38(3), 603–612. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. New data the potential impact mineralogical nature hatching loggerhead sea turtle beach Linosa Island in central Sea are reported. During 2 years investigation (2018–19), five nests...
A five-year of monitoring (2018–2022) the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta nests in “Pozzolana di Ponente” beach on Linosa Island (Pelagie Archipelago, Italy) is here reported. To explore how temperatures affect hatching success and possible occurrence any malformation hatchlings, incubation temperature values were recorded using data loggers positioned at depths 5 35 cm (for each nest) from surface, approximately 0.5 m nest chamber. The obtained results highlighted important issues...
The soundscape is an intrinsic property of ecosystem and influences the species that live in it. Here, we examined for first time a beach, one most dynamic ecosystems on Earth, where every year loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta lays eggs. aim this work was to analyze acoustic components (biophony, anthropophony geophony) which turtles embryos were exposed throughout development post-hatching period. anthropogenic noise main component consisted marine land traffic, affected sound levels...