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Genome of the Komodo dragon reveals adaptations in the cardiovascular and chemosensory systems of monitor lizards by Lind, Abigail L., Lai, Yvonne Y. Y., Mostovoy, Yulia, Holloway, Alisha K., Iannucci, Alessio, Mak, Angel C. Y., Fondi, Marco, Orlandini, Valerio, Eckalbar, Walter L., Milan, Massimo, Rovatsos, Michail, Kichigin, Ilya G., Makunin, Alex I., Johnson Pokorná, Martina, Altmanová, Marie, Trifonov, Vladimir A., Schijlen, Elio, Kratochvíl, Lukáš, Fani, Renato, Velenský, Petr, Rehák, Ivan, Patarnello, Tomaso, Jessop, Tim S., Hicks, James W., Ryder, Oliver A., Mendelson, Joseph R., Ciofi, Claudio, Kwok, Pui-Yan, Pollard, Katherine S., Bruneau, Benoit G.

“…Monitor lizards are unique among ectothermic reptiles in that they have high aerobic capacity and distinctive cardiovascular physiology resembling that of…”
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Shared Ancient Sex Chromosomes in Varanids, Beaded Lizards, and Alligator Lizards by Rovatsos, Michail, Rehák, Ivan, Velenský, Petr, Kratochvíl, Lukáš

“…Sex determination in varanids, Gila monsters, beaded lizards, and other anguimorphan lizards is still poorly understood. Sex chromosomes were reported only in…”
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Sex is determined by XX/XY sex chromosomes in Australasian side-necked turtles (Testudines: Chelidae) by Mazzoleni, Sofia, Augstenová, Barbora, Clemente, Lorenzo, Auer, Markus, Fritz, Uwe, Praschag, Peter, Protiva, Tomáš, Velenský, Petr, Kratochvíl, Lukáš, Rovatsos, Michail

“…Turtles demonstrate variability in sex determination and, hence, constitute an excellent model for the evolution of sex chromosomes. Notably, the sex…”
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Morphological characteristics of blood cells in monitor lizards: is erythrocyte size linked to actual body size? by FRÝDLOVÁ, Petra, HNÍZDO, Jan, CHYLÍKOVÁ, Lenka, ŠIMKOVÁ, Olga, CIKÁNOVÁ, Veronika, VELENSKÝ, Petr, FRYNTA, Daniel

“…Blood cell morphology and count are not uniform across species. Recently, between‐species comparisons revealed that the size of red blood cells is associated…”
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Heteromorphic ZZ/ZW sex chromosomes sharing gene content with mammalian XX/XY are conserved in Madagascan chameleons of the genus Furcifer by Rovatsos, Michail, Mazzoleni, Sofia, Augstenová, Barbora, Altmanová, Marie, Velenský, Petr, Glaw, Frank, Sanchez, Antonio, Kratochvíl, Lukáš

“…Chameleons are well-known lizards with unique morphology and physiology, but their sex determination has remained poorly studied. Madagascan chameleons of the…”
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Conserved sex chromosomes and karyotype evolution in monitor lizards (Varanidae) by Iannucci, Alessio, Altmanová, Marie, Ciofi, Claudio, Ferguson-Smith, Malcolm, Milan, Massimo, Pereira, Jorge Claudio, Pether, James, Rehák, Ivan, Rovatsos, Michail, Stanyon, Roscoe, Velenský, Petr, Ráb, Petr, Kratochvíl, Lukáš, Johnson Pokorná, Martina

“…Despite their long history with the basal split dating back to the Eocene, all species of monitor lizards (family Varanidae) studied so far share the same…”
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ZZ/ZW Sex Determination with Multiple Neo-Sex Chromosomes is Common in Madagascan Chameleons of the Genus Furcifer (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae) by Rovatsos, Michail, Altmanová, Marie, Augstenová, Barbora, Mazzoleni, Sofia, Velenský, Petr, Kratochvíl, Lukáš

“…Chameleons are well-known, highly distinctive lizards characterized by unique morphological and physiological traits, but their karyotypes and sex…”
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Author Correction: Sex is determined by XX/XY sex chromosomes in Australasian side-necked turtles (Testudines: Chelidae) by Mazzoleni, Sofa, Augstenová, Barbora, Clemente, Lorenzo, Auer, Markus, Fritz, Uwe, Praschag, Peter, Protiva, Tomáš, Velenský, Petr, Kratochvíl, Lukáš, Rovatsos, Michail

“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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Turtles of the genera Geoemyda and Pangshura (Testudines: Geoemydidae) lack differentiated sex chromosomes: the end of a 40-year error cascade for Pangshura by Mazzoleni, Sofia, Augstenová, Barbora, Clemente, Lorenzo, Auer, Markus, Fritz, Uwe, Praschag, Peter, Protiva, Tomáš, Velenský, Petr, Kratochvíl, Lukáš, Rovatsos, Michail

“…For a long time, turtles of the family Geoemydidae have been considered exceptional because representatives of this family were thought to possess a wide…”
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Universality of indeterminate growth in lizards rejected: the micro-CT reveals contrasting timing of growth cartilage persistence in iguanas, agamas, and chameleons by Frýdlová, Petra, Mrzílková, Jana, Šeremeta, Martin, Křemen, Jan, Dudák, Jan, Žemlička, Jan, Němec, Pavel, Velenský, Petr, Moravec, Jiří, Koleška, Daniel, Zahradníčková, Veronika, Jirásek, Tomáš, Kodym, Petr, Frynta, Daniel, Zach, Petr

“…Squamate reptiles are considered to exhibit indeterminate growth. Nevertheless, current literature disputes the available definitions of this growth type,…”
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Interstitial Telomeric Repeats Are Rare in Turtles by Clemente, Lorenzo, Mazzoleni, Sofia, Pensabene Bellavia, Eleonora, Augstenová, Barbora, Auer, Markus, Praschag, Peter, Protiva, Tomáš, Velenský, Petr, Wagner, Philipp, Fritz, Uwe, Kratochvíl, Lukáš, Rovatsos, Michail

“…Telomeres are nucleoprotein complexes protecting chromosome ends in most eukaryotic organisms. In addition to chromosome ends, telomeric-like motifs can be…”
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Evolution of Karyotypes in Chameleons by Rovatsos, Michail, Altmanová, Marie, Johnson Pokorná, Martina, Velenský, Petr, Sánchez Baca, Antonio, Kratochvíl, Lukáš

“…The reconstruction of the evolutionary dynamics of karyotypes and sex determining systems in squamate reptiles is precluded by the lack of data in many groups…”
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First Description of the Karyotype and Sex Chromosomes in the Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) by Johnson Pokorná, Martina, Altmanová, Marie, Rovatsos, Michail, Velenský, Petr, Vodička, Roman, Rehák, Ivan, Kratochvíl, Lukáš

“…The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the largest lizard in the world. Surprisingly, it has not yet been cytogenetically examined. Here, we present the…”
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Patterns of growth in monitor lizards (Varanidae) as revealed by computed tomography of femoral growth plates by Frýdlová, Petra, Nutilová, Vendula, Dudák, Jan, Žemlička, Jan, Němec, Pavel, Velenský, Petr, Jirásek, Tomáš, Frynta, Daniel

“…Growth plate cartilage (GPC) is responsible for the growth of long bones due to endochondral ossification, which is the main mechanism of longitudinal skeletal…”
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Offenders tend to be heavier: experimental encounters in mangrove-dwelling monitor lizards (Varanus indicus) by Frýdlová, Petra, Šimková, Olga, Janovská, Veronika, Velenský, Petr, Frynta, Daniel

“…The evolution of male-biased sexual size dimorphism is often explained by sexual selection providing competitive advantage to the larger males. The aggressive…”
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Haplotype variation in founders of the Mauremys annamensis population kept in European Zoos by Somerová, Barbora, Rehák, Ivan, Velenský, Petr, Palupcíková, Klára, Protiva, Tomás, Frynta, Daniel

“…The critically endangered Annam leaf turtle Mauremys annamensis faces extinction in nature. Because of that, the conservation value of the population kept in…”
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Ontogeny of sexual size dimorphism in monitor lizards: males grow for a longer period, but not at a faster rate by Frynta, Daniel, Frýdlová, Petra, Hnízdo, Jan, Simková, Olga, Cikánová, Veronika, Velenský, Petr

“…Monitor lizards belong to the largest and the most sexually dimorphic lizards in terms of size, making this group an ideal model for studies analyzing…”
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Easy life of males? Indirect evidence that growth is easier than egg production in mangrove-dwelling monitor lizards (Varanus indicus) by Frýdlová, Petra, Hnízdo, Jan, Velenský, Petr, Simková, Olga, Cikánová, Veronika, Chylíková, Lenka, Frynta, Daniel

“…In male-larger species of animals, males typically continue to grow after the age of female sexual maturation has been reached. Consequently, a switch of…”
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Determination and validation of the elastic moduli of small and complex biological samples: bone and keratin in bird beaks by Soons, Joris, Herrel, Anthony, Aerts, Peter, Dirckx, Joris

“…In recent years, there has been a surge in the development of finite-element (FE) models aimed at testing biological hypotheses. For example, recent modelling…”
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Built to Bite: Feeding Kinematics, Bite Forces, and Head Shape of a Specialized Durophagous Lizard, Dracaena Guianensis (Teiidae) by SCHAERLAEKEN, VICKY, HOLANOVA, VERONIKA, BOISTEL, R., AERTS, PETER, VELENSKY, PETR, REHAK, IVAN, ANDRADE, DENIS V., HERREL, ANTHONY

“…ABSTRACTMost lizards feed on a variety of food items that may differ dramatically in their physical and behavioral characteristics. Several lizard families are…”
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