"Turtles" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Any reptile including tortoises, fresh water, and marine species of the order Testudines with a body encased in a bony or cartilaginous shell consisting of a top (carapace) and a bottom (plastron) derived from the ribs.
| Descriptor ID |
D014426
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.833.848
|
| Concept/Terms |
Sea Turtles- Sea Turtles
- Sea Turtle
- Turtle, Sea
- Turtles, Sea
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Turtles".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Turtles".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Turtles" by people in this website by year, and whether "Turtles" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Turtles" by people in Profiles.
-
The impact of keels and tails on turtle swimming performance and their potential as models for biomimetic design. Bioinspir Biomim. 2018 11 07; 14(1):016002.
-
Substituted diphenylamine antioxidants and benzotriazole UV stabilizers in blood plasma of fish, turtles, birds and dolphins from North America. Sci Total Environ. 2019 Jan 10; 647:182-190.
-
Organohalogen contaminants in blood of Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) and green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) from the Gulf of Mexico. Chemosphere. 2010 Feb; 78(6):731-41.
-
Disseminated visceral coccidiosis in Indo-gangetic flap-shelled turtles, Lissemys punctata andersonii. J Wildl Dis. 2006 Oct; 42(4):788-96.
-
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of turtles. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2005 Oct; 37(1):178-91.
-
Myxidium mackiei (Myxosporea) in Indo-Gangetic flap-shelled turtles Lissemys punctata andersonii: parasite-host interaction and ultrastructure. Dis Aquat Organ. 2005 Feb 28; 63(2-3):215-30.