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Experts and reptile lovers seem to agree that, on the whole, bearded dragons make superb pets thanks to their affectionate, active personalities and generally hardy temperaments. Obviously, every ...
Pogona is a genus of reptiles containing eight lizard species, which are often known by the common name bearded dragons.The name "bearded dragon" refers to the underside of the throat (or "beard") of the lizard, which can turn black and become inflated for a number of reasons, most often as a result of stress, if they feel threatened, [2] or are trying to entice a mate.
Anorexia athletica (sports anorexia), also referred to as hyper-gymnasia, is an eating disorder characterized by excessive and compulsive exercise. An athlete with sports anorexia tends to overexercise, to give themselves a sense of having control over their body. Most often, people with the disorder tend to feel they have no control over their ...
For anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder, there is a general agreement that full recovery rates range between 50% and 85%, with larger proportions of people experiencing at least partial remission. [312] [338] [339] [340] It can be a lifelong struggle or it can be overcome within months.
Michelle Thompson's bearded dragon Nubby, age 7, was given his name because other bearded dragons nipped off the toes on his left-front foot when he was a baby, Thompson said. Bearded dragons also ...
Psychiatry. Other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED) is a subclinical DSM-5 category that, along with unspecified feeding or eating disorder (UFED), replaces the category formerly called eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) in the DSM-IV-TR. [ 1 ] It captures feeding disorders and eating disorders of clinical severity that ...
Dioecy. Gonochorism. Hermaphrodite. v. t. e. Temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) is a type of environmental sex determination in which the temperatures experienced during embryonic/larval development determine the sex of the offspring. [ 1 ] It is observed in reptiles and teleost fish, with some reports of it occurring in species of ...
Agamid adenovirus. Agamid adenovirus (Agamid AdV1), also called Bearded dragon adenovirus 1, is a type of virus in the Adenoviridae family. The virus is widespread in captive populations of Pogona vitticeps, known commonly as the central bearded dragon, in the United States. Other countries with confirmed cases are Australia, Japan, Germany ...