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Have you seen a skinny alligator in South Florida?
EDIS, 2019 The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is an effective indicator for restoration of more natural patterns of water levels and flows through the Everglades.
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Novel neuroanatomical integration and scaling define avian brain shape evolution and development
eLife, 2021 How do large and unique brains evolve? Historically, comparative neuroanatomical studies have attributed the evolutionary genesis of highly encephalized brains to deviations along, as well as from, conserved scaling relationships among brain regions ...
Akinobu Watanabe +4 more
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Experimental Biology and Medicine, 1952 SummaryAlthough alligators are quite active in the winter if the temperature is high they have a pronounced hypoglycemia and no appetite. There is no seasonal change in metabolic rate in either the alligator or caiman. The caiman does not hibernate. Pituitary powder produces prolonged hyperglycemia and increases the metabolic rate.
T, HERNANDEZ, R A, COULSON
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Social Behavior Deficiencies in Captive American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)
Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2022 Understanding how the behavior of captive American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) congregations compares to wild congregations is essential to assessing the welfare of alligators in captivity.
Zane Cullinane Walsh +3 more
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Nature, 1920 THE important notice of Persea gratissima in NATURE of May 27 may be usefully supplemented from Madeira, where, during the last sixty years, from ten or a dozen examples, the tree has become familiar in every garden enclosure on the lower 500 ft. of our mountain-sides—cultivated for its attractive form and autumnal yield of valuable fruit.
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Alligators in the Bahamas [PDF]
Science, 1886 IN Catesby's “Natural History of Florida, Carolina, and the Bahama Islands,” published in the latter half of the eighteenth century, the author, usually a most accurate observer, states that the mangrove-swamps on the Island of Andros presented a loathsome appearance owing to the remains of fish having been left there, half eaten, by the alligators ...
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Nuisance American alligators: an investigation into trends and public opinion
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017 The population rebound of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis; hereafter, alligator), with the rapid growth of populations throughout its range, has caused an influx of human–alligator conflicts.
Cord B. Eversol +4 more
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A 3D interactive model and atlas of the jaw musculature of Alligator mississippiensis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Modern imaging and dissemination methods enable morphologists to share complex, three-dimensional (3D) data in ways not previously possible.
Casey M Holliday +4 more
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Microbiological Analysis of Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Meat
Journal of Food Protection, 1981 The two tail muscles, ilio caudalis and ischio caudalis, along with hide surface areas from four alligators, Alligator mississippiensis , were evaluated for microbial numbers and types. Microbial analyses of hide surfaces yielded a mean aerobic plate count (APC, 35 C) of approximately 4.45 logs/cm2 at 35 C, and total coliform counts were low ...
J L, Oblinger +3 more
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Antibacterial Properties and Potential Mechanism of Serum from Chinese Alligator
Microorganisms, 2022 The Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) is an ancient reptile with strong immunity that lives in wetland environments. This study tested the antibacterial ability of Chinese alligator serum (CAS) against Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli ...
Meng-Yuan Hu +5 more
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