A new alligatoroid from the Eocene of Vietnam highlights an extinct Asian clade independent from extant Alligator sinensis [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 During systematic paleontological surveys in the Na Duong Basin in North Vietnam between 2009 and 2012, well-preserved fossilized cranial and postcranial remains belonging to at least 29 individuals of a middle to late Eocene (late Bartonian to ...
Tobias Massonne +3 more
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Habitat Integrity Challenges for the Chinese Alligator Amid Land Occupation by Human: Pathways for Protection [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionEffective conservation of endangered species necessitates not only the preservation of core habitats but also the enhancement of landscape connectivity. As a critically endangered Crocodylia, the Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) strongly relies on ...
Ke Sun +6 more
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Skeletal pathologies in extant crocodilians as a window into the paleopathology of fossil archosaurs. [PDF]
Anat Rec (Hoboken)Abstract Crocodilians, together with birds, are the only extant relatives to many extinct archosaur groups, making them highly important for interpreting paleopathological conditions in a phylogenetic disease bracketing model. Despite this, comprehensive data on osteopathologies in crocodilians remain scarce.
Cornille A +6 more
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Using local ecological knowledge to identify land-use threats to the last wild population of the Chinese alligator Alligator sinensis [PDF]
OryxConservation management in human-modified landscapes requires information on the sustainability of interactions between people and biodiversity. Wild Chinese alligators Alligator sinensis only persist within the National Chinese Alligator Reserve in ...
Erika Y. X. Lau +5 more
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Male density, a signal for population self-regulation in Alligator sinensis [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2019 Sheng-Guo Fang, Qiu-Hong Wan
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The sex ratio of wild Chinese alligators Alligator sinensis
Current Zoology, 2013 The Chinese alligator Alligator sinensis is one of the most endangered crocodilian species, and typically exhibits temperature-dependent sex determination. It is extremely important to clarify the sex structure of Chinese alligators to implement recovery
Lan ZHAO, Hai-Qiong YANG, Li-Ming FANG, Guo-Liang PAN, Wei-Qiang ZOU, Da-Bin REN, Qiu-Hong WAN, Sheng-Guo FANG
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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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Sensitive and rapid detection of Ortleppascaris sinensis (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea) by loop-mediated isothermal amplification [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Ortleppascaris sinensis is the dominant nematode species infecting the gastrointestinal tract of the captive Chinese alligator, a critically endangered species.
Jinhong Zhao +4 more
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浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版, 2021 In this research, we surveyed the habitat factors in different regions in the core area of Changxing Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis) Nature Reserve of Zhejiang Province and their effects on the egg laying of the female alligators during the ...
WANG Zhenwei +4 more
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2019 Habitat loss and degradation are among the leading causes of local extinctions, so it is crucially important to preserve and restore the remaining critical habitat increasingly critical to conserve biodiversity.
Tao Pan +10 more
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