Genetic Characterization of <i>Caiman crocodilus</i> (Crocodilia: Alligatoridae) on Gorgona Island, Colombia. [PDF]
Biology (Basel)This study examines the genetic variation and structure of the spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) on Gorgona Island, Colombia, compared to continental populations.
Londoño N, Sedano-Cruz RE, Giraldo A.
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Revisiting the Karyotypes of Alligators and Caimans (Crocodylia, Alligatoridae) after a Half-Century Delay: Bridging the Gap in the Chromosomal Evolution of Reptiles. [PDF]
Cells, 2021 Although crocodilians have attracted enormous attention in other research fields, from the cytogenetic point of view, this group remains understudied.
Oliveira VCS +12 more
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Presence of Leptospira spp. in Caiman latirostris (Crocodylia, Alligatoridae) populations in Santa Fe, Argentina. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2020 Leptospirosis is a disease caused by pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira, transmitted by wild and domestic animals. Rodents play a fundamental role in the transmission cycle of this zoonosis but the function of reptiles is unknown. For example,
Bauso J +6 more
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Early life differences in behavioral predispositions in two Alligatoridae species. [PDF]
Anim Cogn, 2021 Behavioral predispositions are innate tendencies of animals to behave in a given way without the input of learning. They increase survival chances and, due to environmental and ecological challenges, may vary substantially even between closely related ...
Reber SA +5 more
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Geographic distribution and conservation status of Caiman latirostris (Crocodylia, Alligatoridae) in Uruguay [PDF]
Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2006 Populations of Caiman latirostris are known to occur in Uruguay but their geographic distribution remains uncertain. This work presents anupdate of the species distribution and conservation status in Uruguay.
Claudio Borteiro +5 more
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Evaluation of factors associated with predation on Caiman latirostris nests (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) in Argentina [PDF]
Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2016 Predation is a major cause of crocodilian egg loss. However, at present, the mechanisms by which predators detect nests is unknown. Previous studies have reported that predators are able to detect prey using both visual and olfactory cues.
Melina Soledad Simoncini +3 more
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Structure and evolution of the embryonic cartilaginous skull of crocodilians. [PDF]
R Soc Open SciThe evolution of skull diversity in Crocodylia is rather well documented, but the developmental foundation of their cranial architecture remains poorly understood. Here, we present the first three-dimensional reconstruction of the embryonic cartilaginous
Fernandez Blanco MV, Werneburg I.
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Agricultural input modifies trophic niche and basal energy source of a top predator across human-modified landscapes. [PDF]
Front Ecol Evol, 2023 Land-use conversion and resulting habitat fragmentation can affect the source(s) of primary productivity that fuels food webs and alter their structure in ways that leads to biodiversity loss. We investigated the effects of landscape modification on food
Pereira AC +4 more
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An extinct deep-snouted Alligator species from the Quaternary of Thailand and comments on the evolution of crushing dentition in alligatorids. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Fossil Alligator remains from Asia are critical for tracing the enigmatic evolutionary origin of the Chinese alligator, Alligator sinensis, the only living representative of Alligatoridae outside the New World. The Asian fossil record is extremely scarce
Darlim G +7 more
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Kidneys and adrenal glands of Caiman yacare (Daudin, 1802) (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae): morphology and morphometry [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de CiênciasCrocodilians are semi-aquatic reptiles with highly sophisticated anatomy and physiology that are well adapted to dwell in freshwater environments or be exposed to brackish and saltwater, indicating the complex nature of the organization and function of ...
MARIANA O. LIMA +6 more
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