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Reviewed by fishermen on the Caiman crocodilus ( Crocodilia : Alligatoridae ) of the Wildlife Refuge Caño Black , Costa Rica

open access: yesCuadernos de investigación UNED, 2015
The spectacled caiman, Caiman crocodilus, has a significant population in the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, and some fishermen consider them a cause for the decline of sh stocks.
Manuel Aranda-Coello   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Taxon representative adult bite forces for extant Crocodylia with respect to mean body mass and the relationship between rostral proportion and force generation.

open access: yes, 2013
(A) Members of the Alligatoridae are shown in blue, and members of the Crocodylidae+Gavialidae in green. The OLS regression equation describes the strong correspondence between body mass and bite force.
Grahame J. W. Webb (329418)   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Predation attempts on large Rhinella toads (Bufonidae) by Paleosuchus caimans (Alligatoridae) in artificial ponds

open access: yesActa Biológica Colombiana
Predation on bufonid toads can be perilous due to the presence of paratoid glands, which can poison and even lead to the death of the predator. Some crocodilians avoid contact with the toad’s poison or are probably tolerant to the venom of the toad ...
Murielly A. Coimbra   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence of predation on the vertebra of a hadrosaurid dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) of Coahuila, Mexico

open access: yesCarnets de Géologie, 2009
In sediments of the Aguja Formation (Late Cretaceous: Campanian) at La Salada in northern part of the state of Coahuila, Mexico, numerous fossils of vertebrates have been discovered including Hadrosauridae.
Guzmán-Gutiérrez José Rubén   +2 more
doaj  

Bases ósseas e musculares dos cortes comerciais do tronco de jacaré-do-Pantanal (Caimanyacare Daudin, 1802)

open access: yesPesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2015
Resumo: O consumo de carne de jacaré-do-Pantanal tornou-se uma tendência de mercado e uma cadeia produtiva em ascensão no Estado de Mato Grosso, sendo 28,40% da carne comercializada nos últimos quatro anos oriundos do tronco.
Sandra I.S. Figueiredo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patrones de vocalización de jóvenes y hembras adultas de Caiman yacare (Crocodilia: Alligatoridae) en el Pantanal de Brasil

open access: yes, 2016
The Paraguayan caiman (Caiman yacare) is the main Caimaninae species occurring in the Brazilian Pantanal Wetland. Despite the relative availability of works focused on biology and conservation of the Paraguayan caiman, almost nothing is known about its ...
Bilate, Marcos   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Síntesis del Paleógeno del borde oriental de la Cuenca de Almazán (Soria): Vertebrados de Mazaterón [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
[ES] Se recopilan los datos paleontológicos sobre el yacimiento del Rhenaniense superior de Mazater6n (provincia de Soria, Castilla y Leon, España).
Cuesta Ruiz-Colmenares, Miguel Ángel   +1 more
core  

Twenty-eight new and significant departmental reptile records for Paraguay

open access: yesActa Zoológica Lilloana
Twenty-eight new distribution records are reported for twenty-seven species of Paraguayan reptiles. Ten of these species are considered threatened at the national level (6 EN, 2 VU, 2 DD).
Paul Smith   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mercury concentration in the spectacled caiman and black caiman (Alligatoridae) of the Amazon: Implications for human health

open access: yes, 2012
Mercury (Hg) concentrations in the Amazon are generally high, but no studies have been published on Hg concentrations in caimans (Alligatoridae) from the region.
Silveira, Ronis da   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of factors associated with predation on Caiman latirostris nests (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) in Argentina

open access: yesPhyllomedusa: 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
doaj  

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