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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
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(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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Síntesis del Paleógeno del borde oriental de la Cuenca de Almazán (Soria): Vertebrados de Mazaterón [PDF]
[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
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Twenty-eight new and significant departmental reptile records for Paraguay
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
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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
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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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