XXVII. On the communications between the cavity of the tympanum and the palate in the crocodilia (gavials, alligators and crocodiles) [PDF]
Philosophical TransactionsAbstract There are three perforations which succeed each other along the middle line of the base of the cranium in the Crocodilian Reptiles. The hindmost (Plate XL. fig. 1, v), situated in the basioccipital, near the condyle, is the smallest and least constant in size and existence: it gives passage to a vein, which traverses a ...
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The American Crocodile: An Indicator Species for Everglades Restoration
EDIS, 2016 The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is a top predator that lives along the southern tip of peninsular Florida, inhabiting saltwater, brackish water, or freshwater near coastal areas in mangrove-lined ponds, creeks, coves, man-made ponds, and ...
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Managing Conflicts with Wildlife: Living with Alligators
EDIS, 2015 American alligators are found in only 10 states in the southeastern U.S. In most situations alligators do not harm people, but they can pose potential dangers to people in some situations.
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Phylogenetic analysis of a new morphological dataset elucidates the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 First appearing in the latest Cretaceous, Crocodylia is a clade of semi-aquatic, predatory reptiles, defined by the last common ancestor of extant alligators, caimans, crocodiles, and gharials.
Jonathan P. Rio, Philip D. Mannion
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Roars, Rumbles, and Resonance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Crocodylian Acoustic Signals. [PDF]
Ecol EvolCrocodylians are highly vocal reptiles, possessing a complex acoustic signalling system including vocal and non‐vocal signals used for courtship, mating, mediating conflict, and providing maternal care. Despite this, research on crocodylian acoustic signalling remains infrequent, with methodologies and terminology varying widely across studies.
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Asian crocodile poaching: A review of molecular techniques developed for forensic identification
Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine, 2022 Crocodiles, gharials and alligators (order Crocodilia), are aquatic reptiles that live in the tropics of Asia, America, Africa, and Australia. Asian countries such as India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and tropics of Australia are the stronghold of the family ...
Ishani Mitra, Soma Roy, Ikramul Haque
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On the Morphological Description of Tracheal and Esophageal Displacement and Its Phylogenetic Distribution in Avialae. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 This research examines the evolution and phylogenetic distribution of a peculiar and often overlooked character seen in birds, herein called tracheal and esophageal displacement.
Jeremy J Klingler
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Pulmonary anatomy in the Nile crocodile and the evolution of unidirectional airflow in Archosauria [PDF]
PeerJ, 2013 The lungs of birds have long been known to move air in only one direction during both inspiration and expiration through most of the tubular gas-exchanging bronchi (parabronchi).
Emma R. Schachner +2 more
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Allure of El Lagarto?Why do dinosaur paleontologists love alligators, crocodiles, and their kin? [PDF]
The Anatomical Record, 2003 Peter Dodson
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Pathologic eggs have been documented in the amniote eggs of birds, turtles, and dinosaurs. These eggs occur either in the form of one egg within another egg, a condition known as ovum-in-ovo or multi-shelled eggs showing additional pathological eggshell ...
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