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The Case of the Missing Green Iguana Predators: Reviews of Ecological Literature Should Go Beyond Google Scholar

The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Abstract Knowing about species interactions is essential for ecological research, conservation efforts, resource management, and maintaining healthy ecosystems, but many of these, such as reports of predation, may not always be published in easily located resources—if they are published at all.
Matthijs P. van den Burg, Hinrich Kaiser
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Alligators and crocodiles as indicators for restoration of Everglades ecosystems

Ecological Indicators, 2009
Abstract Alligators and crocodiles integrate biological impacts of hydrological operations, affecting them at all life stages through three key aspects of Everglades ecology: (1) food webs, (2) diversity and productivity, and (3) freshwater flow. Responses of crocodilians are directly related to suitability of environmental conditions and hydrologic ...
University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center College Avenue, Davie, FL 33314, United States ( host institution ), Mazzotti, Frank J. ( author ), Best, G. Ronnie ( author ), Brandt, Laura A. ( author ), Cherkiss, Michael S. ( author ), Jeffery, Brian M. ( author ), Rice, Kenneth G. ( author )   +6 more
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Detection of Antibodies to a Pathogenic Mycoplasma in American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis), Broad-Nosed Caimans (Caiman latirostris), and Siamese Crocodiles (Crocodylus siamensis) [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2001
ABSTRACTAn epidemic of pneumonia with fibrinous polyserositis and multifocal arthritis emerged in captive American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in Florida, United States, in 1995.Mycoplasma alligatorissp. nov. was cultured from multiple organs, peripheral blood, synovial fluid, and cerebrospinal fluid of affected alligators.
D R, Brown, I M, Schumacher, M F, Nogueira, L J, Richey, L A, Zacher, T R, Schoeb, K A, Vliet, R A, Bennett, E R, Jacobson, M B, Brown   +9 more
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Injuries in deep time: interpreting competitive behaviours in extinct reptiles via palaeopathology

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For over a century, palaeopathology has been used as a tool for understanding evolution, disease in past communities and populations, and to interpret behaviour of extinct taxa. Physical traumas in particular have frequently been the justification for interpretations about aggressive and even competitive behaviours in extinct taxa.
Maximilian Scott, Julia A. Gamble, Caleb Marshall Brown, Kirstin S. Brink   +3 more
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Population structure of the broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) in natural and man-made water bodies associated with a silvicultural landscape [PDF]

, 2016
The broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) is a South American crocodilian with a wide geographical distribution. Water bodies originally occupied by the species have suffered extreme anthropogenic pressure; however, the broad-snouted caiman has a ...
Bassetti, Luís Antonio Bochetti, Lara, Neliton Ricardo Freitas, Marques, Thiago Simon, Millan, Cristian Honora, Piña, Carlos Ignacio, Verdade, Luciano Martins   +5 more
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Plasma Homeostasis and Cloacal Urine Composition in Crocodylus porosus Caught Along a Salinity Gradient [PDF]

, 1981
Juveniles of the Estuarine or Saltwater Crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, maintain both osmotic pressure and plasma electrolyte homeostasis along a salinity gradient from fresh water to the sea. In fresh water (FW) the cloacal urine is a clear solution rich
B Schmidt-Nielsen, F Khalil, GC Grigg, GC Grigg, GC Grigg, GJW Webb, GJW Webb, GR Allen, H Messel, H Messel, JA Taylor, JE Minnich, K Schmidt-Nielsen, M Gilles-Baillien, M Gruca, NH Nie, PJ Bentley, PJ Bentley, RA Coulson, WA Dunson, WA Dunson, WA Dunson, WA Dunson, WA Dunson, WE Magnusson, WH Dantzler, WT Neill   +26 more
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Beyond mammals: the evolution of chewing and other forms of oropharyngeal food processing in vertebrates

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz, Maja Mielke, Stephan Handschuh, Anthony Herrel, Patrick Lemell, Léa Da Cunha, Nicolai Konow   +6 more
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Alligator Diet in Relation to Alligator Mortality on Lake Griffin, FL [PDF]

, 2007
Alligator mississippiensis (American Alligators) demonstrated low hatchrate success and increased adult mortality on Lake Griffin, FL, between 1998 and 2003.
Carbonneau, Dwayne A., Percival, H. Franklin, Rice, Amanda Nicole, Ross, J. Perran, Woodward, Allan R.   +4 more
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Quantification of intraskeletal histovariability in Alligator mississippiensis and implications for vertebrate osteohistology [PDF]

, 2014
Bone microanalyses of extant vertebrates provide a necessary framework from which to form hypotheses regarding the growth and skeletochronology of extinct taxa.
Bourdon, Caetano, Castanet, Castanet, Castanet, Castanet, Chabreck, Chinsamy, Chinsamy, Coulson, Cubo, de Buffrenil, de Buffrénil, de Ricqlès, de Ricqlès, de Ricqlès, de Ricqlès, Doube, Farlow, Farmer, Francillon-Vieillot, Frey, Frylestam, Griffiths, Hall, Ham, Hemelaar, Horner, Horner, Horner, Hutton, Joanen, Klein, Klein, Konietzkoo-Meier, Köhler, Lee, Legendre, Padian, Padian, Padian, Peabody, Reid, Reid, Reid, Reid, Roberts, Sander, Schweitzer, Starck, Stein, Tucker, Tumarkin-Deratzian, Turvey, Waye, Werning   +55 more
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Pulmonary development in Squamata: Insights from embryonic studies using micro‐CT

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Pulmonary development in tetrapods is a complex process, especially within squamates, where single‐chambered, transitional, and multi‐chambered lungs can be found in adult animals. While the embryological development of the respiratory system of lizards and snakes was studied in a number of species between the 1830s and 1940s, the ...
Barbara G. Champini, Raul E. Diaz Jr., Emma R. Schachner, Wilfried Klein   +3 more
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