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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]
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Processo FAPESP: 2006/60954-4Processo FAPESP: 2008/07076The broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) is a South American ...
Bochetti Bassetti, Luis Antonio +5 more
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Tear meniscometry test in wild animals [PDF]
: This study aimed to describe strip meniscometry test values for Amazona aestiva (turquoise-fronted amazon), Ara ararauna (blue-and-yellow macaw) and Caiman latirostris (broad-snouted caiman).
Arianne Pontes Oriá +5 more
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Thermoregulation in captive broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) [PDF]
Background: Crocodilians are ectothermic animals. For this reason, the environmental temperature has substantial effects on their physiology and behavior.
Piña, Carlos Ignacio +9 more
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Bone histology is an important tool for the interpretation of life patterns in animals of the past and extant fauna. The crocodylians have been studied as important inferential models for morphophysiological characteristics.
Paulo Mascarenhas-Junior +2 more
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The relationship between nesting habitat and hatching success in Caiman latirostris (Crocodylia, Alligatoridae) [PDF]
The Broad-snouted Caiman uses different habitats for nesting; it has temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) and nesting habitat selection by females could affect sex and other hatchlings characteristics.
Juan Pablo Montini +4 more
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Geographic distribution and conservation status of Caiman latirostris (Crocodylia, Alligatoridae) in Uruguay [PDF]
Populations of Caiman latirostris are known to occur in Uruguay but their geographic distribution remains uncertain. This work presents an update of the species distribution and conservation status in Uruguay.
Claudio Borteiro +5 more
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Pesticide formulations are currently considered as one of the main factors responsible for environmental contamination worldwide. Consequently, several wild species can be affected by the over use of pesticides related to agriculture activity. The aim of
E.C. López González +4 more
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Plasma Activity of the Broad-snouted Caiman (Caiman latirostris) [PDF]
Crocodilians exhibit well-defined social behaviors, which frequently result in serious wounds as a consequence of social disputes including the loss of entire limbs. Despite the severity of many wounds, there is typically little sign of infection.
Piña, Carlos Ignacio +4 more
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Disseminated Mycobacterium intracellulare infection in a broad-snouted caiman Caiman latirostris [PDF]
A 10 yr old broad-snouted caiman Caiman latirostris from a small Dutch animal park was presented with long-term variable periods of anorexia and weight loss. Blood chemistry showed slightly elevated uric acid levels and low ionised calcium concentration.
Kik, Marja J L +1 more
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The purpose of this study was to examine the tracheal structure of the crocodile Caiman latirostris using light microscopy, histochemical and immunocytochemical techniques. The tracheal epithelium of C. latirostris consists of a ciliated pseudostratified
C.M. Santos +4 more
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