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

Phyllomedusa: 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, María Virginia Parachú Marcó, Thiago Costa Gonçalves Portelinha, Carlos Ignacio Piña   +3 more
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Human–crocodilian interactions in Latin America and the Caribbean region

Conservation Science and Practice, 2021
Mitigating harmful interactions with wildlife requires an understanding of the interactions between predators, domesticated animals and humans. Large‐scale transformations of crocodilian habitats across the Latin America and Caribbean region, alongside ...
Simon Pooley, Pablo Ariel Siroski, Lucía Fernandez, Brandon Sideleau, Paulino Ponce‐Campos   +4 more
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Drivers of human–black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) conflict in Indigenous communities in the North Rupununi wetlands, southwestern Guyana

Conservation Science and Practice, 2023
Recovering populations of large carnivores impact the people that live alongside them, sometimes leading to conflict and lethal retaliation. One such carnivore, the black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) has been implicated in the destruction of fishing ...
Meshach A. Pierre, Kim S. Jacobsen, Matthew T. Hallett, Arianne‐Elise M. Harris, Alyssa Melville, Howard Barnabus, Claudio Sillero‐Zubiri   +6 more
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First record of predation on Rhinella diptycha (Anura, Bufonidae) by Caiman latirostris (Crocodylia, Alligatoridae)

Actualidades Biológicas, 2020
Caimans of the species Caiman latirostris, which are widely distributed in South America, are opportunistic predators. They show ontogenetic variation in diet, with young individuals initially feeding on invertebrates and then gradually adding ...
Rodney Murillo Peixoto-Couto, Maiara Cabrera-Miguel, Zaida Ortega   +2 more
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Wavelet-based classification and influence matrix analysis method for the fast discrimination of Chinese herbal medicines according to the geographical origins with near infrared spectroscopy [PDF]

Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2014
A discriminant analysis technique using wavelet transformation (WT) and influence matrix analysis (CAIMAN) method is proposed for the near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy classification.
Wenlong Li, Haibin Qu
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Mixed Infection of Mycobacterium szulgai, M. lentiflavum, and Gram-Negative Bacteria as a Cause of Death in a Brown Caiman Caiman crocodylus: A Case Report

Veterinary Sciences, 2022
This paper describes a fatal case of nontuberculosis mycobacteriosis in a four-year-old brown caiman kept in captivity. Although the clinical signs were asymptomatic, severe gross lesions were observed, namely necrotic inflammation of the intestines and ...
Aleksandra Maluta, Magdalena Zając, Monika Krajewska-Wędzina, Dariusz Wasyl, Kim Heckers, Anna Didkowska, Krzysztof Anusz   +6 more
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Tear meniscometry test in wild animals [PDF]

Ciência Rural, 2019
: 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, Ana Cláudia Santos Raposo, Vinícius José da Silva Cardoso de Brito, Nayone Lima Lantyer Cordeiro de Araújo, Maria Madalena Souza Oliveira, Isaac Manoel Barros Albuquerque   +5 more
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Molecular Characterization of Salmonella spp. Isolates from Wild Colombian Babilla (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) Isolated In Situ

Animals, 2022
Salmonella enterica is a pathogen capable of colonizing various environments, including the intestinal tract of different animals such as mammals, birds, and reptiles, which can act as carriers. S.
Roy Rodríguez-Hernández, María Paula Herrera-Sánchez, Julián David Ortiz-Muñoz, Cristina Mora-Rivera, Iang Schroniltgen Rondón-Barragán   +4 more
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First Isolation of Yarrowia lipolytica in a Granulomatous Pneumonia of a Spectacled Caiman, Caiman crocodilus Linnaeus, 1758

Pathogens, 2022
Contrary to humans, candidiasis is a rare infection in animals. However, in reptiles, candidiasis can cause gastrointestinal, cutaneous, or rarely systemic infections in stressed animals.
Manuela Iurescia, Andrea Santini, Marco Montagnani, Elena Lavinia Diaconu, Fiorentino Stravino, Devid Agnelli, Emanuela Vergari, Gianluca Fichi, Claudia Eleni   +8 more
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Coeficiente de digestibilidade aparente de cinco fontes energéticas para o jacaré-do-pantanal (Caiman yacare, Daudin, 1802) Apparent digestibility coefficients of five energetic food sources for the "jacaré-do-pantanal" (Caiman yacare, Daudin, 1802)

Ciência e Agrotecnologia, 2003
Foi conduzido um ensaio de digestibilidade nas instalações da Cooperativa de Criadores de Jacaré-do-pantanal, na cidade de Cáceres-MT, com o objetivo de avaliar o valor nutricional de cinco alimentos para o jacaré-do-pantanal (Caiman yacare). Utilizou-se
Fernando Rodrigues Maciel, Priscila Vieira Rosa Logato, Elias Tadeu Fialho, Rilke Tadeu Fonseca de Freitas, Alexio Victor Manuel   +4 more
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