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Crocodiles and grey nomads: a deadly combination? [PDF]

, 2016
Increasing numbers of retirees seek individual, extended, unstructured activities in remote, non-commercial locations. Travel is predominantly by self-drive 4WD vehicle towing a caravan/campervan.
Andau P., Burgin S., Currie B. J., Glasgow V. L., Hutton J., Nigel Hardiman, Onyx J., Shelley Burgin, White J.   +8 more
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Radiographic evaluation of gastroliths in a group of 49 juvenile saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) in the UK

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Gastrolith ingestion is a known inherent behaviour in crocodiles. However, the interpretation of coelomic radiographs in crocodilians is challenging due to the limited informative literature in this field. Methods Dorsoventral coelomic radiographs of 49 juvenile saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) were acquired twice, with an ...
Charlotte R. Nix, Ellie R. John, Iain Cope, Katherine Hughes, Marie‐Aude Genain   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potential Invasion Risk of Pet Traded Lizards, Snakes, Crocodiles, and Tuatara in the EU on the Basis of a Risk Assessment Model (RAM) and Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit (AS-ISK)

Diversity, 2019
Because biological invasions can cause many negative impacts, accurate predictions are necessary for implementing effective restrictions aimed at specific high-risk taxa.
Oldřich Kopecký, Anna Bílková, Veronika Hamatová, Dominika Kňazovická, Lucie Konrádová, Barbora Kunzová, Jana Slaměníková, Ondřej Slanina, Tereza Šmídová, Tereza Zemancová   +9 more
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Den attendance by Arctic foxes experiencing 10 years of increasing tourism

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife tourism is a growing industry, and an increasing number of people seek to observe and interact with wild animals in their natural surroundings. In Iceland, the native Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus is widespread and has been under heavy hunting pressure for centuries.
Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir, Borgný Katrínardóttir, Bruce J. McAdam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

At the Margins of the World: The Nature of Limits in Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line [PDF]

, 2012
Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line (1998) is an anti-war film which can be read as an Orphic narrative meditating on the relationship between humans and “nature.” Many scholarly readings of the film have been attracted by analyzes that explore the ...
Lord Catherine M.
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The Existence of Crocodile Bread at the Betawi Community Wedding’s Offerings in Christian Education Perspective

, 2022
Liauw Fidelia Lesmana, Demsy Jura
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Seasonal variations and challenges in estimating populations and identifying species of Korean ungulates using drone‐derived thermal orthomosaic maps

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Drones equipped with thermal infrared (TIR) cameras offer significant time and labor savings in estimating wild ungulate populations. However, accurately monitoring forest‐dwelling ungulates remains challenging due to their elusive behavior and complex habitat.
Jinhwi Kim, Donggul Woo
wiley   +1 more source

Translocating Crocodiles [PDF]

Oryx, 1980
The state of Borno, in Nigeria, is trying to increase its dwindling crocodile populations. In 1976 the State wildlife authorities confiscated fifteen crocodiles that were being illegally kept, and used them to augment a low population in a game reserve.
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Socialist Dandies International: East Europe, 1946-1959 [PDF]

, 2013
This article maps the looks and lifestyle choices of small groups of young, like-minded people who emerged in the postwar Soviet Union and East Europe in the background of huge political, social, and cultural changes.
Bonami Francesco, Breward C., Clark T., Djurdja Bartlett, Edele Mark, Ehrman E., Fürst Juliane, Guk Olesia, Horváth Sándor., Manturzewski Stanislaw, Potocki R., Ratcliff Carter, Rock Paul, Roth-Ey Kristin, Rüthers Monica, Sherman G., Svede Mark Allen, Škvorecký J., Škvorecký Josef, Škvorecký Josef   +19 more
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Pressure Pulses Generated by Wire‐Guided Discharges in Water

High Voltage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The hydrodynamic characteristics of underwater wire‐guided discharges and their relationships with the wire length and pulsed circuit parameters are not fully understood. In this paper wire‐guided discharges using wires of length 3, 5 and 7 cm and diameter of 0.05 mm have been investigated. The energy available to the discharges was 162.3 J at
Yifan Chai, Igor Timoshkin, Martin J. Given, Scott J. MacGregor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source