Recent advances in crocodilian oil research: bioactive components and potential therapeutic applications [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineThe economic value of crocodilian farming has risen substantially in recent years, drawing increasing attention to crocodilian oil as a traditional natural remedy rich in diverse bioactive constituents.
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The Alligator and the Mosquito: North American Crocodilians as Amplifiers of West Nile Virus in Changing Climates [PDF]
MicroorganismsIn an age of emerging zoonoses, it is important to understand the intricate system of vectors and reservoirs, or hosts, and their relation to humans. West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in a myriad of nonhuman hosts.
Desiree Kirsten Andersen +2 more
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The ultrastructure of a stria vascularis in the auditory organ of the cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) [PDF]
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023 Background: An endocochlear potential (EP) exists in the mammalian cochlea generated by the stria vascularis and an associated fibrocyte network. It plays an essential role for sensory cell function and hearing sensitivity.
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Global conservation prioritization areas in three dimensions of crocodilian diversity [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Crocodilians are a taxonomic group of large predators with important ecological and evolutionary benefits for ecosystem functioning in the face of global change.
Ricardo Lourenço-de-Moraes +6 more
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Pharmacokinetics of Antibiotics in Crocodiles: A Review [PDF]
AnimalsThis review aims to provide an overview of the pharmacokinetics of antibiotics in crocodilian species, focusing on species-specific variations in drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination (ADME), as well as the influence of environmental
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Exceptionally well-preserved crocodilian coprolites from the Late Eocene of Northern Vietnam: Ichnology and paleoecological significance [PDF]
iScience, 2023 Summary: This study examines 55 coprolites from the Na Duong Basin to reconstruct the paleoenvironment. Coproecology sheds light on understanding the complex prey-predator relationships, trophic dynamics, and ecosystem evolution. Through quantitative and
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Disturbed areas promote more parental care and less nesting preference in females of broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) [PDF]
Animal WelfareThe successful survival of crocodilian hatchlings is largely dependent upon nest care by females. Nonetheless, it is crucial to understand how environmental degradation affects nest site selection and parental behaviour in female crocodilians. Therefore,
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Cytochrome oxidase I DNA barcodes of crocodilians meat selling in Hong Kong [PDF]
Scientific DataThe crocodilians include true crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharial, and the trade of crocodilian products is regulated in accordance with the Convention of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Hong Kong does not have her own wild crocodilians; thus, all
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Temporal Dynamics of Plasma Catecholamines, Metabolic and Immune Markers, and the Corticosterone:DHEA Ratio in Farmed Crocodiles before and after an Acute Stressor [PDF]
AnimalsCommercial crocodilian farms face significant economic and livestock losses attributed to stress, which may be linked to their adopted husbandry practices.
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The unique allosteric property of crocodilian haemoglobin elucidated by cryo-EM [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsThe principal effect controlling the oxygen affinity of vertebrate haemoglobins (Hbs) is the allosteric switch between R and T forms with relatively high and low oxygen affinity respectively. Uniquely among jawed vertebrates, crocodilians possess Hb that
Katsuya Takahashi +8 more
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