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Conquering the crush: A novel tool for holding crocodilian jaws open
Wildlife Society BulletinCrocodilians have diverse snout shapes ranging from the long, narrow snouts of the Indian gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) to the broad snout of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis).
Miriam Boucher +5 more
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Review and analysis of human and Mugger Crocodile conflict in Gujarat, India from 1960 to 2013
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2017 Human-Crocodile conflict (HCC) occurs to varying degrees around the World, and with a number of crocodilian species (CrocBITE 2013). The Mugger or Marsh Crocodile Crocodylus palustris found in Gujarat State is the crocodilian species responsible for ...
Raju Vyas, Colin Stevenson
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Central Cardiovascular Anatomy and Function in Crocodilia [PDF]
, 1991 : Among the vertebrates, crocodilians have the most complex anatomy of the heart and outflow channels. Their cardiovascular anatomy may also be the most functionally sophisticated, combining as it does the best features of both reptilian and mammalian ...
Grigg, Gordon
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Redistribution Of Air Within The Lungs May Potentiate "Fright" Bradycardia In Submerged Crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) [PDF]
, 1992 1. Voluntary undisturbed dives by Crocodylus porosus were short in duration (3.08 + 1.87 min, mean + SD) and accompanied by a small but significant bradycardia (14.3 + 5.9% drop). 2.
Franklin, Craig E. +2 more
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Lions (Panthera leo) are apex predators with a well‐documented influence on ecological dynamics, yet their potential role as bone‐accumulating agents remains poorly understood and often debated. Previous taphonomic studies have largely attributed bone accumulations in African savannah ecosystems to other carnivores, such as spotted hyenas ...
Blanca Jiménez‐García +2 more
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Scinax granulatus (NCN). Argentina: Buenos Aires [PDF]
, 2011 Partido de General Pueyrredon. Sierra de Los Padres (37° 56' 25"S 57 °47' 41" W). 24 July 2010. L. E.Vega & P. J.Bellagamba. Verified by J. Faivovich. Herpetological Collection of Laboratorio Vertebrados, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional de
Bellagamba, Patricio J. +3 more
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The Immunoglobulins of Cold-Blooded Vertebrates [PDF]
, 2014 Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Chen +22 more
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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 +4 more
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A new protosuchian crocodile from the Upper Triassic Elliot Formation of South Africa [PDF]
, 1984 A new protosuchian crocodilian, Baroqueosuchus haughtoni from the Upper Triassic or Lower Jurassic Elliot Formation of the Orange Free State is the most primitive protosuchian crocodilian known.
Busbey, Arthur B. III, Gow, Chris
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Island‐restricted reptiles are more threatened but less studied than their mainland counterparts
Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.Reptiles are highly diverse on islands, yet there is no comprehensive overview of island‐restricted reptiles (IRRs) regarding their distribution, threat status, and research efforts. Our assessment revealed that despite IRRs comprising nearly a quarter of global reptile species and 30.8% being threatened, only 7.2% of the literature focuses on them ...
Sara F. Nunes +6 more
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