Global conservation prioritization areas in three dimensions of crocodilian diversity
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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Do crocodilians get the flu? Looking for influenza A in captive crocodilians [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology, 2008 AbstractIt is well established that several wild aquatic bird species serve as reservoirs for the influenza A virus. It has also been shown that the influenza A virus can be transmitted to mammalian species such as tigers and domestic cats and dogs through ingestion of infected birds. Another group of animals that should also be considered as potential
Lisa Marie, Davis, Erica, Spackman
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Insights into the ecology and evolutionary success of crocodilians revealed through bite-force and tooth-pressure experimentation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BackgroundCrocodilians have dominated predatory niches at the water-land interface for over 85 million years. Like their ancestors, living species show substantial variation in their jaw proportions, dental form and body size. These differences are often
Gregory M Erickson +8 more
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Genomic evidence of adaptive evolution in the reptilian SOCS gene family [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 The suppressor of the cytokine signaling (SOCS) family of proteins play an essential role in inhibiting cytokine receptor signaling by regulating immune signal pathways.
Tian Xia +4 more
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Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 Background: In several non-mammalian species, auditory receptors undergo cell renewal after damage. This has raised hope of finding new options to treat human sensorineural deafness.
Hao Li +5 more
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Is there only one species of Hepatozoon infecting Brazilian caimans? Integrative taxonomy unveiling the parasite’s diversity [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of BiologyHepatozoon spp. are the most common haemoparasites reported from reptiles around the world, however, only six species have been described infecting crocodilians. In Brazil, Hepatozoon caimani Carini, 1909 is currently the only recognized species from the
L. P. Úngari +5 more
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How many fathers? Study design implications when inferring multiple paternity in crocodilians
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Up to 10 males were reported to sire clutches of crocodilian eggs but review of the underlying study designs raised questions of potential upward bias of inferred sire numbers.
Sally R. Isberg
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Reconstructing the major skull myology of the giant stem-amphibian Mastodonsaurus: A case study for early tetrapods. [PDF]
J AnatWe reconstruct the major cranial musculature of the giant stem amphibian Mastodonsaurus giganteus, revealing a differentiated jaw‐adductor system, a probable sesamoid pulley, and previously unrecognised muscles. This EPB‐based case study establishes an anatomical framework for modelling feeding in early tetrapods and supports interpretations of ...
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Spatial release from masking in crocodilians
Communications Biology, 2022 The ability to separate target sound signals from masking noise is identified in wild and captive crocodilian species.
Julie Thévenet +6 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background The genus Trypanosoma Gruby, 1843 is constituted by terrestrial and aquatic phylogenetic lineages both harboring understudied trypanosomes from reptiles including an increasing diversity of crocodilian trypanosomes.
Bruno R. Fermino +12 more
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