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Sound categorization by crocodilians
iScience, 2023 Summary: Rapidly sorting the information contained in a stream of stimuli is a major challenge for animals. One cognitive mechanism for achieving this goal is categorization, where the receiving individual considers a continuous variation of a stimulus ...
Julie Thévenet +7 more
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Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination in Crocodilians and Climate Challenges [PDF]
AnimalsThe sex of crocodilians is determined by the temperature to which the eggs, and hence the developing embryo are exposed during critical periods of development.
Boglárka Mária Schilling-Tóth +7 more
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The relative withdrawal of GFAP—An essential component of brain evolution [PDF]
Frontiers in NeuroanatomyThe glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is the principal intermediate filament protein and histochemical marker for astroglia. It appears contradictory that there are extended GFAP-poor or even GFAP-free areas in the brains of various vertebrate ...
Mihály Kálmán
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Staphylococci, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Humans: What Are Their Relations? [PDF]
PathogensReptiles and amphibians are largely present in many environments, including domestic areas when they are kept as pet animals. They often harbor zoonotic pathogens, which can pose a serious risk of infection for humans, mainly immunocompromised ...
Valentina Virginia Ebani
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Agonistic Behaviour in Juvenile Crocodilians [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 We examined agonistic behaviour in seven species of hatchling and juvenile crocodilians held in small groups (N = 4) under similar laboratory conditions. Agonistic interactions occurred in all seven species, typically involved two individuals, were short
Jeffrey W Lang, Keith A Christian
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Sedation and general anaesthesia of crocodilians: a systematic review [PDF]
Acta Veterinaria ScandinavicaSedation and general anaesthesia of crocodilians pose unique challenges due to their aggressive nature, poikilothermic physiology, and specific anatomical and physiological characteristics, all factors that complicate crocodilian anaesthesia. This review
Asbjørn Onsberg Kruuse +3 more
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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
Wai Lok So +9 more
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Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias, 2022 Background: Crocodile farming aims to produce high-quality skins from captive crocodilians. Captivity usually exposes the animals to stressful conditions, resulting in increased serum corticosterone (CORT) levels that correlate negatively with those of ...
Adrián Gutiérrez-Cervantes +5 more
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Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2021 Given the growing use of alternative sources of protein, studies on the commercial viability of amazonians wild species, based on the yield of their carcass, are still scarce in the literature.
NATALIA B.C. MEDEIROS +3 more
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Play Behavior in Crocodilians [PDF]
Animal Behavior and Cognition, 2015 Play behavior in crocodilians is not uncommon, but it remains virtually undescribed in scientific literature. I present the first overview of play behavior of three types (locomotor play, object play and social play) in crocodilians based on original ...
Vladimir Dinets
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