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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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Ontogenetic comparisons of standard metabolism in three species of crocodilians. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Due in part to their large size, aggressive temperament, and difficulty in handling, there are few physiological studies of adult crocodilians in the literature.
C M Gienger +6 more
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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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Influence of head morphology and natural postures on sound localization cues in crocodilians [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 As top predators, crocodilians have an acute sense of hearing that is useful for their social life and for probing their environment in hunting situations.
Leo Papet, Nicolas Mathevon
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Native and Nonnative Crocodilians of Florida
EDIS, 2013 Florida has two native species of crocodilians, the American alligator and the American crocodile. These federally protected species are easily confused with nonnative crocodilians found in south Florida, such as the spectacled caiman and the Nile ...
Michiko A. Squires +3 more
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Ultrasonographic technique and appearance of the coelomic organs in crocodilians
Frontiers in Marine ScienceIntroductionCrocodilians have significant ecological, conservational, and economic roles. They are also commonly raised for commercial purposes and kept as zoological specimens.
Wei Yeng Yeong +7 more
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Use of Blood Lactate in Assessment of Manual Capture Techniques of Zoo-Housed Crocodilians
Animals, 2022 Species-specific welfare indicators are important in promoting positive welfare for zoo animals. Reptiles are a notoriously understudied group in regards to behavior, welfare needs, and husbandry requirements. Using opportunistically obtained samples, we
Holly Grace Molinaro +4 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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Anthropogenic impacts on threatened species erode functional diversity in chelonians and crocodilians [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2023 Many species of reptiles are threatened with extinction. This analysis on 259 species of turtles, tortoises and crocodilians identifies anthropogenic threats that disproportionally affect species with certain life history strategies and others that ...
R. C. Rodríguez-Caro +8 more
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Isotope incorporation in broad-snouted caimans (crocodilians)
Biology Open, 2013 Summary The trophic ecology and migration of vertebrate species have been increasingly studied using stable isotope analysis. However, this approach requires knowledge on how dietary isotopic values are reflected in consumers' tissues.
Stephane Caut
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