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Alligator mississippiensis [PDF]
, 1994 Number of Pages: 14Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Ernst, Carl H., Ross, Charles A.
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Hematology and serum biochemistry of captive gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) in India [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2014 Aim: To study the hematological and serum biochemical parameters of the critically endangered gharial (Gavialis gangeticus). Materials and Methods: Blood samples for hemato-biochemical analyses were collected from the ventral median coccygeal vein of ...
Shahnaz Amin , Avadh Bihari Shrivastav
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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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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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Sex ratio of black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) hatchlings in a sample of the wild managed population from the Mamirauá Reserve, Central Amazon [PDF]
Acta AmazonicaSex determination in crocodilians is dependent on environmental temperature, in which extreme temperatures favor the development of females, while intermediate temperatures favor males.
Kelly TORRALVO +3 more
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Evaluation of factors associated with predation on Caiman latirostris nests (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) in Argentina [PDF]
, 2016 La predación es una de las mayores causas de pérdida de huevos de cocodrilianos. Estudios previos reportan que los predadores detectan a las presas mediante signos visuales u olfativos, por ejemplo los producidos por el hombre.
Costa Gonçalves Portelinha, Thiago +3 more
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The Plight of Reptiles as Ecological Actors in the Tropics
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2017 Earth's tropical ecosystems have witnessed several extinctions and a dramatic reduction of the range and abundance of large reptile species, which is directly related to the rise of early and modern humans.
Everton B. P. de Miranda +2 more
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The role of embryo movement in the development of the furcula [PDF]
, 2017 The pectoral girdle is a complex structure which varies in its morphology between species. A major component in birds is the furcula, which can be considered equivalent to a fusion of the paired clavicles found in many mammals, and the single ...
Allen +28 more
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Sea surface temperature contributes to marine crocodylomorph evolution [PDF]
, 2014 During the Mesozoic and Cenozoic, four distinct crocodylomorph lineages colonized the marine environment. They were conspicuously absent from high latitudes, which in the Mesozoic were occupied by warm-blooded ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs.
Amiot, Romain +3 more
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