Finite-element modelling of mechanobiological factors influencing sesamoid tissue morphology in the patellar tendon of an ostrich [PDF]
The appearance and shape of sesamoid bones within a tendon or ligament wrapping around a joint are understood to be influenced by both genetic and epigenetic factors.
Carter DR +6 more
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Primer registro de Crocodylus moreletii (Reptilia: Crocodylia) para Hidalgo, México
Presentamos el primer registro del cocodrilo de pantano Crocodylus moreletii para el estado de Hidalgo, México. El ejemplar fue cazado por lugareño en un estero cercano al río de la comunidad de Congreso Permanente Agrario, a 13 km al E de Huejutla, a ...
Sol de Mayo Araucana Mejenes +1 more
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Osmoregulation by the Broad-Snouted Caiman, "Caiman latirostris", in Estuarine Habitat in Southern Brazil [PDF]
The broad-snouted caiman Caiman latirostris, of South America mostly frequents freshwater but occurs also in estuaries. Nothing of substance is known of its osmoregulatory physiology but, in the light of accumulating evidence that alligatorids lack ...
Beard, L. A. +4 more
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A Checklist of Host-Parasite Interactions of the Order Crocodylia [PDF]
Records of parasitism in crocodilians date back to the early 1800s, distributed among various types of published and unpublished materials. Analyzing parasite-host specificity, geographic distribution, and taxonomy can provide otherwise cryptic details about crocodilian ecology and evolution, as well as their local food web dynamics.
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Conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Indonesia: issues and problems [PDF]
Indonesia is an archipelagic nation comprising some 17,000 islands of varying sizes and geological origins, as well as marked differences in composition of their floras and faunas.
Erdelen, Walter R., Iskandar, Djoko T.
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Teeth of a small durophagous crocodile from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) of North Germany [PDF]
An outcrop of Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) age in Lower Saxony (NW Germany) has yielded small teeth probably of crocodilian origin. The dental morphology is still unknown among crocodiles and indicates a durophagous habit.
Broschinski, Annette, Thies, Detlev
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Irregularly calcified eggs and eggshells of Caiman latirostris (Alligatoridae: Crocodylia)
We describe irregularly calcified egg and eggshell morphologies for the first time in nests of the broad-snouted caiman, Caiman latirostris. Research is based on detailed descriptions of 270 eggs from a total sample of 46,800 collected between 2005 and 2011 in Santa Fe Province, Argentina, and encompasses animals from both natural habitats and held in ...
Fernández, Mariela Soledad +2 more
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Primeiro registro de madeira de annonaceae para o neógeno da América do Sul, Bacia do Amazonas, Brasil [PDF]
The relief of the regions of Manaus and Itacoatiara,Central Amazon, is supported by Neogene siliciclastic rocks, boundedat the base and top by lateritic paleosols and covered by quaternary sedimentarydeposits from the Solimões-Amazon river system.
Amaral Soares, Emilio Alberto +5 more
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The crocodile of Cala Fonda. On the remains of a crocodile (Crocodylia: Tomistominae)from the Miocene marine of Tarragona [PDF]
Es descriuen dues dents de cocodril dels afloraments del Serraval·lià-Tortonià inferior (Miocè mitjà-superior, conca del Camp) de cala Fonda (Tarragona, Catalunya).
Albalat, David +3 more
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Osteologia de Melanosuchus niger (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) e a evidência evolutiva
RESUMO: O objetivo foi realizar a descrição anatômica do esqueleto de Melanosuchus niger, com o intuito de contribuir com informações evolutivas sobre a espécie. Utilizaram-se três espécimes adultos de M.
Lucélia G. Vieira +5 more
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