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Anatomy, morphology and evolution of the patella in squamate lizards and tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) [PDF]
, 2016 The patella (kneecap) is the largest and best-known of the sesamoid bones, postulated to confer biomechanical advantages including increasing joint leverage and reinforcing the tendon against compression.
Benjamin M +18 more
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Volume 17, Issue 2, Page 518-530, February 2026.Abstract Assessing the true dimension of biodiversity is a major challenge. Many species hide within them a diversity that is now being uncovered using molecular data. However, population genetic studies tend to be resource‐consuming and more difficult to apply to a broader range of taxa, limiting scalability.
Armand Rausell‐Moreno +2 more
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Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2002 The histologycal features of the female reproductive system of Caiman crocodilus fuscus are described in this review, inclidung aspects not previously described for other Crocodylia species.
Gloria Romero de Pérez +1 more
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Quantitative heterodonty in Crocodylia: assessing size and shape across modern and extinct taxa [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Heterodonty in Crocodylia and closely related taxa has not been defined quantitatively, as the teeth rarely have been measured. This has resulted in a range of qualitative descriptors, with little consensus on the condition of dental morphology in the ...
Domenic C. D’Amore +3 more
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Mobile DNA, 2012 Background Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are remnants of exogenous retroviruses that have integrated into the nuclear DNA of a germ-line cell. Here we present the results of a survey into the ERV complement of Crocodylus porosus, the saltwater crocodile,
Chong Amanda Yoon-Yee +3 more
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Clutch size of Caiman latirostris (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) varies on a latitudinal gradient [PDF]
, 2009 The distribution of the Broad-Snouted Caiman (Caiman latirostris) ranges from 5°S to 32°S. Thus, caiman populations are exposed to different climatic conditions, and this latitudinal gradient could affect aspects of their reproduction.
Piña, Carlos Ignacio +2 more
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Review of the tetrapod skull–neck boundary: implications for the evolution of the atlas–axis complex
Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 6, Page 2435-2470, December 2025.ABSTRACT This review describes variation in modern and fossil occiput–atlas–axis complex anatomy of total group Tetrapoda with the aim of documenting the range of structural variation throughout their evolutionary history to establish grounds for comparison of the complex between tetrapod clades.
Dana E. Korneisel, Hillary C. Maddin
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Reptiles marinos mesozoicos en el sureste de México y su significación geológico-paleontológica
Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas, 2019 Se describe la reptiliofáunula Papalutla, Neocomiano del Municipio de Huajuapan de León, Región Mixteca Oaxaqueña, sureste de México, procedente de una formación margosa innominada, constituida por limolita calcárea portadora de peces, reptiles y ...
Ismael Ferrusquía-Villafranca +1 more
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True and False Gharials: A Nuclear Gene Phylogeny of Crocodylia [PDF]
Systematic Biology, 2003 The phylogeny of Crocodylia offers an unusual twist on the usual molecules versus morphology story. The true gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) and the false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), as their common names imply, have appeared in all cladistic morphological analyses as distantly related species, convergent upon a similar morphology.
Harshman, J. +4 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 7, Issue 12, December 2025.Comparing Local Ecological Knowledge(LEK) to Line‐Transect Surveys for Estimation of Species Occupancy in Central Amazon. We highlight the potential of complementing LEK‐based approaches with traditional surveys to attempt more comprehensive, rapid and cost‐effective monitoring of biodiversity.
Paula E. Horn, Rafael M. Rabelo
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