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Shifts in hatching date of American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in southern Florida

Journal of Thermal Biology, 2020
Globally temperature of marine environments is on the rise and temperature plays an important role in the life-history of reptiles. In this study, we examined the relationship between sea surface temperature and average date of hatching for American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) over a 37-year period at two nesting sites, Everglades National Park and ...
Michael S, Cherkiss, James I, Watling, Laura A, Brandt, Frank J, Mazzotti, Jim, Lindsay, Jeffrey S, Beauchamp, Jerome, Lorenz, Joseph A, Wasilewski, Ikuko, Fujisaki, Kristen M, Hart   +9 more
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American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)

2022
This is the species account about the American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus), a chapter in the Reptiles of Ecuador book. This account summarizes novel as well as historical information (recognition, natural history, distribution, conservation, etymology, and relevant literature) about the species and provides maps and images to facilitate ...
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Sodium balance in the hatchling American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 1977
Abstract 1. 1. In fresh water the hatchling American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus , has a Na efflux rate of 2.5μM·100g −1 ·hr −1 , of which 69% is from the head, neck and forelimbs; 12% is from the body, hindlimbs and tail and 19% is from the cloaca. 2. 2.
David H Evans, Tamir M Ellis
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Epibiont sea anemones inhabiting the American crocodile Crocodylus acutus

Marine Biodiversity, 2015
Ticks, leeches, and barnacles are among the various kindsof organisms recorded as epibionts on crocodiles(Huchzermeyer2003; Cupul-Magana et al.2011).Although sea anemones have been reported to live onliving organisms such as sponges, hermit crabs, and seaturtles (Caine 1986; Patzner 2004; Gonzalez-Munoz et al.2012), no previous reports are known of sea
Pierre Charruau, Ricardo González-Muñoz   +1 more
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Hybridization between Crocodylus acutus and Crocodylus moreletii in the Yucatan Peninsula: II. evidence from microsatellites

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology, 2008
AbstractDetecting and quantifying hybridization between endangered or threatened taxa can provide valuable information with regards to conservation and management strategies. Hybridization between members of the genus Crocodylus has been known to occur in captivity and in some wild populations.
David, Rodriguez, José Rogelio, Cedeño-Vázquez, Michael R J, Forstner, Llewellyn D, Densmore   +3 more
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Respiration and Metabolism in a Young Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus Cuvier)

Copeia, 1931
M ANY cold-blooded animals have a capacity greatly exceeding that of man for suspension of respiration. The record for man appears to be held by a student of Schneider (1930), who took three deep breaths of oxygen, following a period of forced breathing, and then held his breath for 15 minutes and 13 seconds.
D. B. Dill, H. T. Edwards
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Adaptations of Crocodylus acutus and Alligator for life in saline water

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, 1984
Abstract 1. 1. American crocodiles (C. acutus) weighing less than 200 g are unable to grow when kept in 35 ppt sea water in the laboratory. Yet paradoxically there are some highly saline areas in south Florida where rapid growth occurs. It is possible that these conflicting observations can be reconciled by behavioral osmoregulation of young ...
Frank J Mazzotti, William A Dunson
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Status and conservation of the American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, in Belize

Biological Conservation, 2000
The status of the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in the coastal zone of Belize was investigated from July 1996 to October 1997. Two hundred and sixty-two crocodiles were observed during spotlight surveys of 952.2 km of the survey route (0.28 crocodiles/km). Encounter rates were highest in the TurneAe Atoll, and low to moderate elsewhere.
Steven G. Platt, John B. Thorbjarnarson
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Tolerance of Sea Water by the American Crocodile, Crocodylus acutus

Journal of Herpetology, 1981
general. In sea water starved C. acutus lose weight as an inverse function of total body volume. Therefore large crocodiles are capable of prolonged substenance in marine environments, particularly if free water is gained from vertebrate prey in the diet.
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Detection of organochlorine pesticides in infertile eggs of crocodylus acutus from sinaloa

Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Environmental contaminants endanger human health and non-target organisms such as crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) that live in aquatic bodies surrounding agricultural areas. Due to their intrinsic characteristics, these organisms could be bioaccumulating and transmitting organochlorine pesticides (OCs) to their eggs. The objectives of this study were to
Ernestina Pérez-González, Iván Patricio Quintero-Borquez, María Nancy Herrera-Moreno, César Paul Ley-Quiñónez, Arturo Polanco-Torres, Héctor Abelardo González-Ocampo, Omar Llanes-Cárdenas, Víctor Manuel Salomón-Soto   +7 more
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