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Differences in distress: Variance and production of American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) distress calls in Belize. [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol, 2020
AbstractAcoustic communication of American Crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) is relatively understudied. Our overall aim was to determine the acoustic structure of wild American Crocodile distress calls, distinguish call differences among size classes (hatchling, juvenile, sub‐adult, and adult), and investigate call production on a gradient of human ...
Boucher M, Tellez M, Anderson JT.
europepmc   +5 more sources

Cave-dwelling crocodiles of Central Belize

open access: yesInternational Journal of Speleology, 2023
We provide the results on the first systematic effort to study cave-dwelling crocodiles in central Belize. For nearly three decades, managers at Runaway Creek Nature Reserve have frequently observed crocodile tracks and trackways in caves, while ...
Jut Wynne   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Figure 4 in Fauna associated with the nests of Crocodylus moreletii and Crocodylus moreletii × acutus in Belize [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Figure 4. Black-bellied whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) nest found in close proximity to a C. moreletii nest on an island in Gold Button Lagoon, northern Belize (a).
Rainwater, Thomas R.   +2 more
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Prevalence of neutralizing antibodies against West Nile virus (WNV) in monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi and Alouatta pigra) and crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus and C. acutus-C. moreletti hybrids) in Mexico. [PDF]

open access: yesEpidemiol Infect, 2016
West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne neurotropic viral pathogen maintained in an enzootic cycle between mosquitoes (vectors) and birds (natural hosts) with equids, humans, and other vertebrates acting as dead-end hosts.
Loza-Rubio E   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Ancestral Hybridization Yields Evolutionary Distinct Hybrids Lineages and Species Boundaries in Crocodiles, Posing Unique Conservation Conundrums

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018
Interspecific hybridization can lead to adaptation and speciation, especially in the context of recent radiations. The emblematic Crocodylus (true crocodiles) is the most broadly distributed, ecologically diverse, and species-rich crocodylian genus ...
Gualberto Pacheco-Sierra   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The American Crocodile: An Indicator Species for Everglades Restoration

open access: yesEDIS, 2016
The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is a top predator that lives along the southern tip of peninsular Florida, inhabiting saltwater, brackish water, or freshwater near coastal areas in mangrove-lined ponds, creeks, coves, man-made ponds, and ...
Rebecca G. Harvey   +4 more
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First successful nest for the Vulnerable American crocodile Crocodylus acutus population on the west coast of Florida, USA

open access: yesOryx, 2023
The American crocodile Crocodylus acutus occurs across the Americas, with its northernmost distribution being in South Florida, USA. This species has undergone severe declines across its range and is categorized globally as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red ...
Steve Bertone   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stable isotope measurements as analytical tools for the traceability of crocodile-derived products

open access: yesAnimal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2022
Mediciones de isótopos estables como herramientas analíticas para la trazabilidad de productos derivados de cocodrilos En el presente estudio preliminar se examinó la aplicación de análisis isotópicos duales (δ13C y δ15N) para determinar el origen de la
J. Gamboa-Delgado   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Depredación en la tortuga carey Eretmochelys imbricata por el Jaguar Panthera onca en la costa del Pacífico de Costa Rica

open access: yesMammalogy Notes, 2016
In the sea, the most common predators of adult sea turtles are sharks (i.e., Carcharhinus leucas, Carcharodon carcharias, Galeocerdo cuvier) (Witzell 1987, Cliff & Dudley 1991, Fergusson et al. 2000) and killer whales (Orcinus orca) (Fertl & Fulling 2007)
Hansel Herrera   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efecto de tres dietas en el crecimiento de crías de cocodrilo americano crocodylus acutus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The effect of three diets with replacement of marine fish (20 and 40%) for beef liver in the growth and survival, and the effect of temperature on feed intake of young Crocodylus acutus was studied.
Jaime-Ceballos, B.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

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