Hematology, Biochemistry Reference Intervals, and Morphological Description of Peripheral Blood Cells for a Captive Population of Crocodylus intermedius in Colombia [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 The Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius, Graves, 1918) is the most threatened crocodilian of South America. There is only scarce information available about the physiology of this neotropical crocodile.
Nubia E Matta
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Multiple Paternity in a Reintroduced Population of the Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) at the El Frío Biological Station, Venezuela [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The success of a reintroduction program is determined by the ability of individuals to reproduce and thrive. Hence, an understanding of the mating system and breeding strategies of reintroduced species can be critical to the success, evaluation and ...
Fernando Alda +2 more
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Microbial diversity in the critically endangered Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius): influence of body site and Helicobacter spp. on microbiota composition [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyIntroductionThe Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius), a critically endangered species from Colombia and Venezuela Llanos, continues to face significant threats despite existing legal protections.
M Alexandra García-Amado
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First genetic evaluation of a wild population of Crocodylus intermedius: New insights for the recovery of a Critically Endangered species [PDF]
PLoS ONEDuring the second third of last century, the Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) underwent a hunting process driven by the demand from the North American, European, and Japanese leather industry, resulting in a sharp decline of its populations ...
Nicolas Castillo-Rodríguez +1 more
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How many fathers? Study design implications when inferring multiple paternity in crocodilians. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 Up to ten males have been reported to sire clutches of crocodilian eggs but review of the underlying study designs raised questions of potential upward bias of inferred sire numbers. Using a known dataset from 1:1 male:female matings, an impossible 7 sires were inferred by limiting the genotypic information using a particular statistical package ...
Isberg SR.
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Anatomically grounded estimation of hindlimb muscle sizes in Archosauria. [PDF]
J Anat, 2023 Digitised muscle attachment areas from the hindlimbs of Nile crocodiles, tinamous and four other birds were used to estimate muscle physiological cross‐sectional areas. Some significant relationships were found, so it was deemed justifiable to estimate these areas in the theropod dinosaur Coelophysis, obtaining some different values from other studies'.
Cuff AR +5 more
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Genetic evidence supports a distinct lineage of American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in the Greater Antilles [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Four species of true crocodile (genus Crocodylus) have been described from the Americas. Three of these crocodile species exhibit non-overlapping distributions—Crocodylus intermedius in South America, C. moreletii along the Caribbean coast of Mesoamerica,
Yoamel Milián-García +10 more
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The comparative energetics of the turtles and crocodiles. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 This paper discusses patterns in Dynamic Energy Budget parameters and implied traits that we found for turtles and crocodiles. We explain, for instance, why the proportionality of weight at birth with the square root of ultimate weight points to problems with water loss and nitrogen‐waste accumulation.
Marn N, Kooijman SALM.
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Size, not phylogeny, explains the morphology of the endosseous labyrinth in the crown clade Crocodylia. [PDF]
J AnatHere, we present the most complete dataset to date on the endosseous labyrinths of extant crocodylians. Using 3D geometric morphometrics, we show that allometry constitutes a major contributor of the shape variation of the crocodylian endosseous labyrinths and that the development of this structure is likely linked to the braincase conformation, in all
Pochat-Cottilloux Y +9 more
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Roars, Rumbles, and Resonance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Crocodylian Acoustic Signals. [PDF]
Ecol EvolCrocodylians are highly vocal reptiles, possessing a complex acoustic signalling system including vocal and non‐vocal signals used for courtship, mating, mediating conflict, and providing maternal care. Despite this, research on crocodylian acoustic signalling remains infrequent, with methodologies and terminology varying widely across studies.
Flores SA +3 more
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