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Cave-dwelling crocodiles of Central Belize
International 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
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Herpetological Journal, 2022 In Mexico, Crocodylus acutus is widely distributed along the Pacific coast, while C. moreletii occurs on the Gulf of Mexico. Both species converge in the Yucatán peninsula where natural hybridisation is reported, and later it was also reported in the ...
Gerardo J. Soria-Ortiz
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Conservation Genetics, 2023 When backcrosses are fertile, interbreeding between endangered taxa can lead to the admixture of gene pools under threat. One such case pertains to the Mesoamerican crocodile Crocodylus moreletii, a species which shows strong signatures of both recent ...
J. A. L. Barão‐Nóbrega +6 more
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Saurocoría en cocodrilos no favorece la dispersión y viabilidad de semillas
Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2021 La dispersión de semillas por reptiles (saurocoría) ha recibido atención recientemente y se ha reportado el consumo de frutos y semillas en cocodrilianos, actuando como potenciales dispersores de semillas.
Mariana González Solórzano +3 more
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Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología, 2023 Los cocodrilos se consideran especie clave ya que con sus actividades ayudan al buen funcionamiento de los ecosistemas que habitan, manteniendo abiertos los cursos de agua e incrementando el reciclaje de nutrientes, y proporcionando refugios en el cuerpo
Jesús Vázquez-Ramos +5 more
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Molecular Ecology, Volume 32, Issue 22, Page 6044-6058, November 2023., 2023 Abstract An animal's gut microbiota plays an important role in host health, reproduction and digestion. However, many studies focus on only a few individuals or a single species, limiting our ability to recognize emergent patterns across a wider taxonomic grouping.
Carmen Hoffbeck +3 more
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Using functional traits to identify conservation priorities for the world's crocodylians
Functional Ecology, Volume 37, Issue 1, Page 112-124, January 2023., 2023 Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Over half of all crocodylians are threatened with extinction, with many species considered to be functionally extinct throughout their historical ranges. How such losses impact crocodylian functional diversity (FD) and its conservation is poorly understood, but can be ...
Phoebe Griffith +3 more
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Human–crocodilian interactions in Latin America and the Caribbean region
Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 3, Issue 5, May 2021., 2021 Abstract Mitigating harmful interactions with wildlife requires an understanding of the interactions between predators, domesticated animals and humans. Large‐scale transformations of crocodilian habitats across the Latin America and Caribbean region, alongside significant use of crocodilians as a resource, and retaliatory killing of crocodilians ...
Simon Pooley +4 more
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Relationships between female size, egg size, clutch size, and hatchling size in Morelet’s crocodile
Theriogenology Wild, 2023 Resources are limited by the environment in which an individual is found and can be influenced by natural selection. Evolutionary trade-offs in the reptilian reproductive effort literature have focused on optimal egg size. The objective of this study was
Eréndira Mejía-Reyes +3 more
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