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Motivations behind wild animal consumption in social media in Mexico: A case study

People and Nature, Volume 6, Issue 2, Page 676-686, April 2024.
Abstract Wildlife trade is a worldwide threat to biodiversity. It is a complex problem, and to deal with it, one must analyse its constituting factors, some of which are specific to certain geographic areas. Although Mexican laws have prohibited selling wild products, Mexico is still both a source and consumer of exotic wildlife; however, there is ...
Marielise Gutiérrez‐Ibarra, José Miguel Jiménez Lara, Francisco Amador‐Cruz, Evangelina Camargo‐Rivera, O. Eric Ramírez‐Bravo   +4 more
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Community engagement and human perception in crocodile conservation: preliminary steps in Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve

Frontiers in Conservation Science
IntroductionWildlife tourism is important for the conservation of protected areas, endangered species, and to empower local communities. Nevertheless, when guidelines and practices are not clear and correctly executed, tourism may have a negative impact ...
Javier Arturo Benítez-Moreno, José Rogelio Cedeño-Vázquez, Delma Nataly Castelblanco-Martínez   +2 more
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Variabilidad genética de poblaciones en cautiverio de Crocodylus moreletii (Crocodylia: Crocodylidae) mediante el uso de marcadores microsatelitales

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2012
Crocodylus moreletii representa un emblema para los ecosistemas tropicales de México pero actualmente está amenazada por extinción. Sorprendentemente, hay una falta de información de su constitución genética, que debe ser evaluada para un manejo ...
Ricardo Serna-Lagunes, Dolores González, Pablo Díaz-Rivera   +2 more
doaj  

Ancient and recent introgression in hybridizing Mesoamerican crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus x Crocodylus moreletii) from Belize

Abstract A central aim of conservation is to preserve existing biodiversity and understand the ecological and evolutionary processes that support it. Inter- and intra-specific hybridization in wildlife has been recognized as a common and naturally occurring phenomenon that facilitates species adaptation and evolution.
Helen Sung, Floyd Reed, Marisa Tellez
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Evaluation of Biological Activity of Oil Crocodylus moreletii on Glucose levels Using a Diabetic Model

Letters in Applied NanoBioScience, 2022
There are some reports which show that omega-3 fatty acids extracted from either animals or plants can be used to reduce glucose levels in diabetic patients; however, the results are very confusing; perhaps this phenomenon is due to the different protocols used.
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'Ear stones' in crocodylians: a cross-species comparative and ontogenetic survey of otolith structures. [PDF]

R Soc Open Sci, 2022
Schwab JA, Young MT, Walsh SA, Witmer LM, Herrera Y, Timmons ZL, Butler IB, Brusatte SL.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Exploring the morphological variation of the hybrids between Crocodylus acutus and Crocodylus moreletii in the Mexican Caribbean through a 2D geometrics morphometric approach

, 2023
Puerto ...
Seculi Pereyra, Enzo Emanuel, Paschetta, Carolina Andrea   +1 more
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Global conservation prioritization areas in three dimensions of crocodilian diversity. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2023
Lourenço-de-Moraes R, Campos FS, Cabral P, Silva-Soares T, Nobrega YC, Covre AC, França FGR.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Using Crocodylians for monitoring mercury in the tropics. [PDF]

Ecotoxicology, 2023
Lemaire J.
europepmc   +1 more source

A study on the oral and cloacal bacterial flora of Mugger crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris) in the Negour protected area, Iran. [PDF]

Vet Res Forum, 2021
Gholamhosseini A, Sharifiyazdi H, Rakhshaninejad M, Soltanian S, Salighehzadeh R, Kordestani H.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source