Osmoregulation by the Broad-Snouted Caiman, "Caiman latirostris", in Estuarine Habitat in Southern Brazil [PDF]
, 1998 The broad-snouted caiman Caiman latirostris, of South America mostly frequents freshwater but occurs also in estuaries. Nothing of substance is known of its osmoregulatory physiology but, in the light of accumulating evidence that alligatorids lack ...
Beard, L. A. +4 more
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Mass spectrometric analysis of bioactive conditioned media of bacteria isolated from reptilian gut
Future Science OA, 2023 Aim: To determine whether selected gut bacteria of crocodile exhibit antibacterial properties. Materials & methods: Two bacteria isolated from Crocodylus porosus gut were used, namely: Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Aeromonas dhakensis.
Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui +6 more
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Sodium and Water Fluxes in Free-Living Crocodylus Porosus in Marine and Brackish Conditions [PDF]
, 1986 Radioactive sodium and water were used to determine total body water (TBW), exchangeable sodium (ExNa) and water and sodium fluxes in free-living Crocodylus porosus in marine (hyperosmotic; salinity = 250/00-350/00) and brackish (hypoosmotic; salinity ...
Green, B. +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2013 The estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is the apex-predator in waterways and coastlines throughout south-east Asia and Australasia. C. porosus pose a potential risk to humans, and management strategies are implemented to control their movement and ...
Hamish A Campbell +3 more
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Satellite tracking reveals long distance coastal travel and homing by translocated estuarine crocodiles, Crocodylus porosus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2007 Crocodilians have a wide distribution, often in remote areas, are cryptic, secretive and are easily disturbed by human presence. Their capacity for large scale movements is poorly known.
Mark A Read +4 more
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Redistribution Of Air Within The Lungs May Potentiate "Fright" Bradycardia In Submerged Crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) [PDF]
, 1992 1. Voluntary undisturbed dives by Crocodylus porosus were short in duration (3.08 + 1.87 min, mean + SD) and accompanied by a small but significant bradycardia (14.3 + 5.9% drop). 2.
Franklin, Craig E. +2 more
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Spermatozoa morphometry and ultrastructure in estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction, 2020 Objective: To evaluate normal spermatozoa morphometry and ultrastructure in estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus). Methods: Four adult male crocodiles aged between 12-15 years, with an average snout to tail length of (3.15±0.01) m were selected for ...
Wan-Nor Fitri +6 more
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Crocodiles and grey nomads: a deadly combination? [PDF]
, 2016 Increasing numbers of retirees seek individual, extended, unstructured activities in remote, non-commercial locations. Travel is predominantly by self-drive 4WD vehicle towing a caravan/campervan.
Andau P. +8 more
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Proteins and Lipoproteins in Yolk From Eggs of the Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus): A Comparison With Egg Yolk Of The Hen (Gallus domesticus) [PDF]
, 1988 1. The livetin patterns of the two species Crocodylus porosus and Gallus domesticus were very different and it was difficult to find a correspondence. 2. In C. porosus the granules were a larger proportion of the total yolk but they contained very little
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Evidence for endothermic ancestors of crocodiles at the stem of archosaur evolution [PDF]
, 2004 Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 77(6):1051–1067. 2004. © 2004 by The University of Chicago.Physiological, anatomical, and developmental features of the crocodilian heart support the paleontological evidence that the ancestors of living crocodilians
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