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Using crocodilian tails as models for dinosaur tails [PDF]
, 2015 The tails of extant crocodilians are anatomically the closest approximation of the tails of non-avian dinosaurs, and therefore a good starting point for any reconstruction of non-avian dinosaur tail muscles.
Mallison, H, Pittman, MD, Schwarz, D
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How admixed captive breeding populations could be rescued using local ancestry information
Molecular Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 19, October 2025.Abstract This paper asks the question: can genomic information be used to recover a species that is already on the pathway to extinction due to genetic swamping from a related and more numerous population? We show that a breeding strategy in a captive breeding program can use whole genome sequencing to identify and remove segments of DNA introgressed ...
Daniel J. Lawson +3 more
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Riparian vegetation structure and the hunting behavior of adult estuarine crocodiles. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Riparian ecosystems are amongst the most biodiverse tropical habitats. They are important, and essential, ecological corridors, linking remnant forest fragments.
Luke J Evans +3 more
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Plasma Activity of the Broad-snouted Caiman (Caiman latirostris) [PDF]
, 2009 Crocodilians exhibit well-defined social behaviors, which frequently result in serious wounds as a consequence of social disputes including the loss of entire limbs. Despite the severity of many wounds, there is typically little sign of infection.
Di Conza, José Alejandro +4 more
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Wildlife Biology, Volume 2025, Issue 5, September 2025.Many populations of species belonging to the order Crocodilia are threatened due to illegal trafficking, indiscriminate hunting, and habitat loss and degradation affecting crocodilian health and parasitic load. Although several studies have revealed that crocodiles, caimans, and alligators are frequently infected by Hepatozoon spp., the results from ...
Alfonso Marzal +13 more
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Estuarine crocodiles in a tropical coastal floodplain obtain nutrition from terrestrial prey. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is one of the largest and most widespread crocodilians in the world. Although considered an apex species, the role of the estuarine crocodile in aquatic foodwebs is poorly understood; we know what crocodiles ...
Maria Fernanda Adame +6 more
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Central Cardiovascular Anatomy and Function in Crocodilia [PDF]
, 1991 : Among the vertebrates, crocodilians have the most complex anatomy of the heart and outflow channels. Their cardiovascular anatomy may also be the most functionally sophisticated, combining as it does the best features of both reptilian and mammalian ...
Grigg, Gordon
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The Nile crocodile of the Okavango Delta in health and disease [PDF]
, 2007 Thesis (MSc)-- University of Stellenbosch, 2007.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Crocodile farming has become an important industry in Southern Africa over the last three decades.
Lovely, Colin James
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Intraspecific body size determines isotopic trophic structure of a large river fish community
Journal of Animal Ecology, Volume 94, Issue 7, Page 1435-1448, July 2025.The body size of individuals within species plays an important role in determining trophic structure, yet many ecological models and tests of theory assign species‐level values to define trophic position or niches. Such studies ignore potential ontogenetic or within species size‐based changes in consumer behaviour and trophic dynamics that can occur as
R. Keller Kopf +8 more
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Integrative Conservation, Volume 4, Issue 2, Page 165-187, June 2025.Upper left: Cyrtodactylus myintkyawthurai, upper right: Hemiphyllodactylus montawaensis, and bottom left: Gyiophis salweenensis, just recently described, microendemic taxa not yet covered by any protective measures. Bottom right: Geochelone platynota offspring from Cologne Zoo, an example for successful ex situ keeping and conservation breeding of ...
Carolin Scholten +7 more
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