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Integrating molecular, phenotypic and environmental data to elucidate patterns of crocodile hybridization in Belize [PDF]

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science, 2015
The genus Crocodylus comprises 12 currently recognized species, many of which can be difficult to differentiate phenotypically. Interspecific hybridization among crocodiles is known to occur in captivity and has been documented between some species in ...
Michael Tessler   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Variation in the Diet of Hatchling Morelet’s Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) in the Wild [PDF]

open access: yesAnimals
The relationship between diet and behavior is essential to understanding an animal’s strategies to obtain food, considering ontogenical changes. In reptiles, there is a relationship between the length of the individual and the size of the prey it ...
Mariana González-Solórzano   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Cave-dwelling crocodiles of Central Belize

open access: yesInternational 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
doaj   +1 more source

Serum concentrations of corticosterone and sex hormones and their relationship in farmed Morelet’s crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii)

open access: yesRevista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias, 2022
Background: Crocodile farming aims to produce high-quality skins from captive crocodilians. Captivity usually exposes the animals to stressful conditions, resulting in increased serum corticosterone (CORT) levels that correlate negatively with those of ...
Adrián Gutiérrez-Cervantes   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Morelet's crocodile as a bioindicator of metal pollution and metallothionein response to spatial variations of metal exposure

open access: yesEnvironmental Advances, 2022
Several studies have assessed the potential of crocodylians as bioindicators of environmental contamination. In this study, the Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) was used as a bioindicator of metal pollution across five locations in southeastern
A.M. Buenfil-Rojas   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relationships between female size, egg size, clutch size, and hatchling size in Morelet’s crocodile

open access: yesTheriogenology 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
doaj   +1 more source

Blood cell morphology and leukocyte differential of Morelet’s crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) (Crocodylidae)

open access: yesActa Biológica Colombiana, 2021
The objective of the study was to determine the morphological characteristics of peripheral blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, thrombocytes) and the leukocyte differential count (heterophils, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes, monocytes ...
Adrián Gutiérrez-Cervantes   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human–crocodilian interactions in Latin America and the Caribbean region

open access: yesConservation 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
wiley   +1 more source

Trace element concentrations in caudal scutes from Crocodylus moreletii and Crocodylus acutus in Belize in relation to biological variables and land use

open access: yesEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022
Crocodylus moreletii (Morelet’s crocodile) and Crocodylus acutus (American crocodile) are generalist, apex predators of subtropical aquatic habitats in Central America.
Felix Thirion   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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