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Integrating molecular, phenotypic and environmental data to elucidate patterns of crocodile hybridization in Belize [PDF]
Royal 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 ...
Evon R. Hekkala +7 more
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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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Revista 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
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Environmental 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
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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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Acta 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
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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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Ecotoxicology 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
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Wildlife Biology, Volume 2020, Issue 4, Page 1-9, December 2020., 2020 Assignment of Morelet's crocodile Crocodylus moreletii individuals into size groups or classes based on ecological and morphological similarities has not yet been associated with species‐specific ontogeny related changes. Age or size of first reproductive behavior is not precisely known for C.
Sergio E. Padilla +6 more
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Observations on nests of Crocodylus moreletii in San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2011 Nesting ecology of Morelet’s crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) has been documented since 1940. However, only 2 nests constructed on floating vegetation have been recorded.
Armando H. Escobedo-Galván +4 more
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