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Preserving Pure Siamese Crocodile Populations: A Comprehensive Approach Using Multi-Genetic Tools

Biology, 2023
Hybrids between the critically endangered Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis) and least-concern saltwater crocodile (C. porosus) in captive populations represent a serious challenge for conservation and reintroduction programs due to the impact of ...
Thitipong Panthum, Narongrit Muangmai, Kornsorn Srikulnath   +2 more
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Lost to the Sea: Predicted Climate Change Threats to Saltwater Crocodile Nesting Habitat

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Climate change is predicted to have devastating impacts on apex predators such as eliminating their required habitats. Crocodilians are no exception as most species require freshwater for nesting, and such freshwater habitats are particularly vulnerable ...
Peter Mcdonald, Yusuke Fukuda, Beth Crase   +2 more
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Defensin‐DNA Supramolecular Complexes as a New pH‐Sensing Nanomaterial

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Defensins are a diverse class of host defence peptides (HDPs) that harbour both direct antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities. These cysteine‐rich HDPs are ubiquitously expressed throughout nature; however, they are classified into two ...
Scott A. Williams, Serenay B. Demir, Dilara C. Ozkocak, Michael A. Harris, Ira Ghosh, Matthew J. A. Hein, Stephanie F. Rutter, Gavan J. Francis, Christine J. Hawkins, Ivan K. H. Poon, Thanh Kha Phan, Nicholas P. Reynolds, Adam Mechler, Kazuhide S. Okuda, Marc Kvansakul, Mark D. Hulett   +15 more
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ENHYDROSS: A New Mechanistic Model Supports the Trans‐Oceanic Dispersal Capability of Terrestrial Vertebrates

Ecology and Evolution
Many terrestrial vertebrates, both extinct and extant, have widespread or even global distributions. Although vicariance (e.g., through continental fragmentation, sea‐level changes) explains some of these patterns, others seemingly require long‐distance ...
Alexandros Pantelides, Paul Upchurch, Philip D. Mannion, Elias Gravanis, Donald M. Henderson, Phaedon Kyriakidis   +5 more
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Human-crocodile conflict and conservation implications of Saltwater Crocodiles Crocodylus porosus (Reptilia: Crocodylia: Crocodylidae) in Sri Lanka

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2015
Human-wildlife conflict occurs when human requirements encroach on those of wildlife populations, with potential costs to both humans and wild animals.  As top predators in most inland waters, crocodilians are involved in human-wildlife conflicts in many
A.A. Thasun Amarasinghe, Majintha B. Madawala, D.M.S. Suranjan Karunarathna, S. Charlie Manolis, Anslem de Silva, Ralf Sommerlad   +5 more
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Estimating population status and site occupancy of saltwater crocodiles Crocodylus porosus in the Ayeyarwady delta, Myanmar: Inferences from spatial modeling techniques

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020
Saltwater crocodiles Crocodylus porosus are listed as critically endangered in Myanmar because they are limited to Meinmahlakyun Wildlife Sanctuary (MKWS) in the Ayeyarwady delta region.
Kay Zin Than, Colin T. Strine, Tuanjit Sritongchuay, Zaw Zaw, Alice C. Hughes   +4 more
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Should the Identification Guidelines for Siamese Crocodiles Be Revised? Differing Post-Occipital Scute Scale Numbers Show Phenotypic Variation Does Not Result from Hybridization with Saltwater Crocodiles

Biology, 2023
Populations of Siamese crocodiles (Crocodylus siamensis) have severely declined because of hunting and habitat fragmentation, necessitating a reintroduction plan involving commercial captive-bred populations.
Nattakan Ariyaraphong, Wongsathit Wongloet, Pish Wattanadilokchatkun, Thitipong Panthum, Worapong Singchat, Thanyapat Thong, Artem Lisachov, Syed Farhan Ahmad, Narongrit Muangmai, Kyudong Han, Prateep Duengkae, Yosapong Temsiripong, Kornsorn Srikulnath   +12 more
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Crocodile defensin (CpoBD13) antifungal activity via pH-dependent phospholipid targeting and membrane disruption

Nature Communications, 2023
Defensins are a class of host defence peptides that contribute to the immune system of eukaryotes. Here, the authors report the structure of saltwater crocodile defensin CpoBD13 and the mechanism of pH-dependent antifungal activity.
Scott A. Williams, Fung T. Lay, Guneet K. Bindra, Suresh Banjara, Ivan K. H. Poon, Thanh Kha Phan, Marc Kvansakul, Mark D. Hulett   +7 more
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The American Crocodile: An Indicator Species for Everglades Restoration

EDIS, 2016
The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is a top predator that lives along the southern tip of peninsular Florida, inhabiting saltwater, brackish water, or freshwater near coastal areas in mangrove-lined ponds, creeks, coves, man-made ponds, and ...
Rebecca G. Harvey, Michiko Squires, Jeff Beauchamp, Frank J. Mazzotti, Laura A. Brandt   +4 more
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Asian crocodile poaching: A review of molecular techniques developed for forensic identification

Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine, 2022
Crocodiles, gharials and alligators (order Crocodilia), are aquatic reptiles that live in the tropics of Asia, America, Africa, and Australia. Asian countries such as India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and tropics of Australia are the stronghold of the family ...
Ishani Mitra, Soma Roy, Ikramul Haque
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