Freshwater megafauna shape ecosystems and facilitate restoration

F He, JC Svenning, X Chen, K Tockner… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater megafauna, such as sturgeons, giant catfishes, river dolphins, hippopotami,
crocodylians, large turtles, and giant salamanders, have experienced severe population …

Relationships between stable isotopes and trace element concentrations in the crocodilian community of French Guiana

J Lemaire, F Brischoux, O Marquis, R Mangione… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Trace elements in the blood of crocodilians and the factors that influence their
concentrations are overall poorly documented. However, determination of influencing factors …

A historical Llewellyn Ivor Price fossil fish collection from the Middle to Late Miocene of the Brazilian Amazon

O Aguilera, RC da Silva, BT Guimarães… - Journal of South …, 2024 - Elsevier
Brazilian Miocene fluvial and lacustrine deposits are mainly found in the southwestern
Amazon basin in the state of Acre, where fossiliferous sections from the Middle to Late …

Population ecology and human disturbance effects on two caiman species in the Southern Brazilian Amazon

AC Pereira, TCG Portelinha, A Malvasio - South American Journal of …, 2022 - BioOne
Although caiman populations are being conserved in some protected areas, they face
threats related to human pressure, which may ultimately influence their distribution …

Prevalence of injuries in a Caiman crocodilus chiapasius (Bocourt 1876) population from the South Pacific coast of Mexico

GA González-Desales, GJ Soria-Ortiz… - … on Neotropical Fauna …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Crocodilians injuries are indicators of their health and social interactions. We analyzed the
prevalence and distribution of injuries in spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus chiapasius) …

[HTML][HTML] Serological evidence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in Melanosuchus niger (Spix, 1825) and Caimam crocodilus (Linnaeus, 1758)

FB Ferreira, AG de Macêdo-Júnior, CS Lopes… - International Journal for …, 2020 - Elsevier
Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan with worldwide prevalence, known to affect a large variety
of warm-blooded hosts. However, its ability to induce long-lasting infections in cold-blooded …

[PDF][PDF] Ecologia alimentar dos crocodilianos brasileiros: hábitos, métodos e perspectivas de estudos

A Yves, D Dutra-Araújo, LAB Bassetti… - … de Crocodilianos do …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Em geral, as espécies de crocodilianos são descritas como carnívoras, de hábitos
oportunistas e com uma dieta bastante generalista, consumindo uma grande quantidade de …

[PDF][PDF] Significance of stingrays (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes) as prey of crocodilians (Reptilia: Crocodylia) in non-marine environments

LO Lucifora, P Bellagamba, LE Vega, MS Bó… - Ichthyological …, 2020 - pfeil-verlag.de
Stingrays (Myliobatiformes) co-occur with many crocodilians (alligators, caimans and
crocodiles) in non-marine environments of tropical and subtropical regions. However …

[PDF][PDF] Predation on the toad Rhinella major (Anura: Bufonidae) by Schneider's Smooth-fronted Caiman, Paleosuchus trigonatus (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) in the …

L Rivas, V Voss, C Eversole, R Powell - Herpetology Notes, 2023 - biotaxa.org
Luis R. Rivas et al. 18 an important contribution to a better understanding of the natural
history of both species. We consider this an uncommon occurrence due to the size of the …

The Spetacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus, Crocodylia, Alligatoridae) as a Predator of the Amazon Sailfin-Catfish (Pterygoplichthys pardalis, Siluriformes, Loricaridae …

FC Souza, AR Morais, FH Oda - Revista latinoamericana de …, 2023 - scielo.org.mx
We report an event of a Caiman crocodilus consuming the catfish Pterygoplichthys pardalis.
A list of known prey items of C. crocodilus was also compiled from the literature, including …