Mitigating harmful interactions with wildlife requires an understanding of the interactions
between predators, domesticated animals and humans. Large‐scale transformations of …

Mercury is a toxic and pervasive environmental contaminant that can be transferred from
mother to offspring during development. Consequences of maternally-transferred mercury …

During the second third of last century, the Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius)
underwent a hunting process driven by the demand from the North American, European …

The chapter gives an introductory overview on the biology of the 11 species of crocodilians
inhabiting the Americas. Geographical distribution is broadly discussed in the light of …

An inferred reduction in population size of more than 80% over three generations (75 years)
due to species over-hunting in the early and mid 1900s meets the criterion A threshold for …

Conservation actions for threatened species and populations aim to preserve their genetic
diversity and prevent issues such as inbreeding or outbreeding depressions. This …

Species–environment relationships have been extensively explored through species
distribution models (SDM) and species abundance models (SAM), which have become key …

Dwarf caiman species of the genus Paleosuchus (Paleosuchus palpebrosus and
Paleosuchus trigonatus) are old, widespread crocodilian lineages with populations affected …

Crocodylians are large predators and ecological keystone species in wetland ecosystems.
In Bolivia a total of five species occur, all of which are members of the family Alligatoridae …

Climate change and habitat degradation are recognized as serious threats for wildlife and
an important aspects to be considered in conservation biology. However, little is known …