Simple Summary The ecological roles and importance of crocodilians (alligators, caiman,
crocodiles, gharials) are poorly understood. These large predators are considered to be …

The rates of eggs predation in crocodilians can be influenced by the abundance of
predators, their activity time, the crocodilian size, and parental care. We evaluated the …

Crocodylus acutus has undergone severe past declines due to overexploitation and habitat
loss. There are conservation measures in most regions and established captive breeding …

Manuscript received: 4 July 2015 Accepted: 4 February 2016 by Andreas Schmitz he global
increase of environmental temperatures is one of the most important issues to biodiversity …

Abstract The American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is still considered Vulnerable, with
some populations remaining depressed and showing little evidence of recovery. An …

Interactions between species and individuals can determine their survival in the wild. Most of
the time these relationships are difficult to study in situ by direct observation. However …

Crocodylus acutus has undergone severe past declines due to overexploitation and habitat
loss. There are conservation measures in most regions and established captive breeding …

Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) are obligate scavengers that use a combination of olfactory
and visual cues to locate carrion (Stager 1964, Kirk and Mossman 1998, Ruxton and …

We investigated carrion use and foraging ecology of Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) in the
Trans-Pecos of West Texas from 2006-2011. Mammals (particularly ungulates) were the …

Communal egg-laying in oviparous animals occurs when two or more conspecific females
deposit their eggs in the same nest cavity (Espinoza & Lobo 1996). Although this behavior …