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Título: Density and Biomass Estimates by Removal for an Amazonian Crocodilian, Paleosuchus palpebrosus
Autor(es): Campos, Z (Campos, Zilca); Magnusson, WE (Magnusson, William E.)
Fonte: PLOS ONE Volume: 11 Edição: 5 Número do artigo: e0156406 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156406 Publicado: MAY 25 2016
Resumo: Direct counts of crocodilians are rarely feasible and it is difficult to meet the assumptions of mark-recapture methods for most species in most
habitats. Catch-out experiments are also usually not logistically or morally justifiable because it would be necessary to destroy the habitat in order to be
confident that most individuals had been captured. We took advantage of the draining and filling of a large area of flooded forest during the building of the
Santo Antnio dam on the Madeira River to obtain accurate estimates of the density and biomass of Paleosuchus palpebrosus. The density, 28.4 non-hatchling
individuals per km(2), is one of the highest reported for any crocodilian, except for species that are temporarily concentrated in small areas during dry-
season drought. The biomass estimate of 63.15 kg*km(-2) is higher than that for most or even all mammalian carnivores in tropical forest. P. palpebrosus
may be one of the World's most abundant crocodilians.
Número de acesso: WOS:000376881700093
ID PubMed: 27224473
ISSN: 1932-6203
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Título: THALAMIC RETICULAR NUCLEUS IN CAIMAN CROCODILUS: RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DORSAL THALAMUS
Autor(es): Pritz, MB (Pritz, M. B.)
Fonte: NEUROSCIENCE Volume: 322 Páginas: 430-451 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.02.061 Publicado: MAY 13 2016
Resumo: The thalamic reticular nucleus was investigated in one group of crocodilians, Caiman crocodilus. This neuronal aggregate is composed of two parts:
a compact portion and a diffuse region made up of scattered cells within the forebrain bundles. In Caiman, both the lateral and medial forebrain bundles
project to the telencephalon and the thalamic reticular nucleus is associated with each fiber tract. In the lateral forebrain bundle, the compact area is termed
the nucleus of the dorsal peduncle (dorsal peduncular nucleus) while the diffuse part is called the perireticular area. In the medial forebrain bundle, the
interstitial nucleus comprises one part of the compact area while another region without a specific neuronal label is also present. Similar to the perireticular
cells of the lateral forebrain bundle, scattered cells are also present in the medial forebrain bundle. Morphological features of the thalamic reticular nucleus
are revealed with stains for the following: fibers; cells; succinic acid dehydrogenase; and acetylcholinesterase. Regardless of which dorsal thalamic nucleus
was injected, a localized region of the thalamic reticular nucleus contained retrogradely labeled cells and anterogradely labeled axons and terminals. This
grouping was termed clusters and was felt to represent the densest interconnection between the dorsal thalamus and the reticular nucleus. Using clusters as
an index of interconnections, the reticular nucleus was divided into sectors, each of which was associated with a specific dorsal thalamic nucleus. An
organization similar to that found in Caiman is present in other sauropsids as well as in mammals. These data suggest that a thalamic reticular nucleus is
present in all amniotes and has morphological properties similar to those described in this analysis. Lastly, a hypothesis is presented to explain how the
external shape of the reticular nucleus in Caiman might be transformed into the homologous area in a representative bird and mammal. (C) 2016 IBRO.
Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
ID PubMed: 26946267
ISSN: 0306-4522
eISSN: 1873-7544
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Título: Thermal fluctuation within nests and predicted sex ratio of Morelet's Crocodile
Autor(es): Escobedo-Galvan, AH (Escobedo-Galvan, Armando H.); Lopez-Luna, MA (Lopez-Luna, Marco A.); Cupul-Magana, FG (Cupul-Magana, Fabio G.)
Fonte: JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY Volume: 58 Páginas: 23-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2016.03.006 Publicado: MAY 2016
Resumo: Understanding the interplay between thermal variations and sex ratio in reptiles with temperature dependent sex determination is the first step for
developing long-term conservation strategies. In case of crocodilians, the information is fragmentary and insufficient for establishing a general framework to
consider how thermal fluctuation influence sex determination under natural conditions. The main goal of this study was to analyze thermal variation in nests
of Crocodylus moreletii and to discuss the potential implications for predicting offspring sex ratio. The study was carried out at the Centro de Estudios
Tecnologicos del Mar N degrees 2 and at the Sistemas Productivos Cocodrilo, Campeche, Mexico. Data was collected in the nesting season of Morelet's
Crocodiles during three consecutive seasons (2007-2009). Thermal fluctuations for multiple areas of the nest chamber were registered by data loggers. We
calculate the constant temperature equivalent based on thermal profiles among nests to assess whether there are differences between the nest temperature
and its equivalent to constant temperature. We observed that mean nest temperature was only different among nests, while daily thermal fluctuations vary
depending on the depth position within the nest chamber, years and nests. The constant temperature equivalent was different among and within nests, but
not among survey years. We observed differences between constant temperature equivalent and mean nest temperature both at the top and in the middle of
the nest cavities, but were not significantly different at the bottom of nest cavities. Our results enable examine and discuss the relevance of daily thermal
fluctuations to predict sex ratio of the Morelet's Crocodile. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
ID PubMed: 27157330
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Escobedo-Galvan, Armando H. 0000-0003-1514-1255
Lopez-Luna, Marco A. 0000-0003-2259-544X
ISSN: 0306-4565
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Título: The evolution of the meatal chamber in crocodyliforms
Autor(es): Montefeltro, FC (Montefeltro, Felipe C.); Andrade, DV (Andrade, Denis V.); Larsson, HCE (Larsson, Hans C. E.)
Fonte: JOURNAL OF ANATOMY Volume: 228 Edição: 5 Páginas: 838-863 DOI: 10.1111/joa.12439 Publicado: MAY 2016
Resumo: The unique outer ear of crocodylians consists of a large meatal chamber (MC) concealed by a pair of muscular earlids that shape a large part of the
animal's head. This chamber is limited medially by the enlarged tympanic membrane. Yet, the anatomy of this distinctive and complex region is
underexplored and its evolutionary history untraced. The osteology and soft tissues of the MC in extant crocodylians was analysed to describe it and
establish osteological correlates within this region. A broad survey of the osteological correlates was conducted in major clades of fossil crocodyliforms to
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estimate evolutionary trends of the MC. The reorganization of the MC at the origin of crocodyliforms includes characters also present in more basal taxa such
as 'sphenosuchians' as well as unique traits of crocodyliforms. Three major patterns are recognized in the MC of basal mesoeucrocodylians. The distinct
'thalattosuchian pattern' indicates that extensive modifications occurred in this clade of aquatic fossil crocodyliforms, even when multiple alternative
phylogenetic positions are taken into account. Some traits already established in putative closely related clades are absent or modified in this group. The
'basal notosuchian/sebecian pattern' is widespread among basal metasuchians, and establishes for the first time characters maintained later in neosuchians
and extant forms. The 'advanced notosuchian pattern' includes modifications of the MC possibly related to a terrestrial lifestyle and potentially a structure
analogous to the mammalian pinna. The main variation in the MC of neosuchians is associated with the homoplastic secondary opening of the
cranioquadrate passage. The inferred phylogenetic trends in the crocodyliform MC suggest the great anatomical disparity in this region followed a complex
evolutionary pattern, and tympanic hearing played an important role in the origin and diversification of Crocodyliformes.
ID PubMed: 26843096
Montefeltro, Felipe Chinaglia AAQ-4003-2020 0000-0001-6519-8546
Larsson, Hans AAD-4579-2019 0000-0002-6377-4770
ISSN: 0021-8782
eISSN: 1469-7580
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Título: Morphological and molecular characterization of Ortleppascaris sinensis sp nov (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea) from the Chinese alligator Alligator
sinensis
Autor(es): Zhao, JH (Zhao, J. H.); Wang, SS (Wang, S. S.); Tu, GJ (Tu, G. J.); Zhou, YK (Zhou, Y. K.); Wu, XB (Wu, X. B.)
Fonte: JOURNAL OF HELMINTHOLOGY Volume: 90 Edição: 3 Páginas: 303-311 DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X15000255 Publicado: MAY 2016
Resumo: A new nematode species, Ortleppascaris sinensis sp. nov. (Ascaridoidea), is described from specimens found in the stomach and intestine of the
Chinese alligator Alligator sinensis Fauvel, 1879 (Crocodilian: Alligatoridae) in the National Nature Reserve of Chinese Alligator (Chinese Crocodile Lake) in
Anhui Province, China. This is the first description of O. sinensis sp. nov. in both China and this crocodile host, increasing its distribution in South Asia as well
as expanding the number of helminths known to infect this crocodile. The detailed description of O. sinensis sp. nov., based on light and scanning electron
microscopic examination, provides new taxonomic data for this species, and we also report sequences of the internal transcribed spacers (ITS), small subunit
DNA segments (18S) and the cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene.
ID PubMed: 25882968
ISSN: 0022-149X
eISSN: 1475-2697
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Título: Population structure of the broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) in natural and man-made water bodies associated with a silvicultural
landscape
Autor(es): Marques, TS (Marques, Thiago Simon); Bassetti, LAB (Bochetti Bassetti, Luis Antonio); Lara, NRF (Freitas Lara, Neliton Ricardo); Millan, CH (Millan,
Cristiane Honora); Pina, CI (Ignacio Pina, Carlos); Verdade, LM (Verdade, Luciano Martins)
Fonte: SALAMANDRA Volume: 52 Edição: 1 Páginas: 1-10 Publicado: APR 30 2016
Resumo: The broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) is a South American crocodilian with a wide geographical distribution. Water bodies originally
occupied by the species have suffered extreme anthropogenic pressure; however, the broad-snouted caiman has a high adaptive capacity to colonize man-
made habitats such as decanting pounds and artificial reservoirs for agriculture or livestock. In this context, the present study aimed at identifying the
population structure of the broad-snouted caiman in a silvicultural landscape in southeastern Brazil. Fifty-two caimans of various classes were captured with
baited traps and steel cable snares at night. The estimated population size was 51 individuals excluding class I individuals. The population density was
estimated to be 2.6 individuals/ha with a linear density of 11.3 individuals/km. The intermediate values of linear density estimates herein are similar to other
areas, suggesting that silvicultural landscapes can be relevant for broad-snouted caiman conservation. Therefore, the role of silvicultural landscapes in
crocodilian conservation should be taken into consideration for environmental certification processes related to forestry in the Neotropics.
ISSN: 0036-3375
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Título: Nest attendance influences the diet of nesting female spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) in Central Amazonia, Brazil
Autor(es): Barao-Nobrega, JAL (Lemos Barao-Nobrega, Jose Antenio); Marioni, B (Marioni, Boris); Dutra-Araujo, D (Dutra-Araujo, Diogo); Botero-Arias, R
(Botero-Arias, Robinson); Nogueira, AJA (Nogueira, Antonio J. A.); Magnusson, WE (Magnusson, William E.); Da Silveira, R (Da Silveira, Ronis)
Fonte: HERPETOLOGICAL JOURNAL Volume: 26 Edição: 2 Páginas: 65-71 Publicado: APR 2016
Resumo: Although nesting ecology is well studied in crocodilians, there is little information on the diet and feeding habits of nesting females. During the
annual dry season (November-December) of 2012, we studied the diet of female spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) attending nests (n=33) and far from
nests (n=16) in Piagacu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve (PP-SDR), Central Amazonia, Brazil. The proportion of empty stomachs in nest-attending
females was larger, and the occurrence of fresh food items was lower when compared to females not attending nests. Fish was the most frequent prey item
for non-nesting females, while terrestrial invertebrates and snail operculae were the prey items most commonly recovered from stomachs of nesting
females. Our study demonstrates that, despite enduring periods of food deprivation associated with nest attendance, nesting females of C. crocodilus still
consume nearby available prey, possibly leaving their nest temporarily unattended.
Nogueira, Antonio J A A-7314-2008 0000-0001-7089-2508
ISSN: 0268-0130
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Título: Can Scat Analysis Describe the Feeding Habits of Big Cats? A Case Study with Jaguars (Panthera onca) in Southern Pantanal, Brazil
Autor(es): Perilli, MLL (Perilli, Miriam L. L.); Lima, F (Lima, Fernando); Rodrigues, FHG (Rodrigues, Flavio H. G.); Cavalcanti, SMC (Cavalcanti, Sandra M. C.)
Fonte: PLOS ONE Volume: 11 Edição: 3 Número do artigo: e0151814 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151814 Publicado: MAR 22 2016
Resumo: Large cats feeding habits have been studied through two main methods: scat analysis and the carcasses of prey killed by monitored animals. From
November 2001 to April 2004, we studied jaguar predation patterns using GPS telemetry location clusters on a cattle ranch in southern Pantanal. During this
period, we recorded 431 carcasses of animals preyed upon by monitored jaguars. Concurrently, we collected 125 jaguar scats opportunistically. We
compared the frequencies of prey found through each method. We also compared the prey communities using Bray-Curtis similarity coefficient. These
comparisons allowed us to evaluate the use of scat analysis as a means to describe jaguar feeding habits. Both approaches identified prey communities with
high similarity (Bray-Curtis coefficient >70). According to either method, jaguars consume three main prey: cattle (Bos taurus), caiman (Caiman yacare) and
peccaries (Tayassu pecari and Pecari tajacu). The two methods did not differ in the frequency of the three main prey over dry and wet seasons or years
sampled. Our results show that scat analysis is effective and capable of describing jaguar feeding habits.
ID PubMed: 27002524
Lima, Fernando E-8023-2016 0000-0002-8644-9647
Rodrigues, Flavio E-4924-2012 0000-0002-4797-0085
ISSN: 1932-6203
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Título: Phenotypic variability and heritability of the cephalic region of Caiman latirostris
Autor(es): Imhoff, C (Imhoff, Carolina); Giri, F (Giri, Federico); Siroski, P (Siroski, Pablo); Amavet, P (Amavet, Patricia)
Fonte: JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY Volume: 277 Edição: 3 Páginas: 370-378 DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20503 Publicado: MAR 2016
Resumo: The study of the cephalic shape of crocodilian is relevant in the fields of ecology, systematics, evolution, and conservation. Therefore, the
integration of geometric analysis within quantitative genetics allows the evaluation of the inheritable shape components. In this study, the dorsal cephalic
region of 210 Caiman latirostris hatchlings was analyzed from seven populations in Santa Fe, Argentina, to detect intra-, and inter-population phenotypic
variability, and to determine the heritability of biological shape and size, using newly available geometric morphometric tools. The principal component
analysis showed two configurations of cephalic shape that could be related to sexual dimorphism. In the canonical variate analysis, Procrustes distances
between groups indicated that there are differences in shape among populations. Furthermore, the method of partial least squares indicated a covariation
between cephalic shape and environmental variables. Regarding to CS of the skull we found significant differences among populations, moreover the partial
least squares was also significant. Estimates of the heritability of shape and size were high, indicating that the components of these features are susceptible
to the selection. J. Morphol. 277:370-378, 2016. (c) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
ID PubMed: 26682625
Amavet, Patricia 0000-0001-8143-7498
ISSN: 0362-2525
eISSN: 1097-4687
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Título: Bone and muscular bases of commercial cut from the neck of Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare Daudin, 1802)
Autor(es): Figueiredo, SIS (Figueiredo, Sandra I. S.); Araujo, LBM (Araujo, Luciana B. M.); Ferraz, RHS (Ferraz, Rosa H. S.); Araujo, EG (Araujo, Eugenio G.)
Fonte: PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA Volume: 36 Edição: 2 Páginas: 94-102 DOI: 10.1590/S0100-736X2016000200006 Publicado: FEB 2016
Resumo: The yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) is an abundant species in the Pantanal ecosystem. Commercial exploitation was regulated in 1990 and has
become a thriving business. In order to fulfill this demand, a processing plant settled in Mato Grosso state, Brazil, has been supplying for the last four years
different cuts of Pantanal Caiman meat, including the "file de dorso" (back sirloin) obtained from the neck. The aim of this study was to describe the muscles
and corresponding bones related to this cut. To describe the bones, we used six boned carcasses from juvenile yacare Caiman, as well as an adult specimen
obtained after animal death, by donation from the Federal University of Mato Grosso Zoo. The bones were macerated in water, bleached with 10 volume-
hydrogen-peroxide solution, and their anatomical details were recorded. In order to describe the muscles, 24 juvenile specimens were obtained after
slaughter and skinning, preserved in a freezer at -20 degrees C, and thawed at the time of use, without any fixation. After evisceration, the specimens were
dissected on both sides to verify symmetry of structures, muscle attachments, sintopy relations, shape, and muscular architecture. The cervical spine of C.
yacare features nine cervical vertebrae (CV) associated to their ribs, serving as the main base for the back sirloin cut, which is formed by neck muscles, except
for the intertransverse cervical and external intercostal cervical muscles.
Ferraz, Rosa D-3963-2014 0000-0002-9980-4994
Araujo, Eugenio 0000-0002-0242-2827
ISSN: 0100-736X
eISSN: 1678-5150
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Título: Immunotoxicity of commercial-mixed glyphosate in broad snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris)
Autor(es): Siroski, PA (Siroski, Pablo A.); Poletta, GL (Poletta, Gisela L.); Latorre, MA (Latorre, Maria A.); Merchant, ME (Merchant, Mark E.); Ortega, HH (Ortega,
Hugo H.); Mudry, MD (Mudry, Marta D.)
Fonte: CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS Volume: 244 Páginas: 64-70 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2015.11.031 Publicado: JAN 25 2016
Resumo: The expansion and intensification of agriculture during the past 50 years is unprecedented, and thus environmental problems have been triggered
at different scales. These transformations have caused the loss of habitat and biodiversity, and disruption of the structure and functioning of ecosystems. As
a result of the expansion of the agricultural frontier in the recent past, many areas of the natural geographic distribution of the local wildlife, among them
crocodilians and particularly the broad snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris), are being exposed to contaminants.
The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of commercially-mixed glyphosate (RU) on some parameters of the immune system of C. latirostris.
Two groups of caimans were exposed for two months to different concentrations of RU recommended for its application in the field, while one group was
maintained as an unexposed control. The RU concentration was progressively decreased through the exposure period to simulate glyphosate degradation in
water. After exposure, total and differential white blood cell (WBC), and complement system activity (CS) were determined. In addition, the animals were
injected with a solution of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Escherichia coli to trigger an immune response and evaluate the parameters associated with it.
The results showed that an effect of the herbicide on CS was observed, as animals exposed to RU showed a lower CS activity than animals from the negative
control (NC) but not in total WBC. In the case of leukocyte population counts, differences were only found for heterophils and lymphocytes. (C) 2015 Elsevier
Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
ID PubMed: 26658029
Merchant, Mark 0000-0001-6444-4012
ISSN: 0009-2797
eISSN: 1872-7786
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Título: The late Miocene caimanine fauna (Crocodylia: Alligatoroidea) of the Urumaco Formation, Venezuela
Autor(es): Scheyer, TM (Scheyer, Torsten M.); Delfino, M (Delfino, Massimo)
Fonte: PALAEONTOLOGIA ELECTRONICA Volume: 19 Edição: 3 Número do artigo: 48A Publicado: 2016
Resumo: The late Miocene Urumaco Formation at Urumaco, Falcon state, Venezuela, is remarkably rich in extinct crocodylians, presenting a diversity hotspot
in the Neotropics for the group. Herein, we revise the Caimaninae fauna by including novel fossil material as well as the previously described specimens
assignable to this clade. In many instances the taxonomic status of species could be confirmed, which is the case in Caiman brevirostris, Globidentosuchus
brevirostris, and Purussaurus mirandai, and novel osteological data is presented to corroborate previous anatomical descriptions. In other cases, specimens
needed to be reassigned to different taxa; with material previously identified as Caiman lutescens now considered as belonging to either Caiman latirostris
or Caiman wannlangstoni, and material of Melanosuchus fisheri reassigned to Caimaninae aff. Melanosuchus fisheri. Furthermore, Mourasuchus nativus is
considered to be a junior synonym of Mourasuchus arendsi herein. This suggests that there are only three species of the duck-billed caimanine Mourasuchus
present in the Miocene of South America, having colonised the continent from the northwest (Colombia and Peru) during the middle Miocene and moving to
the east and southeast (Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina) in the late Miocene. Other specimens, which were previously identified as belonging to the genus
Caiman, lack diagnostic features of the modern genus and are instead considered as Caimaninae indet. Besides improving the knowledge of the late Miocene
crocodylians of South America, our results confirm the high taxonomic diversity of the fauna and the outstanding level of sympatry previously reported for
the Urumaco Formation.
ISSN: 1935-3952
eISSN: 1094-8074
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Título: Total and differential white blood cell counts in Caiman latirostris after in ovo and in vivo exposure to insecticides
Autor(es): Latorre, MA (Latorre, Maria A.); Romito, ML (Romito, Maria L.); Larriera, A (Larriera, Alejandro); Poletta, GL (Poletta, Gisela L.); Siroski, PA (Siroski,
Pablo A.)
Fonte: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOTOXICOLOGY Volume: 13 Edição: 6 Páginas: 903-908 DOI: 10.1080/1547691X.2016.1236854 Publicado: 2016
Resumo: Agricultural activities associated mainly with soybean crops affect the natural environment and wildlife by habitat destruction and the extensive
use of agrochemicals. The aim of this study was to evaluate immunotoxic effects of the insecticides cypermethrin (CYP) and endosulfan (END) in Caiman
latirostris analyzing total blood cell count (TWBC) and differential white blood cell count (DWBC) after in ovo and in vivo exposure. Eggs (in ovo) and
hatchlings (in vivo) from nests harvested in natural habitats were artificially incubated and reared under controlled conditions in the Proyecto Yacare
(Gob.Santa Fe/MUPCN) facilities. Exposure of embryos was performed by topication on the eggshell during the first stage of development. The treatments
were distilled water (negative control; NC), ethanol (vehicle control; VC), four groups treated with different concentrations of CYP and four groups with END.
In vivo exposure was performed by immersion; treatments were NC, VC, two groups exposed to CYP and two to END. After embryonic exposure to the
insecticides, no differences were found in TWBC or DWBC among the neonates exposed to pesticides versus controls. In the in vivo scenario, similar results
were obtained for TWBC, but DWBC data showed differences between NC hatchlings and CYP-1 hosts for heterophil, lymphocyte and monocyte levels, and
between NC and END-1 hosts for lymphocyte and monocyte levels. Research on the effects of pesticide exposure on this species is of special interest not only
to assess the impact on caiman populations, but also to further characterize the species as a potential sentinel of ecosystem health.
ID PubMed: 27749146
ISSN: 1547-691X
eISSN: 1547-6901
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Título: Ecological aspects of nesting in Caiman crocodilus chiapasius (Bocourt 1876) in the Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve, Mexico
Autor(es): Gonzalez-Desales, GA (Gonzalez-Desales, G. A.); Monroy-Vilchis, O (Monroy-Vilchis, O.); Charruau, P (Charruau, P.); Zarco-Gonzalez, MM (Zarco-
Gonzalez, M. M.)
Fonte: ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION Volume: 39 Edição: 2 Páginas: 155-160 DOI: 10.32800/abc.2016.39.0155 Publicado: 2016
Resumo: Studies on caiman, Caiman crocodilus chiapasius, in Mexico are scarce. The present study was conducted to evaluate the key characteristics
regarding the reproductive ecology of caiman in Mexico. We conducted nest searches from April to September 2014. We observed that nests were built in
June and that hatching occurred in September and October. The phase of the moon had an effect on nesting events. The height of the nest, the distance to
the nearest tree, and the distance from the top of the nest to the first egg were related to hatching success and incubation temperature.
Monroy-Vilchis, Octavio H-8942-2019 0000-0003-3159-6014
Charruau, Pierre 0000-0001-7829-9469
ISSN: 1578-665X
eISSN: 2014-928X
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Título: Genetic evidence for multiple paternity in the critically endangered Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)
Autor(es): Milian-Garcia, Y (Milian-Garcia, Yoamel); Jensen, EL (Jensen, Evelyn L.); Mena, SR (Ribalta Mena, Sheila); Fleitas, EP (Perez Fleitas, Etiam);
Rodriguez, GS (Sosa Rodriguez, Gustavo); Manchena, LG (Guerra Manchena, Leiter); Lopez, GE (Espinosa Lopez, Georgina); Russello, MA (Russello, Michael A.)
Fonte: AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA Volume: 37 Edição: 3 Páginas: 273-281 DOI: 10.1163/15685381-00003056 Publicado: 2016
Resumo: Conservation strategies can be most effective when factors influencing the persistence of populations are well-understood, including aspects of
reproductive biology such as mating system. Crocodylians have been traditionally associated with a polygynous mating system, with genetic studies
revealing multiple paternity of clutches in several species. The endemic Cuban crocodile, Crocodylus rhombifer, is currently listed as Critically Endangered,
and is one of the least understood crocodylian species in terms of its mating behavior. Here, we tested a hypothesis of multiple paternity in the Cuban
crocodile by collecting genotypic data at nine microsatellite loci for 102 hatchlings from five nests sampled at the Zapata Swamp captive breeding facility and
analyzing them in relation to data previously collected for 137 putative parents. All five nests showed evidence of multiple paternity based on the numbers of
alleles per locus, with sibship analyses reconstructing all nests as having four to six full-sib family groups. Accordingly, mean pairwise relatedness values per
nest ranged from 0.21 to 0.39, largely intermediate between theoretical expected values for half-siblings (0.25) and full-siblings (0.50). It is not possible to
differentiate whether the multiple paternity of a nest was due to multiple matings during the same breeding season, or a result of sperm storage. Our results
reveal that the C. rhombifer mating system is likely best characterized as promiscuous and suggest that the standard practice of enforcing a 1:2 sex ratio at
the captive breeding facility should be altered in order to better maintain a demographically and genetically healthy ex situ population.
Jensen, Evelyn 0000-0002-1819-3117
ISSN: 0173-5373
eISSN: 1568-5381
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Título: Growth rates of black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in the Rupununi region of Guyana
Autor(es): Taylor, P (Taylor, Peter); Li, F (Li, Fernando); Holland, A (Holland, Ashley); Martin, M (Martin, Michael); Rosenblatt, AE (Rosenblatt, Adam E.)
Fonte: AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA Volume: 37 Edição: 1 Páginas: 9-14 DOI: 10.1163/15685381-00003024 Publicado: 2016
Resumo: We conducted a study of black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) growth rates using data from a long-term mark-recapture study carried out in the
Rupununi region of Guyana between 2005 and 2015. In contrast to previous studies, growth rates of black caiman declined with increasing size and this
decline occurred more rapidly for females. Size-at-age models predicted that males and females reach asymptotic sizes of 178.2-189.0 cm SVL and 140.1-
143.4 cm SVL, respectively. Our results suggest that growth rates of black caiman in the Rupununi region follow the same general patterns as for other
crocodilians, and that disparities with previous black caiman studies may be largely related to density-dependent factors, among other possibilities.
However, future studies that include large black caiman of known ages are needed to validate our findings.
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Título: Histomorphological changes in testes of broad-snouted caimans (Caiman latirostris) associated with in ovo exposure to endocrine-disrupting
chemicals
Autor(es): Durando, M (Durando, Milena); Canesini, G (Canesini, Guillermina); Cocito, LL (Cocito, Laura L.); Galoppo, GH (Galoppo, German H.); Zayas, MA
(Zayas, Marcelo A.); Luque, EH (Luque, Enrique H.); Munoz-de-Toro, M (Munoz-de-Toro, Monica)
Fonte: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART A-ECOLOGICAL GENETICS AND PHYSIOLOGY Volume: 325 Edição: 1 Páginas: 84-96 DOI:
10.1002/jez.1999 Publicado: JAN 1 2016
Resumo: Studies regarding the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on the reproductive functions of wild animals have raised increasing
concern. Thus, here we evaluated the consequences of in ovo exposure to endosulfan (END) and bisphenol A (BPA) in testes from neonatal to juvenile (Juv)
caimans (Caiman latirostris). Caiman eggs were collected from areas with low to moderate anthropogenic intervention and incubated at male-producing
temperature. At stage 20 of embryonic development (previous to gonad sex determination), eggs were exposed to either END (20ppm) or BPA (1.4ppm) and
male gonad histomorphology examined in 10-day-old, 90-day-old, and Juv caimans. The relative seminiferous tubular area (RTA) was measured in testes and
the proliferation index and the expression of estrogen receptor alpha (ER) were quantified in intratubular cells. Regardless of the treatment, all eggs resulted
in male hatchlings. The testes of EDC-exposed caimans presented tortuous seminiferous tubules with empty tubular lumens. The RTA of 10-day-old caimans
exposed to BPA was decreased. The percentage of cells expressing ER was not different after in ovo treatment with EDCs (compared to the Control group),
although caimans exposed to END showed a different ER distribution pattern. The proliferation index was lower in 90-day-old caimans exposed to END, and
higher in Juv caimans exposed to BPA. In ovo exposure to END or BPA modified sensitive parameters of C. latirostris male gonads. The alterations described
here might compromise not only the sexual maturation but also the reproductive performance of adult caimans. (c) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
ID PubMed: 26639912
ISSN: 1932-5223
eISSN: 1932-5231
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Título: Structure and function of the septum nasi and the underlying tension chord in crocodylians
Autor(es): Klenner, S (Klenner, Sebastian); Witzel, U (Witzel, Ulrich); Paris, F (Paris, Frank); Distler, C (Distler, Claudia)
Fonte: JOURNAL OF ANATOMY Volume: 228 Edição: 1 Páginas: 113-124 DOI: 10.1111/joa.12404 Publicado: JAN 2016
Resumo: A long rostrum has distinct advantages for prey capture in an aquatic or semi-aquatic environment but at the same time poses severe problems
concerning stability during biting. We here investigate the role of the septum nasi of brevirostrine crocodilians for load-absorption during mastication.
Histologically, both the septum nasi and the septum interorbitale consist of hyaline cartilage and therefore mainly resist compression. However, we
identified a strand of tissue extending longitudinally below the septum nasi that is characterized by a high content of collagenous and elastic fibers and
could therefore resist tensile stresses. This strand of tissue is connected with the m. pterygoideus anterior. Two-dimensional finite element modeling shows
that minimization of bending in the crocodilian skull can only be achieved if tensile stresses are counteracted by a strand of tissue. We propose that the
newly identified strand of tissue acts as an active tension chord necessary for stabilizing the long rostrum of crocodilians during biting by transforming the
high bending stress of the rostrum into moderate compressive stress.
ID PubMed: 26552989
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eISSN: 1469-7580
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Título: Biomarkers of oxidative damage and antioxidant defense capacity in Caiman latirostris blood
Autor(es): Poletta, GL (Poletta, Gisela L.); Simoniello, MF (Simoniello, Maria Fernanda); Mudry, MD (Mudry, Marta D.)
Fonte: COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY Volume: 179 Páginas: 29-36 DOI:
10.1016/j.cbpc.2015.08.003 Publicado: JAN 2016
Resumo: Several xenobiotics, and among them pesticides, can produce oxidative stress, providing a mechanistic basis for their observed toxicity. Chronic
oxidative stress induces deleterious modifications to DNA, lipids and proteins that are used as effective biomarkers to study pollutant-mediated oxidative
stress. No previous report existed on the application of oxidative damage and antioxidant defense biomarkers in Caiman latirostris blood, while few studies
reported in other crocodilians were done in organs or muscles of dead animals. The aim of this study was to characterize a new set of oxidative stress
biomarkers in C. latirostris blood, through the modification of conventional techniques: 1) damage to lipids by thiobarbituric acid reactive substances
(TBARS), 2) damage to DNA by comet assay modified with the enzymes FPG and Endo III, and 3) antioxidant defenses: catalase, superoxide dismutase and
glutathione; in order to apply them in future biomonitoring studies. We successfully adapted standard procedures for CAT, SOD, GSH and TBARS
determination in C latirostris blood. Calibration curves for FPG and Endo III showed that the three dilutions tested were appropriate to conduct the modified
comet assay for the detection of oxidized bases in C. latirostris erythrocytes. One hour of incubation allowed a complete repair of the damage generated. The
incorporation of these biomarkers in biomonitoring studies of caiman populations exposed to xenobiotics is highly important considering that this species
has recovered from a serious endangered state through the implementation of sustainable use programs in Argentina, and represents nowadays a relevant
economic resource for many human communities. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
ID PubMed: 26299575
ISSN: 1532-0456
eISSN: 1878-1659
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Título: Morphometric analysis of the Rio Apaporis Caiman (Reptilia, Crocodylia, Alligatoridae)
Autor(es): Escobedo-Galvan, AH (Escobedo-Galvan, Armando H.); Velasco, JA (Velasco, Julian A.); Gonzalez-Maya, JF (Gonzalez-Maya, Jose F.); Resetar, A
(Resetar, Alan)
Fonte: ZOOTAXA Volume: 4059 Edição: 3 Páginas: 541-554 Publicado: DEC 23 2015
Resumo: Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis has been considered by several authors as an extreme of morphological variation within the Caiman crocodilus
complex. Here, we evaluate its position in the Caiman crocodilus complex morphospace using morphological traits from head shape. We examined the
holotype and seventeen paratypes of Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis Medem 1955 deposited at the Field Museum of Natural History. We performed
multivariate morphometric analyses: principal component analysis (PCA) and discriminant function analysis (DFA), based on 21 cranial traits of of C. c.
apaporiensis, C. yacare and the C. crocodilus complex (C. c. chiapasius, C. c. fuscus and C. c. crocodilus). We find a notable separation of C. c. apaporiensis
from C. yacare and C. crocodilus complex in the morphospace. We suggest that geographic isolation might have driven this morphological separation from
the C. crocodilus complex, but further analysis are necessary to confirm whether these differences are related with genetic differentiation within the
complex. In addition, we suggest that environmental heterogeneity might drive the evolution of independent lineages within the C. crocodilus complex.
ID PubMed: 26701577
Velasco, Julian A. AAG-1791-2019 0000-0002-2183-5758
Gonzalez-Maya, Jose F. B-6913-2011 0000-0002-8942-5157
Escobedo-Galvan, Armando H. 0000-0003-1514-1255
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Título: Biochemical serum concentrations of adult male caimans (Melanosuchus niger) in free life
Autor(es): Caixeta, BT (Caixeta, Bruno Tolentino); Monteiro, EM (Monteiro, Eva Mendes); Rocha, PVP (Pereira Rocha, Paulo Vinicius); Santos, ALQ (Quagliatto
Santos, Andre Luiz)
Fonte: PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA Volume: 35 Páginas: 51-55 DOI: 10.1590/S0100-736X2015001300009 Suplemento: 1 Publicado: DEC 2015
Resumo: The black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) of the Aligatoridae family is considered to be the largest aquatic predator of Continental America. Like all
reptiles, the black caiman has special features for energy use to control his body temperature according to climatic variations. These variations can reveal
the current metabolic status of the animals, explaining the importance to study such parameters. We determined the biochemical profile of some blood
compounds of 12 alligators, weighing 77.66 +/- 8.92 kg, as there are: urea (3.41 +/- 0.66), albumin (24.85 +/- 0.63), total protein (63.83 +/- 16.97), uric acid (0.25
+/- 0.09), glucose (6.99 +/- 0.77), total cholesterol (2.20 +/- 0.27), triglycerides (0.58 +/- 0.07), TGO (138.83 +/- 9.16), and ALT (12.47 +/- 2.82.
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Título: ANALYSIS OF POPULATION DENSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF SPECTACLED CAIMAN (CAIMAN CROCODILUS) IN CANO PALMA, NORTHEAST COSTA RICA
Autor(es): Fernandez, LM (Fernandez, Luis M.); Arias, M (Arias, Manuel); Khazan, ES (Khazan, Emily S.)
Fonte: HERPETOLOGICAL CONSERVATION AND BIOLOGY Volume: 10 Edição: 3 Páginas: 959-968 Publicado: DEC 2015
Resumo: In nearly all ecosystems, top predators play a key role, influencing communities by driving top down effects. The Spectacled Caiman (Caiman
crocodilus), one of two species of crocodilians in Costa Rica, plays this role in many Neotropical rivers. As a long-lived top predator, it can be used as
environmental sentinel to help assess ecosystem conditions of inhabited areas. Here, we assess the population size of C. crocodilus in a canal in Northeast
Costa Rica and the distribution and clustering of age classes throughout the canal. We conducted weekly surveys between May 2012 and April 2015. We
estimated the relative age of the caimans as either juvenile, sub-adult, adult, or eyes only, and we recorded GPS coordinates for each individual. We
estimated the total population size using the visible fraction (VF) method. The overall VF was 45.09% and the population was estimated at 32.39 caimans
(6.48 caimans/km). The abundance of juveniles decreased over the study period while sub-adults and adults increased over time. Local Moran's I and Hot-
Spot analyses demonstrated that caimans are clustered within the canal with juveniles showing the highest levels of clustering in discrete areas, followed by
adults. This study provides a population estimation which can serve as a baseline for continued monitoring efforts and to detect long-term changes in
density and age demographics of the Spectacled Caiman population of Cano Palma.
Arias, Manuel-Jose Lis J-9085-2016 0000-0002-2026-085X
ISSN: 2151-0733
eISSN: 1931-7603
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Título: INTRODUCED AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES IN THE CUBAN ARCHIPELAGO
Autor(es): Borroto-Paez, R (Borroto-Paez, Rafael); Bosch, RA (Alonso Bosch, Roberto); Fabres, BA (Fabres, Boris A.); Garcia, OA (Alvarez Garcia, Osmany)
Fonte: HERPETOLOGICAL CONSERVATION AND BIOLOGY Volume: 10 Edição: 3 Páginas: 985-1012 Publicado: DEC 2015
Resumo: The number of introductions and resulting established populations of amphibians and reptiles in Caribbean islands is alarming. Through an
extensive review of information on Cuban herpetofauna, including protected area management plans, we present the first comprehensive inventory of
introduced amphibians and reptiles in the Cuban archipelago. We classify species as Invasive, Established Non-invasive, Not Established, and Transported.
We document the arrival of 26 species, five amphibians and 21 reptiles, in more than 35 different introduction events. Of the 26 species, we identify 11
species (42.3%), one amphibian and 10 reptiles, as established, with nine of them being invasive: Lithobates catesbeianus, Caiman crocodilus, Hemidactylus
mabouia, H. angulatus, H. frenatus, Gonatodes albogularis, Sphaerodactylus argus, Gymnophthalmus underwoodi, and Indotyphlops braminus. We present
the introduced range of each of the 26 species in the Cuban archipelago as well as the other Caribbean islands and document historical records, the
population sources, dispersal pathways, introduction events, current status of distribution, and impacts. We compare the situation of introduced
herpetofauna in Cuba with that in other Caribbean islands. We also document impacts, areas of missing information, and possible directions for future
research. The paper contributes a systematic review as well as new knowledge for national and international agencies and databases. This information is
critical for use in conservation, management, and eradication. Additionally, it alerts management authorities as to specific pathways of introduction for
proactive action, which may be used to avoid potential introductions.
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Título: Unanticipated effect of climate change on an aquatic top predator of the Atlantic rainforest
Autor(es): Herrera, J (Herrera, Justo); Solari, A (Solari, Agustin); Lucifora, LO (Lucifora, Luis O.)
Fonte: AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS Volume: 25 Edição: 6 Páginas: 817-828 DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2536 Publicado: DEC
2015
Resumo: 1. From a biodiversity conservation viewpoint it is crucial to estimate the sensitivity of species and populations to climate change, especially of key
species such as top predators.
2. Here, the El Nino-Southern Oscillation phenomenon (ENSO) was used as a natural experiment to estimate the sensitivity of a population of the rainforest-
dwelling broad-snouted caiman, Caiman latirostris, to extreme floods.
3. Caiman abundance declined by 35% annually between 1996 and 1998, and then increased, without reaching 1996 levels, indicating a marked effect of the
1997 El Nino. Accordingly, the Southern Oscillation Index was positively correlated with caiman abundance, indicating lower caiman abundance with warm
ENSO events.
4. The relationship between the relative annual mean abundance of caimans and the maximum daily annual discharge of the Iguazu River was analysed. This
relationship was parabolic, with caiman abundance increasing at discharges from 500 to 1500m(3) s(-1) and then decreasing at discharges from 1500 to
2500m(3) s(-1), indicating an adverse effect of both extreme low and high river discharge. No effect of illegal hunting was measurable.
5. This study evaluated whether the negative effect of extremely high water levels on caiman abundance could be due to a decrease in the availability of the
habitat more commonly used by small (< 60 cm total length, TL) and medium (60-120 cm TL) caimans. Small and medium-sized caimans used
herbaceous/shrub habitats more frequently than large caimans (>120 cm TL), i.e. the type of habitat flooded during extreme floods.
6. An increase in extreme floods, as forecast for the Atlantic rainforest owing to climate change, may seriously affect the population of rainforest caimans
through the reduction of adequate habitat for juveniles. This counter-intuitive result, in which an excess of water reduces the abundance of an aquatic top
predator, should be considered in conservation plans of rainforest-dwelling crocodilians. Copyright (C) 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Lucifora, Luis 0000-0002-1443-303X
ISSN: 1052-7613
eISSN: 1099-0755
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Título: Crocodilian Forebrain: Evolution and Development
Autor(es): Pritz, MB (Pritz, Michael B.)
Fonte: INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY Volume: 55 Edição: 6 Páginas: 949-961 DOI: 10.1093/icb/icv003 Publicado: DEC 2015
Resumo: Organization and development of the forebrain in crocodilians are reviewed. In juvenile Caiman crocodilus, the following features were examined:
identification and classification of dorsal thalamic nuclei and their respective connections with the telencephalon, presence of local circuit neurons in the
dorsal thalamic nuclei, telencephalic projections to the dorsal thalamus, and organization of the thalamic reticular nucleus. These results document many
similarities between crocodilians and other reptiles and birds. While crocodilians, as well as other sauropsids, demonstrate several features of neural
circuitry in common with mammals, certain striking differences in organization of the forebrain are present. These differences are the result of evolution. To
explore a basis for these differences, embryos of Alligator misissippiensis were examined to address the following. First, very early development of the brain
in Alligator is similar to that of other amniotes. Second, the developmental program for individual vesicles of the brain differs between the secondary
prosencephalon, diencephalon, midbrain, and hindbrain in Alligator. This is likely to be the case for other amniotes. Third, initial development of the
diencephalon in Alligator is similar to that in other amniotes. In Alligator, alar and basal parts likely follow a different developmental scheme.
ID PubMed: 25829019
ISSN: 1540-7063
eISSN: 1557-7023
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Título: Similarity of Crocodilian and Avian Lungs Indicates Unidirectional Flow Is Ancestral for Archosaurs
Autor(es): Farmer, CG (Farmer, C. G.)
Fonte: INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY Volume: 55 Edição: 6 Páginas: 962-971 DOI: 10.1093/icb/icv078 Publicado: DEC 2015
Resumo: Patterns of airflow and pulmonary anatomy were studied in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), the black caiman (Melanosuchus
niger), the spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus), the dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis), the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), the Nile
crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), and Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii). In addition, anatomy was studied in the Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus
intermedius). Airflow was measured using heated thermistor flow meters and visualized by endoscopy during insufflation of aerosolized propolene glycol
and glycerol. Computed tomography and gross dissection were used to visualize the anatomy. In all species studied a bird-like pattern of unidirectional flow
was present, in which air flowed caudad in the cervical ventral bronchus and its branches during both lung inflation and deflation and craniad in
dorsobronchi and their branches. Tubular pathways connected the secondary bronchi to each other and allowed air to flow from the dorsobronchi into the
ventrobronchi. No evidence for anatomical valves was found, suggesting that aerodynamic valves cause the unidirectional flow. In vivo data from the
American alligator showed that unidirectional flow is present during periods of breath-holding (apnea) and is powered by the beating heart, suggesting that
this pattern of flow harnesses the heart as a pump for air. Unidirectional flow may also facilitate washout of stale gases from the lung, reducing the cost of
breathing, respiratory evaporative water loss, heat loss through the heat of vaporization, and facilitating crypsis. The similarity in structure and function of
the bird lung with pulmonary anatomy of this broad range of crocodilian species indicates that a similar morphology and pattern of unidirectional flow were
present in the lungs of the common ancestor of crocodilians and birds. These data suggest a paradigm shift is needed in our understanding of the evolution
of this character. Although conventional wisdom is that unidirectional flow is important for the high activity and basal metabolic rates for which birds are
renowned, the widespread occurrence of this pattern of flow in crocodilians indicates otherwise. Furthermore, these results show that air sacs are not
requisite for unidirectional flow, and therefore raise questions about the function of avian air sacs.
ID PubMed: 26141868
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Título: Mercury concentrations in different tissues of turtle and caiman species from the Rio Purus, Amazonas, Brazil
Autor(es): Eggins, S (Eggins, Sam); Schneider, L (Schneider, Larissa); Krikowa, F (Krikowa, Frank); Vogt, RC (Vogt, Richard C.); Da Silveira, R (Da Silveira,
Ronis); Maher, W (Maher, William)
Fonte: ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY Volume: 34 Edição: 12 Páginas: 2771-2781 DOI: 10.1002/etc.3151 Publicado: DEC 2015
Resumo: Total mercury (Hg) concentrations of muscle, liver, blood, and epidermal keratin were measured in typically consumed, economically and culturally
important species of turtle (Podocnemis unifilis and Podocnemis expansa) and caiman (Melanosuchus niger and Caiman crocodilus) from the Rio Purus in
the Amazon basin, Brazil. Methylmercury (MeHg) concentrations were also measured in muscle tissue, representing the first analysis of MeHg concentrations
in Amazonian reptile species. In muscle tissues Hg was mostly MeHg (79-96%) for all species. No correlations existed between animal size and total Hg or
MeHg concentrations for any species other than M. niger, possibly as a result of growth dilution or the evolution of efficient Hg elimination mechanisms.
Significant linear correlations were found between total Hg concentrations in all pairs of nonlethally sampled tissues (keratin and blood) and internal tissues
(muscle and liver) for M. niger and between keratin and internal tissues for P. expansa, indicating that nonlethally sampled tissues can be analyzed to achieve
more widespread and representative monitoring of Hg bioaccumulation in Amazonian reptiles. Although mean Hg concentrations in muscle for all species
were below the World Health Organization guideline for safe consumption (500 mu gkg(-1)), mean concentrations in caiman liver were above the safe limit
for pregnant women and children (200 mu gkg(-1)). No significant differences were found between total Hg and MeHg concentrations in tissues from wild-
caught and farm-raised P. expansa, suggesting that farming may not reduce Hg exposure to humans. Environ Toxicol Chem 2015;34:2771-2781. (c) 2015
SETAC
ID PubMed: 26387493
Schneider, Larissa 0000-0001-5276-2531
ISSN: 0730-7268
eISSN: 1552-8618
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Título: Field and experimental evidence of a new caiman trypanosome species closely phylogenetically related to fish trypanosomes and transmitted by
leeches
Autor(es): Fermino, BR (Fermino, Bruno R.); Paiva, F (Paiva, Fernando); Soares, P (Soares, Priscilla); Tavares, LER (Tavares, Luiz Eduardo R.); Viola, LB (Viola,
Laerte B.); Ferreira, RC (Ferreira, Robson C.); Botero-Arias, R (Botero-Arias, Robinson); de-Paula, CD (de-Paula, Catia D.); Campaner, M (Campaner, Marta);
Takata, CSA (Takata, Carmen S. A.); Teixeira, MMG (Teixeira, Marta M. G.); Camargo, EP (Camargo, Erney P.)
Fonte: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE Volume: 4 Edição: 3 Páginas: 368-378 DOI:
10.1016/j.ijppaw.2015.10.005 Publicado: DEC 2015
Resumo: Trypanosoma terena and Trypanosoma ralphi are known species of the South American crocodilians Caiman crocodilus, Caiman yacare and
Melanosuchus niger and are phylogenetically related to the tsetsetransmitted Trypanosoma grayi of the African Crocodylus niloticus. These trypanosomes
form the Crocodilian clade of the terrestrial clade of the genus Trypanosoma. A PCR-survey for trypanosomes in caiman blood samples and in leeches taken
from caimans revealed unknown trypanosome diversity and frequent mixed infections. Phylogenies based on SSU (small subunit) of rRNA and gGAPDH
(glycosomal Glyceraldehyde Phosphate Dehydrogenase) gene sequences revealed a new trypanosome species clustering with T. terena and T. ralphi in the
crocodilian clade and an additional new species nesting in the distant Aquatic clade of trypanosomes, which is herein named Trypanosoma clandestinus n.
sp. This new species was found in Caiman yacare, Caiman crocodilus and M. niger from the Pantanal and Amazonian biomes in Brazil. Large numbers of
dividing epimastigotes and unique thin and long trypomastigotes were found in the guts of leeches (Haementeria sp.) removed from the mouths of caimans.
The trypanosomes recovered from the leeches had sequences identical to those of T. clandestinus of caiman blood samples. Experimental infestation of
young caimans (Caiman yacare) with infected leeches resulted in long-lasting T. clandestinus infections that permitted us to delineate its life cycle. In
contrast to T. terena, T. ralphi and T. grayi, which are detectable by hemoculturing, microscopy and standard PCR of caiman blood, T. clandestinus passes
undetected by these methods due to very low parasitemia and could be detected solely by the more sensitive nested PCR method. T. clandestinus n. sp. is
the first crocodilian trypanosome known to be transmitted by leeches and positioned in the aquatic clade closest to fish trypanosomes. Our data show that
caimans can host trypanosomes of the aquatic or terrestrial clade, sometimes simultaneously. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of
Australian Society for Parasitology.
ID PubMed: 26767165
Fermino, Bruno R B-3559-2019 0000-0003-0763-1297
Tavares, Luiz ER H-9909-2012 0000-0001-6522-3633
Teixeira, Marta M G B-1115-2009
Camargo, Erney P A-6765-2009 0000-0003-0011-5871
Paiva, Fernando H-9912-2012
Paiva, Fernando 0000-0003-0304-4570
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Título: Microevolutionary patterns in the common caiman predict macroevolutionary trends across extant crocodilians
Autor(es): Okamoto, KW (Okamoto, Kenichi W.); Langerhans, RB (Langerhans, R. Brian); Rashid, R (Rashid, Rezoana); Amarasekare, P (Amarasekare, Priyanga)
Fonte: BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY Volume: 116 Edição: 4 Páginas: 834-846 DOI: 10.1111/bij.12641 Publicado: DEC 2015
Resumo: Both extinct and extant crocodilians have repeatedly diversified in skull shape along a continuum, from narrow-snouted to broad-snouted
phenotypes. These patterns occur with striking regularity, although it is currently unknown whether these trends also apply to microevolutionary divergence
during population differentiation or the early stages of speciation. Assessing patterns of intraspecific variation within a single taxon can potentially provide
insight into the processes of macroevolutionary differentiation. For example, high levels of intraspecific variation along a narrow-broad axis would be
consistent with the view that cranial shapes can show predictable patterns of differentiation on relatively short timescales, and potentially scale up to
explain broader macroevolutionary patterns. In the present study, we use geometric morphometric methods to characterize intraspecific cranial shape
variation among groups within a single, widely distributed clade, Caiman crocodilus. We show that C.crocodilus skulls vary along a narrow/broad-snouted
continuum, with different subspecies strongly clustered at distinct ends of the continuum. We quantitatively compare these microevolutionary trends with
patterns of diversity at macroevolutionary scales (among all extant crocodilians). We find that morphological differences among the subspecies of
C.crocodilus parallel the patterns of morphological differentiation across extant crocodilians, with the primary axes of morphological diversity being highly
correlated across the two scales. We find intraspecific cranial shape variation within C.crocodilus to span variation characterized by more than half of living
species. We show the main axis of intraspecific phenotypic variation to align with the principal direction of macroevolutionary diversification in crocodilian
cranial shape, suggesting that mechanisms of microevolutionary divergence within species may also explain broader patterns of diversification at higher
taxonomic levels.
Okamoto, Kenichi AAA-3763-2021 0000-0002-1889-4538
ISSN: 0024-4066
eISSN: 1095-8312
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Título: Sound localization in the alligator
Autor(es): Bierman, HS (Bierman, Hilary S.); Carr, CE (Carr, Catherine E.)
Fonte: HEARING RESEARCH Volume: 329 Edição especial: SI Páginas: 11-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2015.05.009 Publicado: NOV 2015
Resumo: In early tetrapods, it is assumed that the tympana were acoustically coupled through the pharynx and therefore inherently directional, acting as
pressure difference receivers. The later closure of the middle ear cavity in turtles, archosaurs, and mammals is a derived condition, and would have changed
the ear by decoupling the tympana. Isolation of the middle ears would then have led to selection for structural and neural strategies to compute sound
source localization in both archosaurs and mammalian ancestors. In the archosaurs (birds and crocodilians) the presence of air spaces in the skull provided
connections between the ears that have been exploited to improve directional hearing, while neural circuits mediating sound localization are well
developed. In this review, we will focus primarily on directional hearing in crocodilians, where vocalization and sound localization are thought to be
ecologically important, and indicate important issues still awaiting resolution. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
ID PubMed: 26048335
ISSN: 0378-5955
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Título: Sanitary risk assessment for caiman meat quality in Central Amazon
Autor(es): Sotero-Martins, A (Sotero-Martins, Adriana); Kluczkovski, A (Kluczkovski Junior, Augusto); Markendorf, F (Markendorf, Fabio); Marioni, B (Marioni,
Boris); Coimbra, RF (Coimbra, Rafael Ferreira); Freire, GM (Freire, Guilherme Martinez); Da Silveira, R (Da Silveira, Ronis)
Fonte: VIGILANCIA SANITARIA EM DEBATE-SOCIEDADE CIENCIA & TECNOLOGIA Volume: 3 Edição: 4 Páginas: 99-105 DOI: 10.3395/2317-
269x.00446 Publicado: NOV 2015
Resumo: Determining caiman meat quality is a major problem when establishing the production chain of wild populations. In Brazil, there are no protocols
for this type of meat. The slaughter and processing were performed using a simplified, traditional floating raft system and a water treatment system that
used both filtration and chemicals. The animals were caught using a hook, harpoon, resting pole, and cable snare. The wild caimans of two species
(Melanosuchus niger and Caiman crocodilus) were captured in the region of the Piagacu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve in Central Amazon during
three harvesting events. After each event, we progressively improved the meat-processing protocol. Microbiological testing of the meat was performed as
described in norms and Brazilian legislation for fish meat. As a result, we achieved improvements in the sanitary quality of the meat of the killed animals for
57%, 76.5% and 100% of the samples obtained during the first, second, and third harvesting events, respectively. There were significant differences in the
microbiological quality of the meat, with a reduction in the disapproval of the samples. The process of capturing animals, the cable snare, and the
restraining pole were the factors that least affected the quality of the meat; in addition, animals between 81 and 100 cm of CRC had a lower risk of
microbiological contamination. We can conclude that health surveillance activities, such as hand hygiene when handling meat, improvements in water
quality, selection of animals of the most appropriate size for slaughter, and capture by less invasive methods can reduce the potential for microbiological
contamination of the meat contribute to decrease the potential for microbiological contamination of meat.
Sotero-Martins, Adriana AAP-9726-2021 0000-0002-4312-7699
Kluczkovski, Ariane AAL-7393-2021
ISSN: 2317-269X
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Título: Non-lethal sampling for mercury evaluation in crocodilians
Autor(es): Lazaro, WL (Lazaro, Wilkinson L.); de Oliveira, RF (de Oliveira, Robson F.); dos Santos, M (dos Santos-Filho, Manoel); da Silva, CJ (da Silva, Carolina
J.); Malm, O (Malm, Olaf); Ignacio, ARA (Ignacio, Aurea R. A.); Diez, S (Diez, Sergi)
Fonte: CHEMOSPHERE Volume: 138 Páginas: 25-32 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.05.007 Publicado: NOV 2015
Resumo: Mercury (Hg) is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant that poses potential threats to ecosystems due to its toxicity to humans and wildlife. The
development of non-lethal sampling techniques is a critical step for evaluation of Hg in threatened species in tropical floodplain environments, where most
of Hg found is the result of land use and gold mining activities, and more methylation sites are available. We evaluated the spatial and seasonal effectiveness
of caudal scutes and claws to estimate Hg bioaccumulation in crocodilians (Caiman yacare), in the scarcely documented Pantanal. Hence, we investigated
the potential for Hg bioaccumulation in top predators according to its proximity to mining sites, and in water bodies with different hydrological
characteristics and connectivity with the main river during two phases of the flood pulse (dry and flood). The highest Hg concentrations were detected in
caimans captured close to mining activities, in claws (2176 ng g(-1) ww) and caudal scutes (388 ng g(-1) ww). THg concentration in claws was related to the
flood season and its mean concentration was thirteen fold higher than Hg concentration in scutes during whole year. Both tissues were found to be effective
as non-lethal sampling techniques for measuring Hg bioaccumulation in reptiles over time. Nevertheless, claw tissue seems to have a more consistent result,
since its constitutional chemical characteristics makes it a better indicator of spatial patterns that influence on Hg exposure. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights
reserved.
ID PubMed: 26026900
Diez, Sergi L-3236-2014 0000-0002-9870-2179
Filho, Manoel Santos AAL-2137-2021 0000-0002-9784-7114
Lazaro, Wilkinson L D-4112-2015 0000-0002-6499-6631
Diez, Sergi B-7601-2019 0000-0002-9870-2179
Malm, Olaf H-1724-2012
Ignacio, Aurea AAL-4058-2021 0000-0003-4672-1818
ISSN: 0045-6535
eISSN: 1879-1298
Registro 33 de 50
Título: Histological and immunohistochemical study of the ovaries and oviducts of the juvenile female of Caiman latirostris (Crocodilia: Alligatoridae)
Autor(es): Machado-Santos, C (Machado-Santos, Clarice); Santana, LND (Santana, Lailah N. de S.); Vargas, RF (Vargas, Rosilene F.); Abidu-Figueiredo, M
(Abidu-Figueiredo, Marcelo); de Brito-Gitirana, L (de Brito-Gitirana, Lycia); Chagas, MA (Chagas, Mauricio A.)
Fonte: ZOOLOGIA Volume: 32 Edição: 5 Páginas: 395-402 DOI: 10.1590/S1984-46702015000500008 Publicado: OCT 2015
Resumo: The purpose of this study was to examine the ovaries and the oviduct of juvenile females of the broadsnouted caiman, Caiman latirostris (Daudin,
1802), using light microscopy, histochemical and immunocytochemical techniques. The ovarian cortex was observed to contain groups of germinative cells
and abundant previtellogenic follicles at different stages of development. In previtellogenic follicles, the oocyte was surrounded by a single cuboidal layer of
granulosa cells, supported by the theca layer. The theca was formed by a concentric layer containing collagenous fibers, predominantly type I, and several
smooth muscle fibers. The inner perivitelline layer appeared as a narrow basophilic region between the oocyte and the granulosa. The ovarian medullary
region of loose connective tissue contained blood and lymphatic vessels, as well as numerous lacunae, being covered by a simple squamous epithelium,
supported by a thin layer of connective tissue. The oviduct of C. latirostris showed five histologically distinct regions: infundibulum, magnum, isthmus,
uterus and vagina. The infundibulum was composed of an irregularly folded mucosa covered by a simple columnar epithelium with the presence of ciliated
cells, weakly reactive to PAS staining. In the magnum, the mucosa was highly folded, and pseudostratified columnar epithelium contains mucous cells, which
reacted positively to PAS staining. The isthmus was lining by an epithelium of ciliated and non-ciliated secretory cells, but no gland was visualized in mucosa.
In the uterus, the folded mucosa was composed of a simple epithelium of high cylindrical cells and the lamina propria, which was predominantly formed by
strongly birefringent fibers, but yellow-green weakly birefringent fibers were also present. The epithelium of the vagina contained intensely ciliated and non-
ciliated cells, both of which were positive to PAS staining and no gland was observed in this region. Although the ovary and the oviduct showed some
morphological particularities, they are similar to other crocodilians.
Figueiredo, Marcelo Abidu C-7275-2017 0000-0003-2251-171X
de Brito-Gitirana, Lycia T-9435-2019
Chagas, Mauricio Alves J-2612-2014 0000-0002-4873-616X
Abidu-Figueiredo, Marcelo P-3410-2019 0000-0003-2251-171X
Machado-Santos, Clarice 0000-0002-9692-7681
ISSN: 1984-4670
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Título: Crocodylus niloticus (Crocodilia) is highly sensitive to water surface waves
Autor(es): Grap, NJ (Grap, Nadja J.); Monzel, AS (Monzel, Anna S.); Kohl, T (Kohl, Tobias); Bleckmann, H (Bleckmann, Horst)
Fonte: ZOOLOGY Volume: 118 Edição: 5 Páginas: 320-324 DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2015.03.004 Publicado: OCT 2015
https://apps-webofknowledge.ez52.periodicos.capes.gov.br/OutboundService.do?action=go&displayCitedRefs=true&displayTimesCited=true&d… 10/15
Resumo: Crocodiles show oriented responses to water surface wave stimuli but up to now behavioral thresholds are missing. This study determines the
behavioral thresholds of crocodilians to water surface waves. Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) were conditioned to respond to single-frequency water
surface wave stimuli (duration 1150 ms, frequency 15, 30, 40, 60 and 80 Hz), produced by blowing air onto the water surface. Our study shows that C. niloticus
is highly sensitive to capillary water surface waves. Threshold values decreased with increasing frequency and ranged between 10.3 mu m (15 Hz) and 0.5 mu
m (80 Hz) peak-to-peak wave amplitude. For the frequencies 15 Hz and 30 Hz the sensitivity of one spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) to water surface
waves was also tested. Threshold values were 12.8 mu m (15 Hz) down to 1.76 mu m (30 Hz), i.e. close to the threshold values of C niloticus. The surface wave
sensitivity of crocodiles is similar to the surface wave sensitivity of semi-aquatic insects and fishing spiders but does not match the sensitivity of surface-
feeding fishes which is higher by one to two orders of magnitude. (C) 2015 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
ID PubMed: 26153334
Grap, Nadja 0000-0003-2225-8785
ISSN: 0944-2006
Registro 35 de 50
Título: Fatty acid profile and bacteriological quality of caiman meat subjected to high hydrostatic pressure
Autor(es): Canto, ACVCS (Canto, Anna C. V. C. S.); Costa-Lima, BRC (Costa-Lima, Bruno R. C.); Suman, SP (Suman, Surendranath P.); Monteiro, MLG (Monteiro,
Maria Lucia G.); Marsico, ET (Marsico, Eliane T.); Conte, CA (Conte-Junior, Carlos A.); Franco, RM (Franco, Robson M.); Salim, APAA (Salim, Ana Paula A. A.);
Torrezan, R (Torrezan, Renata); Silva, TJP (Silva, Teofilo J. P.)
Fonte: LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Volume: 63 Edição: 2 Páginas: 872-877 DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2015.05.003 Publicado: OCT 2015
Resumo: Our objective was to examine the effects of high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) on physico-chemical properties and bacteriological quality of caiman
(adman crocodilus yacare) meat. Caiman tail meat was cut into 25 g chunks, individually vacuum packaged, and allocated to four treatments: non-treated
(NT; not subjected to HHP), and samples subjected to HHP at 200 MPa (P2), 300 MPa (P3), and 400 MPa (P4). Physico-chemical properties, fatty acid profile,
and bacteriological quality were evaluated. All HHP treatments (P2, P3, and P4) demonstrated lower (P < 0.05) microbial loads than NT. HHP decreased (P <
0.05) n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content and hypocholesterolemic/hypercholesterolemic ratio. However, HHP increased (P < 0.05) n-6/n-3 ratio as well as
indices of atherogenicity and thrombogenicity, which are critical indicators for the risk of cardiac diseases. The results suggest that while HHP improves
bacteriological safety, it can compromise the fatty acid profile and nutritive value of caiman meat, which is rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids. (C) 2015
Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Conte-Junior, Carlos A J-5815-2014 0000-0001-6133-5080
Marsico, Eliane AAQ-7766-2021
Reis, AlessanRSS 0000-0001-8486-7469
Suman, Surendranath I-5884-2014 0000-0001-7523-2146
Salim, Ana Paula 0000-0001-9513-122X
ISSN: 0023-6438
eISSN: 1096-1127
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Título: CONNECTING STRUCTURES OF THE LIVER OF THE BABA (Caiman crocodilus crocodilus)
Autor(es): Maldonado, C (Maldonado, Carolina); Malave, Y (Malave, Yadetzy); Amaya, M (Amaya, Martha); Valdespino, A (Valdespino, Angel)
Fonte: REVISTA CIENTIFICA-FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS Volume: 25 Edição: 5 Páginas: 420-423 Publicado: SEP-OCT 2015
Resumo: Baba (Caiman crocodilus crocodilus) is the reptile with the widest geographic distribution in America ranging from southern Mexico to Brazil. In
Venezuela, it is located across the Orinoco River basin and there are greater population densities in the flooding plains of Apure, Barinas, Cojedes, Guarico,
and Portuguesa States. However, morphological studies on this species of wildlife have not been widely conducted. Accordingly, the main objective of this
research was to describe the connecting structures of the liver of this species. An exploratory study of liver anatomy on eleven females and four males
collected in Guarico and Aragua States was performed. The animals were anesthetized and their abdominal cavity reached in order to locate the liver and
thus to identify and describe its connecting structures. The main findings in this work consisted in verifying that the ends of the diaphragm muscle are
inserted into the parietal surface of each lobe of the liver, giving rise to the hepatopericardic ligament, the observation of a fold peritoneum that corresponds
to the lesser omentum, and of the right and left triangular ligaments.
ISSN: 0798-2259
Registro 37 de 50
Título: Bone and muscular bases of commercial cuts from yacare caiman (Caiman yacare Daudin, 1802)
Autor(es): Figueiredo, SIS (Figueiredo, Sandra I. S.); Araujo, LBM (Araujo, Luciana B. M.); Ferraz, RHS (Ferraz, Rosa H. S.); Guimaraes, FR (Guimaraes, Flavio R.);
Cantarini, JL (Cantarini, Jessica L.); Araujo, EG (Araujo, Eugenio G.)
Fonte: PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA Volume: 35 Edição: 8 Páginas: 749-761 DOI: 10.1590/S0100-736X2015000800007 Publicado: AUG 2015
Resumo: Yacare Caiman meat consumption has become a marketing trend and a commodity on the rise in Mato Grosso state in Brazil. In the last four years,
cuts from the trunk represented 28.40% of total meat sales. Although evolutionary studies, morphophysiological ontogenetic and technology research have
been carried out, characterization of muscle and bone bases of cuts from the torso has not been previously reported. The aim of this research is to describe
the muscles and corresponding bones related to sirloin, filet mignon and meat trims cuts. To describe the bones, we used six boned carcasses from juvenile
Yacare Caiman, as well as an adult specimen, obtained by donation after death from the Federal University of Mato Grosso Zoo. The bones were macerated,
bleached and their anatomical details recorded. In order to study the muscle, 24 juvenile specimens were obtained after slaughter and skinning and
dissected on both sides. The sirloin cut consists of the semispinal, longissimus and iliocostalis muscles, which are inserted on thoracic vertebrae and ribs, as
well as lumbar and sacral ribs. The meat trims cut is formed by latissimus dorsi, serratus, pectoral and abdominal (external oblique, internal oblique,
transversus and rectus) muscles, based in various bones: bone ribs are the thoracic, lumbar, and sacral ribs, the gastralia, the sternum and epipubis. The filet
mignon cut is formed by the internal puboischiofemoralis cranial (sublumbar) muscle and by the troncocaudal (ventral surface of the pelvis) muscle.

Ferraz, Rosa D-3963-2014 0000-0002-9980-4994
ISSN: 0100-736X
eISSN: 1678-5150
Registro 38 de 50
Título: Size of caimans killed by humans at a hydroelectric dam in the Madeira River, Brazilian Amazon
Autor(es): Campos, Z (Campos, Zilca)
Fonte: HERPETOZOA Volume: 28 Edição: 1-2 Páginas: 101-104 Publicado: JUL 30 2015
ISSN: 1013-4425
Registro 39 de 50
Título: Several techniques for the preparation of flour from carcasses of the Pantanal alligator (Caiman crocodilus yacare)
Autor(es): Fernandes, VRT (Takeuchi Fernandes, Vitoria Regina); de Souza, MLR (Rodrigues de Souza, Maria Luiza); Gasparino, E (Gasparino, Eliane);
Coutinho, ME (Coutinho, Marcos Eduardo); Visentainer, JV (Visentainer, Jesui Vergilio); Goes, ESD (dos Reis Goes, Elenice Souza)
Fonte: FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Volume: 35 Edição: 3 Páginas: 487-492 DOI: 10.1590/1678-457X.6722 Publicado: JUL-SEP 2015
Resumo: Flour prepared via current assay methodologies from the carcasses of the Pantanal alligator (Caiman crocodilus yacare) was analyzed for its
chemical composition, minerals, fatty acids, and sensorial profile. Carcasses of the Pantanal alligator, originating from the Coocrijapan scientific zoo, Caceres
MT Brazil, were utilized. The carcasses were cooked for 60 minutes in a pressure cooker with water containing 2% salt and 5% chimichurri. The cooked
carcasses were then ground and the mass was used for the manufacture of flour via three techniques: non-smoked, hot-smoked, and liquid-smoked. After
each technique, the carcasses were dehydrated at 60 degrees C for 3h and were ground. Alligator flour was then produced. The moisture of liquid-smoked
flour (10.97%) was higher than that of non-smoked flour (3.78%) and hot-smoked flour (4.43%). The flours provided high protein (57.11% - 58.27%) and ash
(23.45 - 26.42%) rates, and were predominantly calcium (6.77% - 7.69%), phosphorus (3.67% - 4.05%), and iron (73.13 - 273.73 ppm/100 mg). Smoked-flour
had a better acceptance rate by tasters when compared to non-smoked flour. Results show that flours produced from alligator carcasses had high protein,
ash, and mineral rates and a reasonable acceptability by most tasters.
visentainer, jesui vergilio F-7273-2011 0000-0003-3412-897X
Souza dos Reis Goes, Elenice 0000-0003-2437-4800
ISSN: 0101-2061
eISSN: 1678-457X
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Título: Environmental Effects of BPA: Focus on Aquatic Species
Autor(es): Canesi, L (Canesi, Laura); Fabbri, E (Fabbri, Elena)
Fonte: DOSE-RESPONSE Volume: 13 Edição: 3 Número do artigo: 1559325815598304 DOI: 10.1177/1559325815598304 Publicado: JUL-SEP 2015
Resumo: Research on bisphenol A (BPA) as an environmental contaminant has now major regulatory implications toward the ecosystem health, and hence it
is incumbent on scientists to do their research to the highest standards possible, in order that the most appropriate decisions are made to mitigate the
impacts to aquatic wildlife. However, the contribution given so far appears rather fragmented. The present overview aims to collect available information on
the effects of BPA on aquatic vertebrates and invertebrates to provide a general scenario and to suggest future developments toward more comprehensive
approaches useful for aquatic species protection.
ID PubMed: 26674307
Canesi, Laura 0000-0003-2061-3819
FABBRI, Elena 0000-0002-9957-8202
ISSN: 1559-3258
Registro 41 de 50
Título: Spatial and Temporal Variation in Reproduction of a Generalist Crocodilian, Caiman crocodilus yacare, in a Seasonally Flooded Wetland
Autor(es): Campos, Z (Campos, Zilca); Mourao, G (Mourao, Guilherme); Coutinho, M (Coutinho, Marcos); Magnusson, WE (Magnusson, William E.); Soriano,
BMA (Soriano, Balbina M. A.)
Fonte: PLOS ONE Volume: 10 Edição: 6 Número do artigo: e0129368 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129368 Publicado: JUN 24 2015
Resumo: We monitored the number of caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacare) nests in two ranches in the Brazilian Pantanal that cover an area of about 50.000
ha for 28 years (1987-2014). The number of nests was related to combinations of rainfall, water level, and number of days with temperature below 20 degrees
C, depending on the area. Most of the variation in number of nests could not be predicted by the environmental variables, but could be represented
mathematically by a sine wave. We were not able to identify any external driver and suspect that the regular fluctuations may have resulted from an intrinsic
population process. Presently, ranches are used as management units under the legislation for ranching Pantanal caimans. However, although some
breeding females were recaptured in the area after periods of up to 21 years, most were not recaptured near nests or in general surveys of the area,
suggesting that females are not strongly philopatric and that ranches do not represent isolated demographic units.
ID PubMed: 26107847
Mourao, Guilherme M C-3319-2013 0000-0002-8300-4191
ISSN: 1932-6203
Registro 42 de 50
Título: Bone and muscular bases of commercial cuts from the Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare, Daudin 1802) tail
Autor(es): Figueiredo, SIS (Figueiredo, S. I. S.); Araujo, EG (Araujo, E. G.); Araujo, LBM (Araujo, L. B. M.); Ferraz, RHS (Ferraz, R. H. S.)
Fonte: ARQUIVO BRASILEIRO DE MEDICINA VETERINARIA E ZOOTECNIA Volume: 67 Edição: 3 Páginas: 909-917 DOI: 10.1590/1678-4162-7787 Publicado:
JUN 2015
Resumo: The commercial exploitation of the Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) has become a relevant commodity in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Crocodilian's tail muscles nutritional characteristics and representativeness in body mass became the object of morphophysiological technological and
evolutionary studies. The aim of this research was to report, for the first time, the anatomical characterization of muscle and bone bases of Pantanal Caiman
meat cuts obtained from the tail. To describe the bones, we used one adult and six juvenile specimens of Pantanal Caiman. In order to study the muscle, 24
juvenile individuals were slaughtered and skinned, preserved in a -20 degrees C freezer and thawed at the time of use, without any fixation. After
evisceration, the specimens were dissected on both sides to verify structural symmetry, muscle attachments, sintopy relations, shape and muscular
architecture. Caudal vertebrae are procoelous, except for the first of the series, and have sites on the ventral surface of their body where the hemal processes
articulate, with the exception of the first and the last four or five vertebrae. The commercial meat cuts of the tail are the tail sirloin, composed of semispinal
caudal, longissimus caudal, ilioischiocaudal, long caudofemoral, transverse and deep of the tail muscles, and also the tail tip, consisting of the longissimus
caudal and ilioischiocaudal muscles, based on the last five or six caudal vertebrae.
Ferraz, Rosa D-3963-2014 0000-0002-9980-4994
ISSN: 0102-0935
eISSN: 1678-4162
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Título: Endogenous and exogenous estrogens during embryonic development affect timing of hatch and growth in the American alligator (Alligator
mississippiensis)
Autor(es): Cruze, L (Cruze, Lori); Roark, AM (Roark, Alison M.); Rolland, G (Rolland, Gabrielle); Younas, M (Younas, Mona); Stacy, N (Stacy, Nicole); Guillette, LJ
(Guillette, Louis J., Jr.)
Fonte: COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Volume: 184 Páginas: 10-18 DOI:
10.1016/j.cbpb.2015.02.001 Publicado: JUN 2015
Resumo: Prenatal exposure to estrogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can affect length of gestation and body mass and size of offspring. However,
the dose, timing, and duration of exposure as well as sex and strain of the experimental animals determine the direction and magnitude of these effects. In
this study, we examined the effects of a one-time embryonic exposure to either 17 beta-estradiol (E2) or bisphenol A (BPA) on rate of development and
growth in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). Our results indicate that BPA and E2-treated alligators hatched approximately 1.4 days earlier than
vehicle-treated (control) alligators, suggesting that estrogenic chemicals hasten hatching in these animals. We assessed growth rates, growth allometry, and
body condition for 21 weeks after hatching and found that BPA-treated alligators grew more quickly shortly after hatching but more slowly thereafter
compared to control alligators. Conversely, E2-treated alligators grew more slowly shortly after hatching but more quickly thereafter compared to control
alligators. As a result of differences in growth rate, BPA-treated alligators were heavier, longer, and fatter than control alligators at age 5 weeks but were
similar in size and leaner than control alligators at age 21 weeks. Biochemical analytes were examined at the end of the 21-week study to assess overall
metabolic condition. We found that E2-treated alligators had significantly higher circulating plasma concentrations of cholesterol and triglycerides than
control alligators while BPA-treated alligators had blood profiles comparable to control alligators. Our results provide important insights into the effects of
exogenous estrogens on morphology and metabolism in an oviparous, semi-aquatic reptile. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc All rights reserved.
ID PubMed: 25687799
Stacy, Nicole 0000-0003-4258-4414
ISSN: 1096-4959
eISSN: 1879-1107
Registro 44 de 50
Título: Camera traps capture images of predators of Caiman crocodilus yacare eggs (Reptilia: Crocodylia) in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands
Autor(es): Campos, Z (Campos, Z.); Mourao, G (Mourao, G.)
Fonte: JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY Volume: 49 Edição: 15-16 Páginas: 977-982 DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2014.930757 Publicado: APR 26 2015
Resumo: Camera traps were set up in forest nests in 2009, 2010 and 2012 to capture images of possible predators eating eggs of the Pantanal caiman,
Caiman crocodilus yacare. We monitored 57 caiman nests; 42 nests were opened and the eggs were counted (mean=25eggs/nest, SD=4.3). Females were
present and captured at 38 of those nests. The remaining 15 nests were used as controls, and we did not capture the females or open the egg cavities of
these nests. Most of the nests had the eggs eaten by predators, in both the disturbed group (38nests) and the control group (13nests). The main predators
were carnivorous mammals, such as crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous), coatis (Nasua nasua) and tayras (Eira barbara), although feral pigs (Sus scrofa) and
armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) were also photographed eating caiman eggs. The lizard Salvator merianae was photographed eating eggs of two nests.
Mourao, Guilherme M C-3319-2013 0000-0002-8300-4191
ISSN: 0022-2933
eISSN: 1464-5262
Registro 45 de 50
Título: Ontogenetic variation in the skulls of Caiman: the case of Caiman latirostris and Caiman yacare (Alligatoridae, Caimaninae)
Autor(es): Blanco, MVF (Fernandez Blanco, M. V.); Bona, R (Bona, R.); Olivares, AI (Olivares, A. I.); Desojo, JB (Desojo, J. B.)
Fonte: HERPETOLOGICAL JOURNAL Volume: 25 Edição: 2 Páginas: 65-73 Publicado: APR 2015
Resumo: Caiman is one of the five extant genera of alligatorid crocodylians. While several quantitative and qualitative studies exist on morphological
variation in the genus, little is known about ontogenetic effects. Here, we quantify ontogenetic variation in morphology for Caiman yacare and C. latirostris in
a phylogenetic context. A linear regression analysis on twelve skull measurements of C. yacare and C. latirostris against a measure of size (the first axis of a
PCA of all variables) showed high correlation coefficients (r(2)=0.89-0.99) and negative allometry. Eight allometric trajectories showed common slopes at
different intercepts, reflecting a common ontogenetic pattern of morphological growth fixed early in ontogeny. The anterior width of the snout and the
posterior width of the skull table are suitable to discriminate between the two species. The relationship between snout width and snout length is isometric in
C. latirostris while it is negatively allometric in C. yacare. These results confirm that the snout shape is a distinctive feature between species established early
in ontogeny. The narrowing and lengthening of the snout in C. yacare during ontogeny results in adult forms widely represented in other extant taxa within
the genus. The broader and shorter snout in C. latirostris is probably an autapomorphic feature of this species within Caimaninae.
Olivares, Adriana Itati I-3334-2019 0000-0002-8547-404X
ISSN: 0268-0130
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Título: Preliminary Mating Analysis of American Crocodiles, Crocodylus acutus, in Las Baulas, Santa Rosa, and Palo Verde National Parks, Guanacaste, Costa
Rica
Autor(es): Budd, KM (Budd, Kiristin M.); Spotila, JR (Spotila, James R.); Mauger, LA (Mauger, Laurie A.)
Fonte: SOUTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY Volume: 10 Edição: 1 Páginas: 4-9 DOI: 10.2994/SAJH-D-14-00022.1 Publicado: APR 2015
Resumo: Studying the mating system of wild populations of American crocodiles, Crocodylus acutus, has important conservation implications. We
conducted a preliminary analysis of the mating system of C. acutus in Las Baulas (2007 and 2008), Santa Rosa (2007) and Palo Verde (2008 and 2009) National
Parks in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. We captured hatchlings during crocodile surveys and analyzed them with nine polymorphic microsatellite loci to determine
relatedness values. High relatedness values indicated that full and half siblings were sampled in a single locality and season. We found full siblings between
the years that hatchlings were collected in Las Baulas and Palo Verde National Parks, which suggested mate fidelity. The mate fidelity and high relatedness
values could be a consequence of the smaller number of adult crocodiles found within these areas or indicative of a small number of dominant males in the
populations. Our results support the need to conduct future studies describing the mating system and nesting success within populations of C. acutus.
Understanding of these population factors is crucial to the continued success and maintenance of viable populations of C. acutus.
Título da conferência: 23rd Working Meeting of the Crocodile-Specialist-Group
Data da conferência: MAY, 2014
Local da conferência: Lake Charles, LA
Patrocinadores da conferência: Crocodile Specialist Grp
Budd, Kris X-6782-2019 0000-0003-1352-1983
ISSN: 1808-9798
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Título: Hormone Levels and Ultrasound Evaluation of Caiman latirostris (Crocodylia, Alligatoridae) Ovulation
Autor(es): Portelinha, TCG (Portelinha, Thiago C. G.); Jahn, GA (Jahn, Graciela A.); Hapon, MB (Belen Hapon, M.); Verdade, LM (Verdade, Luciano M.); Pina, CI
(Pina, Carlos I.)
Resumo: Although there is much information available about reproduction in Caiman latirostris, knowledge related to steroid hormone levels and follicle
development for wild adult females is still lacking. In this study we monitored and assessed the development of follicles and eggs and correlated these
results with plasma steroid hormone levels in 32 adult females captured in Santa Fe, Argentina. Fieldwork was carried out over two reproductive seasons
(October-January) between 2010 and 2012. Using an ultrasound device to take images of the reproductive structures of adult females, we observed
individuals with vitellogenic follicles (n = 5), eggs (n = 4), atretic follicles (n = 11), and inactive reproductive structures (n = 12). We found no reproductive
females smaller than 65 cm snout-vent length. High levels of estradiol were found during the ovulation period (November) only in reproductive females.
Reproductive females showed no differences in progesterone levels during the study period (November-January) compared to non-reproductive females;
however, reproductive females showed higher progesterone levels during nesting (December). We found no differences in progesterone levels between
reproductive females and females with atretic follicles at the end of the nesting period (January). Ultrasound imaging was found to be an efficient technique
to study reproductive structures at the beginning of reproductive cycle of the broad-snouted caiman. Isolated analyses of hormonal levels are not sufficient
to determine the reproductive condition of C. latirostris females.
Hapon, Maria Belen 0000-0003-4381-5368
ISSN: 1808-9798
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Título: Are Stress-Related Hormones Involved in the Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination of the Broad-Snouted Caiman?
Autor(es): Iungman, JL (Iungman, Josefina L.); Somoza, GM (Somoza, Gustavo M.); Pina, CI (Pina, Carlos I.)
Resumo: In some reptiles, gonadal outcome is regulated by temperature during a critical period of the embryonic development. Gonadal steroid hormones
are seen as effectors of the gonadal differentiation process. Recently, stress and glucocorticoids (GCs), stress-related hormones in vertebrates, have been
considered as potential modulators of the sex determination process in some vertebrates that present temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). In
reptiles, corticosterone is the main GC produced, and its administration to eggs causes a bias in sex ratio in some lizards. In this context, we aim at assessing
whether dexamethasone (Dex), a potent synthetic glucocorticoid, can modify the sex ratio in Caiman latirostris, a species with strong TSD. As a first step, we
incubated embryos at masculinizing temperatures (33 degrees C; 100% males). Different doses of Dex were topically applied to the eggshell at stage 20, prior
to gonadal differentiation. We assessed embryonic development at stages 22 and 25 and evaluated some physiological and morphological hatchling traits.
Embryonic mortality was not affected by dexamethasone manipulation. No effects of Dex on sex ratio were found and all animals analyzed histologically
possessed testes. However, older embryos and hatchlings from Dex treated eggs were heavier, larger, and hatched earlier than control individuals. Our
results do not account for Dex involvement in the process of ovarian differentiation, at least under a strong masculinizing temperature. Nevertheless, they
suggest that Dex might accelerate embryo development by enhancing intermediate metabolism and/or by stimulating growth hormone secretion.
Somoza, Gustavo Manuel A-1642-2012 0000-0002-3638-702X
ISSN: 1808-9798
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Título: Corticosterone Plasma Levels of Embryo and Hatchling Broad-Snouted Caimans (Caiman latirostris) Incubated at Different Temperatures
Autor(es): Marco, MVP (Parachu Marco, Maria V.); Pina, CI (Pina, Carlos I.); Somoza, GM (Somoza, Gustavo M.); Jahn, GA (Jahn, Graciela A.); Pietrobon, EO
(Pietrobon, Elisa O.); Iungman, JL (Iungman, Josefina L.)
Resumo: The temperature-sensitive period is the time during development during which sex determination occurs in vertebrates that undergo temperature-
dependent sex determination, such as in caimans. The interplay among temperature and steroid hormones is also known, and it has been suggested that
stress hormones (corticosterone) might influence sex ratios in some reptiles. To explore this, we measured the levels of corticosterone in Caiman latirostris to
determine if incubation temperature (31 degrees C, 33 degrees C, and 34 degrees C) affects plasma corticosterone levels. Differences among nests were
observed in plasma corticosterone. However, hormone levels showed no significant differences between sexes or incubation temperatures in Caiman
latirostris embryos or hatchlings. Corticosterone levels were 0.01-2.2 ng/mL in embryos incubated at 31 degrees C (100% of females), 0.01-4.65 ng/mL in
those incubated at 33 degrees C (100% of males), and 0.01-6.31 ng/mL in embryos incubated at 34 degrees C (100% of males). Corticosterone levels were
higher in hatchlings, being 1.11-39.18 in those produced at 31 degrees C, 2.85-22.36 at 33 degrees C, and 2.72-39.05 ng/mL at 34 degrees C.
Somoza, Gustavo Manuel A-1642-2012 0000-0002-3638-702X
ISSN: 1808-9798
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Título: Thermal Effects on Innate Immune Response, Respiration, and Locomotor Performance in the Spectacled Caiman, Caiman crocodilus.
Autor(es): Watson, CM (Watson, C. M.); Merchant, ME (Merchant, M. E.)
Fonte: INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY Resumo do encontro: 58.2 Volume: 55 Páginas: E195-E195 Suplemento: 1 Publicado: APR 2015
Título da conferência: Annual Meeting of the Society-for-Integrative-and-Comparative-Biology (SICB)
Data da conferência: JAN 03-07, 2015
Local da conferência: West Palm Beach, FL
Patrocinadores da conferência: Soc Integrat & Comparat Biol
ISSN: 1540-7063
eISSN: 1557-7023
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