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Melanosuchus

 
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2018
2018
Cranial shape variation in jacarean caimanines (Crocodylia, Alligatoroidea) and its implications in the taxonomic status of extinct species: The case of Melanosuchus fisheri.
Melanosuchus niger (Crocodylia, Alligatoroidea) is one of the six living caimanine species widely distributed throughout the… (More)
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2017
2017
Correction to: The metabolic cost of nesting: body condition and blood parameters of Caiman crocodilus and Melanosuchus niger in Central Amazonia
Although nesting ecology is well studied in several crocodilian species, it is not known how nest attendance influences… (More)
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2016
2016
Ontogeny of the Appendicular Skeleton in Melanosuchus niger (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae).
The objective of the present study was to analyze chondrogenesis and the ossification pattern of the limbs of Melanosuchus niger… (More)
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2014
2014
Mercury contamination in alligators (Melanosuchus niger) from Mamirauá Reservoir (Brazilian Amazon) and human health risk assessment.
Mercury (Hg) concentrations in muscles of wild alligators (Melanosuchus niger) from the Mamirauá Reservoir (a reference area in… (More)
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2013
2013
Gastric lesions in free-ranging black caimans (Melanosuchus niger) associated with Brevimulticaecum species.
The stomachs of 100 free-ranging black caimans (Melanosuchus niger Spix, 1825) from the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve… (More)
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2011
2011
A fatal attack on a child by a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger).
We describe a fatal attack by a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) on an 11-year-old child with comments on the reptile's… (More)
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2008
2008
Phylogeographic and conservation genetic analysis of the black caiman (Melanosuchus niger).
We assessed the spatial distribution of the genetic variability of Melanosuchus niger from 11 localities in South America using 1… (More)
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2008
2008
Phylogenetic relationships of South American alligatorids and the caiman of Madeira River.
We analyzed DNA sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (cyt b), the nuclear Recombination Activating Gene 1 (RAG1) and… (More)
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2006
2006
Genetic structure , population dynamics , and conservation of Black caiman ( Melanosuchus niger )
  • Benoit de Thoisya, Tomas Hrbekb, Izeni Pires Fariasb, William Rangel Vasconcelosb, Anne Lavergnea
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Microsatellite DNA polymorphisms were screened in seven populations of the largest Neotropical predator, the Black caiman… (More)
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2002
2002
The crocodilian mitochondrial control region: general structure, conserved sequences, and evolutionary implications.
We present the first comprehensive analysis of the crocodilian control region. We have analyzed sequences from all three families… (More)
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