Reference List

This list includes references used to derive specimen records as well as those with scientific name Crocodylus moreletii listed in key words.

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34361 Journal Article Cedeño-Vázquez, J.R., D. Rodriguez, S. Calmé, J.P. Ross, L.D> Densmore, and J.B. Thorbjarnarson. 2008. Hybridization between Crocodylus acutus and Crocodylus moreletii in the Yucatan Peninsula: I. Evidence from mitochondrial DNA and morphology. Journal of Experimental Zoology A 309(10):661-673. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18626922/.
34357 Journal Article Dever, J.A., R.E. Strauss, T.R. Rainwater, S.T. McMurry, and L.D. Densmore III. 2002. Genetic diversity, population subdivision, and gene flow in Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) from Belize, Central America. Copeia 2002(4):1078-1091. https://bioone.org/journals/Copeia/volume-2002/issue-4/0045-8511(2002)002[1078:GDPSAG]2.0.CO;2/Genetic-Diversity-Population-Subdivision-and-Gene-Flow-in-Morelets-Crocodile/10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[1078:GDPSAG]2.0.CO;2.short.
34054 Journal Article Metzger III, E.R., M.R. Rochford, A.M. Lawrence, and F.J. Mazzotti. 2020. Morelet’s Crocodile, Crocodylus moreletii (Duméril & Bibron 1851) (Crocodylidae), another nonnative crocodilian species introduced to Florida, USA. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians 26(3):259-260. http://www.ircf.org/journal/volume-26-3-2020/.
34374 Journal Article Moravec, F. 2001. Some helminth parasites from Morelet's crocodile, Crocodylus moreletii, from Yucatan, Mexico. Folia Parasitologica 48(1):47-62. http://folia.paru.cas.cz/artkey/fol-200101-0008_some_helminth_parasites_from_morelet_s_crocodile_crocodylus_moreletii_from_yucatan_mexico.php.
34362 Journal Article Platt, S.G. and J.B. Thorbjarnarson. 2000. Population status and conservation of Morelet's crocodile, Crocodylus moreletii, in northern Belize. Biological Conservation 96(1):21-29. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320700000392.
34359 Journal Article Platt, S.G., and T.R. Rainwater. 2006. A review of morphological characters useful for distinguishing Morelet’s crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) and American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with an emphasis on populations in the coastal zone of Belize. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 40(2):25-29. https://chicagoherp.org/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/2019/12/412.pdf.
34358 Book Chapter Platt, S.G., L. Sigler, and T.R. Rainwater. 2010. Morelet’s Crocodile Crocodylus moreletii. Pages 79-83 in S.C. Magnolis and S. Stevenson, eds. Crocodiles. Status survey and conservation action plan. Third edition. Crocodile Specialist Group. Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
34356 Journal Article Platt, S.G., T.R. Rainwater, A.G. Finger, J.B. Thorbjarnson, T.A. Anderson, and S.T. McMurray. 2006. Food habits, ontogenetic dietary partitioning and observations of foraging behaviour of Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) in northern Belize. The Herpetological Journal 16(3):281-290. https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/bhs/thj/2006/00000016/00000003/art00007.
34363 Journal Article Platt, S.G., T.R. Rainwater, J.B. Thorbjarnarson, A.G. Finger, T.A. Anderson, S.T. McMurry. 2009. Size estimation, morphometrics, sex ratio, sexual size dimorphism, and biomass of Morelet's crocodile in northern Belize. Caribbean Journal of Science 45(1):80-93. https://bioone.org/journals/Caribbean-Journal-of-Science/volume-45/issue-1/cjos.v45i1.a12/Size-estimation-morphometrics-sex-ratio-sexual-size-dimorphism-and-biomass/10.18475/cjos.v45i1.a12.short.
34360 Journal Article Ray, D.A., J.A. Dever, S.G. Platt, T.R. Rainwater, A.G. Finger, S.T. McMurry, M.A. Batzer, B. Barr, P.J. Stafford, J. McKnight, and L.D. Densmore. 2004. Low levels of nucleotide diversity in Crocodylus moreletii and evidence of hybridization with C. acutus. Conservation Genetics 5:449-462. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/B:COGE.0000041024.96928.fe.


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