Observations on nests of Crocodylus moreletii in San Luis Potosí, Mexico
| Autor: | Marco A. López-Luna, Gabriel Barrios-Quiroz, Gustavo Casas-Andreu, Víctor Hugo Sustaita-Rodríguez, Armando H. Escobedo-Galván |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
Hydrology
geography education.field_of_study Typha geography.geographical_feature_category biology Ecology Biología Population Crocodylus moreletii Wetland Vegetation Crocodile biology.organism_classification Ciénega de Cabezas reproductive ecology Nest biology.animal nesting ecology Morelet's crocodile education Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Ciénega |
| Zdroj: | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México UNAM Redalyc-UNAM Scopus-Elsevier Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad (México) Num.1 Vol.82 |
| ISSN: | 2007-8706 1870-3453 |
| Popis: | "Nesting ecology of Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) has been documented since 1940. However, only 2 nests constructed on floating vegetation have been recorded. Here, we presented additional information from a mainland population of C. moreletii in the Ciénega de Cabezas wetland, San Luis Potosí, describing 2 nests constructed on floating mats of cattails. The nests were constructed using Typha sp., close to the main channel. One nest was lost due to flooding, and contained 32 eggs. Seven eggs had a mean 72.6 ± 2.63 mm length (range = 70.0 -75.0 mm), 45.0 ± 2.30 mm width (range = 41.0-48.0 mm), and 140.7 ± 2.98 mm diameter (range = 136.0-145.0 mm). We suggest that the use of floating vegetation for nesting by C. moreletii is related to the availability of aquatic vegetation, combined with the lack of adequate nesting sites on land." |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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