Uso histórico y actual del caimán llanero (<em>Crocodylus intermedius<em>) en la Orinoquia (Colombia-Venezuela)

The Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) is a resource that was exploited by indigenous and creole populations from the Orinoco Llanos in past centuries for food, medicine, and mystical and cultural traditions. These uses and the speciesâ former abundance were exposed through the works of voya...

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Main Authors: Antonio Castro Casal, Manuel Merchán Fornelino, Mario Fernando Garcés Restrepo, Miguel Andrés Cárdenas Torres, Fernando Gómez Velasco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt 2013-07-01
Series:Biota Colombiana
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Online Access:http://revistas.humboldt.org.co/index.php/biota/article/view/276