Ocupación de jagüeyes por la babilla, <em>Caiman crocodilus fuscus<em> (Cope, 1868), en el Caribe colombiano
The present study evaluates occupation of Caiman crocodilus fuscus (babilla) at artificial lagoons (jagüeyes) constructed as a watering place for cattle. These water bodies are located on the coastal anthropic savannah landscape matrix in the Colombian Caribbean, in the Sucre department, belonging...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Biota Colombiana |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.humboldt.org.co/index.php/biota/article/view/293 |
| Summary: | The present study evaluates occupation of Caiman crocodilus fuscus (babilla) at artificial lagoons (jagüeyes)
constructed as a watering place for cattle. These water bodies are located on the coastal anthropic savannah
landscape matrix in the Colombian Caribbean, in the Sucre department, belonging to the tropical dry forest
with high environmental deterioration. Population of babillas in three jagüeyes without connection between
them, were analyzed through successives captures, both in dry and rainy seasons. The statistical results shown
significant differences (p |
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| ISSN: | 0124-5376 2539-200X |