Growth of Caiman crocodilus yacare in the Brazilian Pantanal.

We studied growth of the caiman, Caiman crocodilus yacare, in the Brazilian Pantanal for 27 years between 1987 and 2013.We recaptured 647 of 7769 C. c. yacare initially marked in an area of 50 km(2), in two ranches. We were able to determine size at age accurately for 24 male and17 female caimans th...

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Main Authors: Zilca Campos, Guilherme Mourão, Marcos Coutinho, William E Magnusson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3938444?pdf=render