Evolutionary Regression and Species-Specific Codon Usage of TLR15 by Carlos G. P. Voogdt, Mark E. Merchant, Jaap A. Wagenaar, Jaap A. Wagenaar, Jos P. M. van Putten

“…Cloning and functional analysis of TLR15 of the green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis), salt water crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), and chicken (Gallus gallus) showed for all species TLR15 specific protease-induced activation of NF-κB, despite highly variable TLR15 protein expression levels. …”
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Antiproliferative Potential of Extracts from Kappaphycus Seaweeds on HeLa Cancer Cell Lines by Lau, Tiek Ying, Delbora Fenny Vittal, Chew, Cassandra Sze Yii, Yong, Wilson Thau Lym

“…In the present study, 90% methanolic, 70% acetonic and aqueous extracts from Kappaphycus alvarezii (strains Crocodile, Giant and Brown) and Kappaphycus striatum were used to inhibit the growth of HeLa cell lines. …”
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Effect of different drying techniques on the phytochemical content and antioxidant activity of kappaphycus alvarezii by Abu Bakar, Mohd Fadzelly, Lee, Angelina Mei Ling, Yasir, Suhaimi, Matanjun, Patricia

“…The effect of different drying techniques on the phytochemical content and antioxidant activity of Kappaphycus alvarezii (‘crocodile’ morphotype) were inves-tigated. Phytochemical (total phenolic, flavonoid, anthocyanin and carotenoid content) and antioxidant activity of the sea-weed were determined. …”
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Water or sediment? Assessing seasonal microplastic accumulation from wastewater treatment works by Tatenda Dalu, Nelisiwe Ngomane, Farai Dondofema, Ross N. Cuthbert

“…The study aimed to determine the seasonal (i.e., hot–wet, cool–dry) variation in water and sediment microplastic abundances up- and down-stream of wastewater treatment works across two subtropical river systems (i.e., Crocodile and Luvuvhu) in South Africa. Overall, we found that microplastic type and distribution often did not show clear seasonal and site differences in water, hence microplastics were widespread across the studied systems and microplastic concentrations did not relate clearly to wastewater treatment works. …”
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Development of Seven New dPCR Animal Species Assays and a Reference Material to Support Quantitative Ratio Measurements of Food and Feed Products by Kate R. Griffiths, Jacob L. H. McLaughlin, Felicity Hall, Lina Partis, Samuel C. Hansen, Rachel Tulloch, Daniel G. Burke

“…In this Methods paper, new assays for horse, donkey, duck, kangaroo, camel, water buffalo and crocodile have been developed to expand the range of species that can be quantified, and a previously published reference assay targeting the myostatin gene has been modified to include marsupials and reptiles. …”
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Exploring market-based wildlife trade dynamics in Bangladesh by Nasir Uddin, Ariful Islam, Tania Akhter, Tasnim Ara, Delower Hossain, Craig Fullstone, Sam Enoch, Alice C. Hughes

“…Wildlife markets were also centres of trade for high-value species, including the tiger Panthera tigris, crocodile Crocodylus porosus and tortoises. In hill markets and peri-urban markets the most commonly sold species originated from nearby forests, whereas urban markets included both native species and exotic species sourced internationally. …”
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A Window onto the Eocene (Cenozoic): The Palaeontological Record of the Sobrarbe-Pirineos UNESCO Global Geopark (Huesca, Aragon, Spain) by Jose Canudo, Ainara Badiola, Anchel Belmonte, Jesús Cardiel, Gloria Cuenca-Bescos, Ester Diaz Berenguer, Fernando Ferratges, Miguel Moreno Azanza, Adan Perez Garcia, Manuel Perez Pueyo, Roi Silva Casal, Samuel Zamora Iranzo

“…Here, we outline the main groups of fossils from the Sobrarbe-Pirineos Geopark, including popular examples such as the “Crocodile of Ordesa-Vio” and the sirenian Sobrarbesiren. …”
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Amphibian and reptilian fauna from the early Miocene of Echzell, Germany by Davit Vasilyan, Andrej Čerňanský, Zbigniew Szyndlar, Thomas Mörs

“…Contrary to other early Miocene herpetofaunas, the Echzell assemblage includes surprisingly only one form of crocodile-newts (Chelotriton). The Echzell Palaeobatrachus robustus represents the youngest record of the species and extends its stratigraphic range to the late early Miocene. …”
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Multifaceted community health education programs as powerful tools to mitigate snakebite-induced deaths, disabilities, and socioeconomic burden by Sakthivel Vaiyapuri, Priyanka Kadam, Gnaneswar Chandrasekharuni, Isadora S. Oliveira, Subramanian Senthilkumaran, Anika Salim, Ketan Patel, Jacqueline de Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, Manuela B. Pucca

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Fishmeal Replacement with Animal Protein Source (<i>Crocodylus niloticus</i> Meat Meal) in Diets of Mozambique Tilapia (<i>Oreochromis mossambicus</i>) of Different Size Groups by Rendani Winnie Luthada-Raswiswi, Gordon O’Brien, Samson Mukaratirwa

“…The profit index of 0.3 for fry, 0.8 for fingerlings, and 1.9 for subadults to adults for 100% fishmeal diets were lower than 0.4 and 0.5 for fry, 0.9 and 1.1 for fingerlings, and 2.3 and 2.9 for sub adult to adult fish fed diets with 50% and 100% crocodile meat meal, respectively.…”
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Impacts of Ascophyllum marine plant extract powder (AMPEP) on the growth, incidence of the endophyte Neosiphonia apiculata and associated carrageenan quality of three commercial cu... by Majid Khan Majahar Ali, Suhaimi Md. Yasir, Critchley, Alan T., Hurtado, Anicia Q.

“…Three commercial cultivars of Kappaphycus (e.g., K. alvarezii—Crocodile and Giant) and K. striatus (Sacol) were grown in Semporna, Sabah, for three consecutive growth cycles, each for a duration of 45 days. …”
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Amazonia--landscape and species evolution : a look into the past / by Hoorn, C. (Carina), Wesselingh, F. P.

Trends in snakebite deaths in India from 2000 to 2019 in a nationally representative mortality study by Wilson Suraweera, David Warrell, Romulus Whitaker, Geetha Menon, Rashmi Rodrigues, Sze Hang Fu, Rehana Begum, Prabha Sati, Kapila Piyasena, Mehak Bhatia, Patrick Brown, Prabhat Jha

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Forelimb muscle and joint actions in Archosauria: insights from Crocodylus johnstoni (Pseudosuchia) and Mussaurus patagonicus (Sauropodomorpha) by Alejandro Otero, Vivian Allen, Diego Pol, John R. Hutchinson

“…Many of the major locomotor transitions during the evolution of Archosauria, the lineage including crocodiles and birds as well as extinct Dinosauria, were shifts from quadrupedalism to bipedalism (and vice versa). …”
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Drivers of spatial and temporal variability of streamflow in the Incomati River basin by A. M. L. Saraiva Okello, I. Masih, S. Uhlenbrook, G. P. W. Jewitt, P. van der Zaag, E. Riddell

“…Significant declining trends in October flows, and low flow indicators, were also identified at most gauging stations of the Komati and Crocodile sub-catchments; however, no trends were evident in the other parameters, including high flows. …”
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In vitro propagation and Pharmaceutical evaluation of Kappaphycusalvareziiand Eucheuma Denticulatum, two Commercially important seaweeds of Sabah by Yong, Wilson Thau Lym

“…In the present study, 90% methanolic, 70% acetonic and aqueous extracts from Kappaphycus a/varezii (strain Crocodile, Giant and Brown) and Kappaphycus striatum were used to inhibit the growth of HeLa cell lines. …”
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Electrochemical Characterization and Detection of Lead in Water Using SPCE Modified with BiONPs/PANI by Enyioma C. Okpara, Samuel Che Nde, Omolola E. Fayemi, Eno E. Ebenso

“…A disposable screen print carbon electrode was modified with a conductive polymer (PANI) and Zn and/or Cu oxides NPs, obtained through bioreduction in citrus peel extracts (lemon and orange), for ultra-sensitive detection of PB²⁺, in the Crocodile River water sample. The synthesized materials were characterized with Fourier-transform infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR), ultra-violet visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Reproducción en cautiverio de Crocodylus moreletii en Tabasco, México Reproduction of Crocodylus moreletii in captivity in Tabasco, Mexico by Gustavo Casas-Andreu, Gabriel Barrios-Quiroz, Rodrigo Macip-Ríos

“…<br>Between 1990 and 1993 we studied the Morelet's crocodile reproduction in captivity, with a sample of 27 males and 109 females. …”
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Gastrointestinal Polyparasitism in Bushmeat in Zadie Department in Northeast Gabon by Gael Darren Maganga, Patrice Makouloutou-Nzassi, Larson Boundenga, Hurlis Nesla Maganga Landjekpo, Felicien Bangueboussa, Telstar Ndong Mebaley, Franck Mounioko, Oubri Bassa Gbati

“…Parasitological analyses were carried out on the feces and intestines of 113 wild animals, including antelopes (24), duikers (58), porcupines (18), small monkeys (<i>Cercopithecus</i>) (8), nandinia (2), pangolin (1), genet (1), and a crocodile (1), from the Zadié Department in the province of Ogooué-Ivindo in the northeast of Gabon. …”
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Variación genética y flujo de genes entre poblaciones de Crocodylus acutus (Crocodylia: Crocodylidae) en tres ríos del Pacífico Central, Costa Rica by Laura Patricia Porras Murillo, Juan Rafael Bolaños Montero, Brady Robert Barr

“…A conservation strategy for these crocodiles must consider the existence of the metapopulation between the three rivers and the importance of studying the genetics of the American Crocodile in the rest of the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, as well as over the entire distribution range of this species. …”
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