Ontogeny of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) prenatal head: A morphometric approach
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DOI: 10.1002/jmor.21472
Abstract: Variation in vertebrate cranial morphology is both extensive and functionally significant. Morphometric analysis attempts to explain such variation in form in evolutionary and functional contexts. Developmental morphometric analyses of vertebrate crania are less common, and… read more here.
Keywords: alligator; alligator head; head; alligator mississippiensis ... See more keywords
Ontogeny of the nasolacrimal apparatus and nasal sensory systems of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
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DOI: 10.1002/jmor.21489
Abstract: The nasolacrimal apparatus (NLA) is a feature common to many sauropsid amniotes. It consists of an orbital Harderian gland (HG)whose secretions drain into the nasal cavity, in the vicinity of the vomeronasal organ (VNO), an… read more here.
Keywords: alligator; alligator mississippiensis; nasolacrimal apparatus; growth ... See more keywords
Ontogeny of the trigeminal system and associated structures in Alligator mississippiensis
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DOI: 10.1002/jmor.21498
Abstract: From the appearance of the vertebrate head, the trigeminal system has played a role in behavioral and ecological adaptation. The trigeminal nerve is the primary cranial somatosensory nerve, also innervating the jaw muscles. In crocodylians,… read more here.
Keywords: system; trigeminal system; alligator mississippiensis; trigeminal nerve ... See more keywords
Alligator wrestling: morphological, molecular, and phylogenetic data on Odhneriotrema incommodum (Leidy, 1856) (Digenea: Clinostomidae) from Alligator mississippiensis Daudin, 1801 in Mississippi, USA
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-017-5607-7
Abstract: Based on specimens collected from harvested American alligator Alligator mississippiensis Daudin, 1801 in Mississippi, USA, novel molecular data for both nuclear ribosomal genes (18S, ITS1-5.8S, ITS2, and 28S) and mitochondrial genes (cytochrome c oxidase subunit… read more here.
Keywords: daudin 1801; mississippiensis daudin; alligator; alligator mississippiensis ... See more keywords
A novel accessory respiratory muscle in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2019.0354
Abstract: The muscles that effect lung ventilation are key to understanding the evolutionary constraints on animal form and function. Here, through electromyography, we demonstrate a newly discovered respiratory function for the iliocostalis muscle in the American… read more here.
Keywords: alligator alligator; american alligator; muscle; alligator ... See more keywords
Xenobiotic estradiol-17ß alters gut microbiota of hatchling American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis).
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DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16222
Abstract: Environmental estrogens pose serious concerns for ecosystems through their effects on organismal survival and physiology. The gut microbiome is highly vulnerable to environmental influence, yet the effects of estrogens on gut homeostasis are unknown because… read more here.
Keywords: hatchling american; alligators alligator; gut microbiota; diversity ... See more keywords
An outbreak of systemic chlamydiosis in farmed American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)
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DOI: 10.1177/03009858221095269
Abstract: Chlamydia spp are reported to causes systemic disease in a variety of hosts worldwide including few reports in crocodilians. Disease presentations vary from asymptomatic to fulminant disease, some of which are zoonotic. The aim of… read more here.
Keywords: alligators alligator; farmed american; chlamydia; alligator mississippiensis ... See more keywords
EFFECTS OF PLANT PROTEIN DIETS ON THE HEALTH OF FARMED AMERICAN ALLIGATORS (ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS)
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DOI: 10.1638/2016-0067.1
Abstract: Abstract The objective of this prospective, blinded study was to compare plasma biochemical values and gross and histologic evaluation of kidney and liver from American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) fed extruded diets with protein derived from… read more here.
Keywords: biochemistry; plant; alligators alligator; alligator mississippiensis ... See more keywords
Reciprocal Intraguild Predation between Alligator mississippiensis (American Alligator) and Elasmobranchii in the Southeastern United States
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DOI: 10.1656/058.016.0306
Abstract: Abstract The food habits and predatory interactions of Alligator mississippiensis (American Alligator) have been thoroughly studied within populations inhabiting inland freshwater ecosystems; however, it is increasingly evident that coastal populations habitually forage in estuarine and… read more here.
Keywords: reciprocal intraguild; american alligator; mississippiensis american; alligator ... See more keywords
Quantifying Circulating IgY Antibody Responses against Select Opportunistic Bacterial Pathogens and Correlations with Body Condition Factors in Wild American Alligators, Alligator mississippiensis
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DOI: 10.3390/biology11020269
Abstract: Simple Summary Immunoglobulin Y (IgY) was purified from American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, serum and used to develop a monoclonal antibody (mAb AMY-9) specific for the heavy chains of IgY. This antibody tool was then used… read more here.
Keywords: ecology; antibody responses; alligator mississippiensis; igy antibody ... See more keywords
Morphometrics of the Spinal Cord and Surrounding Structures in Alligator mississippiensis
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DOI: 10.3390/biology11040514
Abstract: Simple Summary Morphometric analysis of the spinal cord and surrounding tissue of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) reveals that there are four significantly discrete regions; cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and caudal. Crocodylians, unlike mammals, have a… read more here.
Keywords: alligator mississippiensis; spinal cord; cord surrounding; cord ... See more keywords