| detection of antibodies to a pathogenic mycoplasma in american alligators (alligator mississippiensis), broad-nosed caimans (caiman latirostris), and siamese crocodiles (crocodylus siamensis). | an epidemic of pneumonia with fibrinous polyserositis and multifocal arthritis emerged in captive american alligators (alligator mississippiensis) in florida, united states, in 1995. mycoplasma alligatoris sp. nov. was cultured from multiple organs, peripheral blood, synovial fluid, and cerebrospinal fluid of affected alligators. in a subsequent experimental inoculation study, the henle-koch-evans postulates were fulfilled for m. alligatoris as the etiological agent of fatal mycoplasmosis of all ... | 2001 | 11136785 |
| inference of the protokaryotypes of amniotes and tetrapods and the evolutionary processes of microchromosomes from comparative gene mapping. | comparative genome analysis of non-avian reptiles and amphibians provides important clues about the process of genome evolution in tetrapods. however, there is still only limited information available on the genome structures of these organisms. consequently, the protokaryotypes of amniotes and tetrapods and the evolutionary processes of microchromosomes in tetrapods remain poorly understood. we constructed chromosome maps of functional genes for the chinese soft-shelled turtle (pelodiscus sinen ... | 2012 | 23300852 |
| vocalization in juvenile crocodilians. | evidence is presented that the grunts and distress calls of juvenile alligators (alligator mississipiensis) are examples of graded calls, which are given in different form depending largely on contest. representative sonagrams of the distress calls of three other species of crocodilians (caiman crocodilus, crocodylus niloticus, and crocodylus siamensis) are presented and compared with sonagrams of alligator distress calls. these findings are discussed in light of current knowledge of the bioacou ... | 1977 | 930443 |
| a fibrosarcoma in a siamese crocodile (crocodylus siamensis). | a fibrosarcoma of periosteal origin was identified in the oral cavity of a 22-yr-old male captive siamese crocodile (crocodylus siamensis). the diagnosis was based upon the gross and light microscopical examination. the mesenchymal histogenesis was derived from the capability of the cells to produce collagen fibers. the invasive growth and the polymorphous cells in combination with the low mitotic index suggest a low-order malignancy. attempts by immunohistochemical staining techniques to identi ... | 1998 | 9638631 |