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Funding Term 2015-17


Project: 15/1 Sustainable management and conservation of Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) in Iran.
Student: Asghar Mobaraki (Iran)

Institution(s):
University of Andalusia (Spain)
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 15/2 Estimation of population and habitat usage of Marsh crocodiles in Vihar Lake, Mumbai, India.
Student: Mayukh Dey (India)  
Institution(s):
Fergusson College (Pune)
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 15/3 Maternal effects and their interaction with climatic factors with Caiman latirostris eggs and hatchlings.
Student: Pamela Leiva (Argentina)

Institution(s):
Proyecto Yacare-CICyTTP-CONICET
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 15/4 Population structure, diet and body condition of Cuvier's Dwarf caiman from urban areas, mid-western Brazil.
Student: Jessica Rhaiza Mudrek (Brazil)

Institution(s):
Federal University of Mato Grosso
Status:

Completed (Final Report)


Project: 15/5 Understanding movement and dispersal of Saltwater crocodiles for managing human-crocodile conflicts in Australia and neigbouring countries.
Student: Yusuke Fukuda (Australia)
 
Institution(s):
Australian National University;
Charles Darwin University
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 15/6 Population parameters, habitat quality and effect of past reintroductions on the Orinoco crocodile in Venezuela: evaluation of conservation actions.
Student: Ariel Espinosa-Blanco (Venezuela)
 
Institution(s):
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas
Status: Ongoing

Project: 15/7 Population ecology of Crocodylus acutus and Caiman crocodilus fuscus in Urra Reservoir, Cordoba, Colombia.
Student: Abel Ricardo Pineda Avendaño (Colombia)
 
Institution(s):
Universidad El Bosque
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 15/8 Population structure of Broad-snouted caiman in Rio Doce State Park, Brazil.
Student: Andre Martins (Brazil)

Institution(s):
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 15/9 Phylogeography and population genetics of Cuvier's Dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) in the Amazon: next-generation sequencing approach.
Student: Fabio Muniz (Brazil)

Institution(s):
Instituto de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 15/10 Implementation of a community-based monitoring system (CBMS) for Crocodylus porosus in Timor Leste.
Student: Sebastian Brackhane (Germany)
 
Institution(s):
Albert-Ludwigs Universitat Freiburg
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 15/11 Population dynamics of wild and reintroduced Caiman latirostris and evaluation of their monitoring methods.
Student: Hernan Ciocan (Argentina)
 
Institution(s):
Universidad Nacional del Litoral
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 15/12 Determination and quantification of heavy metals in Crocodylus acutus and Caiman crocodilus, Tonala, Chiapas, Mexico.
Student: Liliana Berenice Garcia Reyes (Mexico)

Institution(s):
Universidad Politecnica de Chiapas
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 15/13 Population study of Caiman crocodilus for its conservation in Mexico - a genetic focus.
Student: Andrea Argumedo Leon (Mexico)
 
Institution(s): Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Status: Ongoing

Project: 15/14 Oxidative damage of DNA in Caiman latirostris exposed to pesticides under semi-natural conditions.
Student: Maria Laura Romito (Argentina)  
Institution(s): FHUS-UNL/MASPyMA
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 15/15 Investigating bioacoustics and behaviour of American crocodiles in Belize.
Student: Miriam Boucher (USA)
Institution(s): West Virginia University
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 15/16
FHVS-SRAS
Evaluation of the health of the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in the Tempisque River basin, Costa Rica.
Student: Jose Aguilera Gonzalez (Costa Rica)

Institution(s): National University
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 16/1
FHVS-SRAS
Immunological investment in Broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) under stressful conditions.
Student: Maria Soledad Moleon (Argentina)

Institution(s): Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral-
UNL-CONICET & Proyecto Yacare
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 16/2 Using crocodilian scute tissue as an integrative approach to investigating long-term environmental stressors.
Student: Matthew Hamilton (USA)
Institution(s): University of Georgia; Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 16/3 Modelling Gharial movement in the Chambal Sanctuary.
Student: Jessica Williams (UK)

Institution(s): Imperial College London
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 16/4
FHVS-SRAS
Endoparasitic helminths in Crocodylus mindorensis and Crocodylus porosus from crocodile farms in the Philippines.
Student: Arvin Jet Marcaida (Philippines)
Institution(s): University of Santo Tomas Graduate School
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 17/1 Characterization of aerobic bacteria from oral and cloacal swabs of the Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius).
Student: América Jaimes (Venezuela)

Institution(s): Universidad Central de Venezuela
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 17/2 Population ecology of caimans (Caiman crocodilus) and crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) in the eastern portion of the Puerto Arista Estuarine System, Chiapas, Mexico.
Student: Yessenia Sarmiento Marina (Mexico)  
Institution(s): Universidad de Ciencas y Artes de Chiapas
Status: Final Report (Eng.); Final Report (Esp.)

Project: 17/3 Nesting ecology of West African Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus sp. nov. cf. tetraspis) in Chirehin Community Land, Ghana.
Student: Emmanuel Amoah (Ghana)
 
Institution(s):
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 17/4 Evaluation of the effectiveness of Ivorian protected areas for the conservation of Mecistops cataphractus.
Student: N'Dede Michel Ahizi (Côte d'Ivoire)
 
Institution(s): Nangui Abrogoua University
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 17/5 Dynamics of habitat use by Mecistops cataphractus in different protected areas in Côte d'Ivoire.
Student: Yaoua Christine Kouman (Côte d'Ivoire)  
Institution(s): Nangui Abrogoua University
Status: Ongoing

Project: 17/6 Survey of parasites and evaluation of pathopoiesis of parasites to Chinese alligators.
Student: Jinhong Zhao (China)
 
Institution(s):
Anhui Normal University
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 17/7 Multiple maternity and male reproductive success in the Chinese alligator.
Student: Huan Wan (China)
 
Institution(s):
Anhui Normal University
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 17/8 Species distribution modelling of crocodilians in Bolivia.
Student: Andres Rodriguez Cordero (Bolivia)

Institution(s):
Texas Tech University
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 17/9 Perception, use and conservation of the Orinoco crocodile in the Cravo Norte, Ele and Lipa Rivers complex, Colombia.
Student: Brigitte Preciado Salas (Colombia)

Institution(s):
Pontificia Universidad Javierana
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 17/10 Mapping changes to Crocodylus acutus and Crocodylus moreletii habitat in Placencia, Belize, using remote sensing.
Student: Jordan Cissell (USA)
 
Institution(s):
University of Alabama
Status: Complete (Final Report)

Project: 17/11
FHVS-SRAS
Investigating the life-cycle of the deadliest crocodilian parasite in North America.
Student: Sierra McLinn (USA)

Institution(s):
University of California
Status: Complete (Summary Report)

Project: 17/12 Can we use drones to survey crocodile populations?
Student: Mohamed Ezat (Egypt)

Institution(s):
Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel;
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 17/13 Acoustic communication and the use of acoustic tracking methods in population assessment of forest-dwelling crocodiles.
Student: Agata Staniewicz (UK)

Institution(s):
University of Bristol
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 17/14 Nile crocodile farming: Ideal stocking density.
Student: Devon Veldsman (South Africa)

Institution(s):
University of Pretoria
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 17/15 Anthropogenic impact on the immune function and host-parasite relationship of the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in Belize.
Student: Joe Partyka (Norway)

Institution(s):
University of Life Sciences
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 17/16 Impact of conservation measures on the diversity of enteric parasites of crocodiles in Burkina Faso.        
Student: Winkom Kpoda (Burkina Faso)

Institution(s):
Université Ouaga I Pr Joseph KI-ZERBO
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 17/17 Examination of how stressors affect the cellular stress response and pheromone production in American alligators.
Student: Meghan Kelley (USA)

Institution(s):
Auburn University
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 17/18 Acoustic communication in Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus).
Student: Jailabdeen A. (India)
Institution(s):
Bharathidasan University
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 17/19 Evaluation of the use of drones as a method of surveying crocodiles in West Africa.
Student: Clement Aubert (France)

Institution(s):
University of Montpellier
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 17/20 Molecular characterization of parasites infecting Alligator mississippiensis.
Student: Ethan Woodyard (USA)

Institution(s):
Mississippi State University
Status: Completed (Final Report)

Project: 17/21 Population status, distribution and conservation issues of Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) in the Rapti River, Chitwan National Park, Nepal.
Student: Shanta Bahadur Magar (Nepal)

Institution(s):
Tribhuwan University
Status: Complete (Final Report)

Project: 17/22 Population assessment of Broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) in an agricultural landscape in the Upper Paranapanema River, São Paulo State, Brazil.
Student: João Emílio Almeida-Júnior (Brazil)

Institution(s):
Federal University of São Carlos
Status: Completed (Final Report Portuguese; Final Report English)

Project: 17/23 Effects of protein source fed in an isocaloric and isonitrogenous diet on the growth response of commercial crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus).
Student: Camdon Bland (South Africa)

Institution(s):
University of Pretoria
Status: Ongoing

Project: 17/24 Optimization and reduction of costs in Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) hatcheries in Hato Masaguaral.
Student: Saúl Gonzalo Ortega Oliveros (Venezuela)

Institution(s):
Universidad de Carabobo
Status: Completed (Final Report, Thesis)

Project: 17/25 Mitogenomics for the conservation of the genus Crocodylus (Crocodylia: Crocodylidae) in Cuba.
Student: Jessica Castellanos-Labarcena (Cuba)

Institution(s):
University of Havana
Status: Completed (Final Report)