Funding Term 2015-17
Project: 15/1 |
Sustainable management and conservation of Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) in Iran. |
Student: |
Asghar Mobaraki (Iran)
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Institution(s):
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University of Andalusia (Spain)
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 15/2 |
Estimation of population and habitat usage of Marsh crocodiles in Vihar Lake, Mumbai, India. |
Student: |
Mayukh Dey (India) |
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Institution(s):
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Fergusson College (Pune)
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 15/3 |
Maternal effects and their interaction with climatic factors with Caiman latirostris eggs and hatchlings.
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Student: |
Pamela Leiva (Argentina)
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Institution(s):
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Proyecto Yacare-CICyTTP-CONICET |
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Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 15/4 |
Population structure, diet and body condition of Cuvier's Dwarf caiman from urban areas, mid-western Brazil.
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Student: |
Jessica Rhaiza Mudrek (Brazil)
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Institution(s):
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Federal University of Mato Grosso
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 15/5 |
Understanding movement and dispersal of Saltwater crocodiles for managing human-crocodile conflicts in Australia and neigbouring countries.
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Student: |
Yusuke Fukuda (Australia)
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Institution(s):
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Australian National University; Charles Darwin University
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 15/6 |
Population parameters, habitat quality and effect of past reintroductions on the Orinoco crocodile in Venezuela: evaluation of conservation actions.
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Student: |
Ariel Espinosa-Blanco (Venezuela)
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Institution(s):
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Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas
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Status: |
Ongoing |
Project: 15/7 |
Population ecology of Crocodylus acutus and Caiman crocodilus fuscus in Urra Reservoir, Cordoba, Colombia.
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Student: |
Abel Ricardo Pineda Avendaño (Colombia)
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Institution(s):
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Universidad El Bosque
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 15/8 |
Population structure of Broad-snouted caiman in Rio Doce State Park, Brazil.
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Student: |
Andre Martins (Brazil)
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Institution(s):
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Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 15/9 |
Phylogeography and population genetics of Cuvier's Dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) in the Amazon: next-generation sequencing approach.
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Student: |
Fabio Muniz (Brazil)
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Institution(s):
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Instituto de Pesquisas da Amazonia
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 15/10 |
Implementation of a community-based monitoring system (CBMS) for Crocodylus porosus in Timor Leste.
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Student: |
Sebastian Brackhane (Germany)
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Institution(s):
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Albert-Ludwigs Universitat Freiburg
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 15/11 |
Population dynamics of wild and reintroduced Caiman latirostris and evaluation of their monitoring methods.
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Student: |
Hernan Ciocan (Argentina)
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Institution(s):
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Universidad Nacional del Litoral
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 15/12 |
Determination and quantification of heavy metals in Crocodylus acutus and Caiman crocodilus, Tonala, Chiapas, Mexico.
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Student: |
Liliana Berenice Garcia Reyes (Mexico)
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Institution(s):
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Universidad Politecnica de Chiapas
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 15/13 |
Population study of Caiman crocodilus for its conservation in Mexico - a genetic focus.
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Student: |
Andrea Argumedo Leon (Mexico)
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Institution(s): |
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
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Status: |
Ongoing
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Project: 15/14 |
Oxidative damage of DNA in Caiman latirostris exposed to pesticides under semi-natural conditions. |
Student: |
Maria Laura Romito (Argentina) |
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Institution(s): |
FHUS-UNL/MASPyMA |
Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 15/15 |
Investigating bioacoustics and behaviour of American crocodiles in Belize.
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Student: |
Miriam Boucher (USA)
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Institution(s): |
West Virginia University
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 15/16 FHVS-SRAS
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Evaluation of the health of the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in the Tempisque River basin, Costa Rica.
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Student: |
Jose Aguilera Gonzalez (Costa Rica)
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Institution(s): |
National University
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 16/1 FHVS-SRAS
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Immunological investment in Broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) under stressful conditions.
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Student: |
Maria Soledad Moleon (Argentina)
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Institution(s): |
Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral- UNL-CONICET & Proyecto Yacare
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 16/2 |
Using crocodilian scute tissue as an integrative approach to investigating long-term environmental stressors.
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Student: |
Matthew Hamilton (USA)
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Institution(s): |
University of Georgia; Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 16/3 |
Modelling Gharial movement in the Chambal Sanctuary.
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Student: |
Jessica Williams (UK)
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Institution(s): |
Imperial College London
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 16/4 FHVS-SRAS
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Endoparasitic helminths in Crocodylus mindorensis and
Crocodylus porosus from crocodile farms in the
Philippines.
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Student: |
Arvin Jet Marcaida (Philippines)
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Institution(s): |
University of Santo Tomas Graduate School |
Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 17/1 |
Characterization of aerobic bacteria from oral and cloacal swabs of the Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius).
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Student: |
América Jaimes (Venezuela)
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Institution(s): |
Universidad Central de Venezuela
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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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) |
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Institution(s): |
Universidad de Ciencas y Artes de Chiapas |
Status: |
Final Report (Eng.); Final Report (Esp.)
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Project: 17/3 |
Nesting ecology of West African Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus sp. nov. cf. tetraspis) in Chirehin Community Land, Ghana.
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Student: |
Emmanuel Amoah (Ghana)
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Institution(s):
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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 17/4 |
Evaluation of the effectiveness of Ivorian protected areas for the conservation of Mecistops cataphractus.
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Student: |
N'Dede Michel Ahizi (Côte d'Ivoire)
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Institution(s): |
Nangui Abrogoua University |
Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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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) |
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Institution(s): |
Nangui Abrogoua University
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Status: |
Ongoing
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Project: 17/6 |
Survey of parasites and evaluation of pathopoiesis of parasites to Chinese alligators.
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Student: |
Jinhong Zhao (China)
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Institution(s):
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Anhui Normal University
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 17/7 |
Multiple maternity and male reproductive success in the Chinese alligator.
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Student: |
Huan Wan (China)
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Institution(s):
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Anhui Normal University
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 17/8 |
Species distribution modelling of crocodilians in Bolivia.
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Student: |
Andres Rodriguez Cordero (Bolivia)
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Institution(s):
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Texas Tech University
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 17/9 |
Perception, use and conservation of the Orinoco crocodile in the Cravo Norte, Ele and Lipa Rivers complex, Colombia.
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Student: |
Brigitte Preciado Salas (Colombia)
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Institution(s):
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Pontificia Universidad Javierana
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 17/10 |
Mapping changes to Crocodylus acutus and Crocodylus moreletii habitat in Placencia, Belize, using remote sensing.
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Student: |
Jordan Cissell (USA)
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Institution(s):
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University of Alabama
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Status: |
Complete (Final Report)
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Project: 17/11 FHVS-SRAS |
Investigating the life-cycle of the deadliest crocodilian parasite in North America.
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Student: |
Sierra McLinn (USA)
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Institution(s):
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University of California
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Status: |
Complete (Summary Report)
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Project: 17/12 |
Can we use drones to survey crocodile populations? |
Student: |
Mohamed Ezat (Egypt)
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Institution(s):
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Christian-Albrechts University
of Kiel; University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 17/13 |
Acoustic communication and the use of acoustic tracking methods in population assessment of forest-dwelling crocodiles.
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Student: |
Agata Staniewicz (UK)
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Institution(s):
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University of Bristol
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 17/14 |
Nile crocodile farming: Ideal stocking density.
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Student: |
Devon Veldsman (South Africa)
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Institution(s):
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University of Pretoria
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 17/15 |
Anthropogenic impact on the immune function and host-parasite relationship of the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in Belize.
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Student: |
Joe Partyka (Norway)
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Institution(s):
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University of Life Sciences
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 17/16 |
Impact of conservation measures on the diversity of enteric parasites of crocodiles in Burkina Faso.
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Student: |
Winkom Kpoda (Burkina Faso)
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Institution(s):
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Université Ouaga I Pr Joseph KI-ZERBO
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 17/17 |
Examination of how stressors affect the cellular stress response and pheromone production in American alligators.
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Student: |
Meghan Kelley (USA)
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Institution(s):
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Auburn University
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 17/18 |
Acoustic communication in Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus). |
Student: |
Jailabdeen A. (India) |
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Institution(s):
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Bharathidasan University
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 17/19 |
Evaluation of the use of drones as a method of surveying crocodiles in West Africa.
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Student: |
Clement Aubert (France)
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Institution(s):
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University of Montpellier
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 17/20 |
Molecular characterization of parasites infecting Alligator mississippiensis.
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Student: |
Ethan Woodyard (USA)
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Institution(s):
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Mississippi State University
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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Project: 17/21 |
Population status, distribution and conservation issues of Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) in the Rapti River, Chitwan National Park, Nepal.
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Student: |
Shanta Bahadur Magar (Nepal)
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Institution(s):
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Tribhuwan University |
Status: |
Complete (Final Report)
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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)
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Institution(s):
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Federal University of São Carlos
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report Portuguese; Final Report English)
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Project: 17/23 |
Effects of protein source fed in an isocaloric and isonitrogenous diet on the growth response of commercial crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus).
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Student: |
Camdon Bland (South Africa)
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Institution(s):
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University of Pretoria
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Status: |
Ongoing
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Project: 17/24 |
Optimization and reduction of costs in Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) hatcheries in Hato Masaguaral.
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Student: |
Saúl Gonzalo Ortega Oliveros (Venezuela)
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Institution(s):
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Universidad de Carabobo
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report, Thesis)
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Project: 17/25 |
Mitogenomics for the conservation of the genus Crocodylus (Crocodylia: Crocodylidae) in Cuba.
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Student: |
Jessica Castellanos-Labarcena (Cuba)
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Institution(s):
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University of Havana
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Status: |
Completed (Final Report)
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