Funding Year 2024

Project: 24/1	Characterization of microplastics in the American crocodile Crocodylus acutus as an indicator of pollution in the Mexican Caribbean.
Student:	Diana Marcela Caro Martinez (Mexico)
Institution(s):	Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Quintana Roo
Status:	Ongoing

Project: 24/2	Effect of fire on Caiman yacare populations in Ibera National Park.
Student:	Gerardo Gabriel Vega (Argentina)
Institution(s):	Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (CONICET)
Status:	Ongoing

Project: 24/3	Distribution of the Broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) within an urban Atlantic Forest habitat in northeastern Brazil.
Student:	Maria Luiza da Silva (Brazil)
Institution(s):	Federal University of Paralba-Campus of Agrarian Sciences
Status:	Ongoing

Project: 24/4	Reproductive success of Crocodylus acutus in Monte Cabaniguan Fauna Refuge, Cuba.
Student:	Yairen Alonso (Cuba)
Institution(s):	Universidad de Oriente
Status:	Ongoing

Project: 24/5	Developing photogrammetry model as a tool to monitor body conditions in freshwater Mugger crocodiles.
Student:	Tathagata Bhowmik (India)
Institution(s):	Ahmedabad University
Status:	Ongoing

Project: 24/6	Effect of moon and nocturnal activity patterns on crocodiles' detection for abundance estimation in the Yum Balam Natural Protected Area, Mexico.
Student:	Coralie Galais (France)
Institution(s):	University of Campeche
Status:	Final Report

Project: 24/7	Captive management of Crocodylus acutus neonates for population strengthening in the Monte Cabaniguan sector, Cuba.
Student:	Luis Carlos Lozada Lobaina (Cuba)
Institution(s):	Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas
Status:	Ongoing

Project: 24/8	Parental care in Caiman latirostris (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) in a coastal environment population in Brazil.
Student:	Murilo Dos Rios (Brazil)
Institution(s):	Universidade Federal do Parana
Status:	Ongoing

Project: 24/9	Monitoring nests and hatchlings of Crocodylus intermedius in Colombia: A hope for recovering the species.
Student:	Ana Maria Saldarriaga (Colombia)
Institution(s):	Fordham University
Status:	Ongoing

Project: 24/10 (FHVS-SRAS)	Application of chimeric antigens to paper-based diagnostics for detection of WNV in Crocodylus porosus
Student:	Ryan Johnston (Australia)
Institution(s):	University of Queensland
Status:	Ongoing

Project: 24/11	Density of Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) and crocodile-human conflict in Menipo Natural Recreation Park, Kupang District, East Nusa Tenggara.
Student:	Andreas Rani Agon (Indonesia)
Institution(s):	Widya Mandira Catholic University, Kupang
Status:	Ongoing

Project: 24/12	Comparison of ecological niches among Evolutionary Units of Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1802).
Student:	Fernando Paulino Alvarenga (Brazil)
Institution(s):	Federal University of Espirito Santo
Status:	Ongoing

Project: 24/13	Trophic magnification of mercury in food webs of Crocodylus acutus in rivers on the Ecuador-Peru border.
Student:	David Andrade (Ecuador)
Institution(s):	Universidad Regional Amazonica Ikiam
Status:	Ongoing

Project: 24/14	Experimental study investigating the effect of ingested lead in captive Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus): Significant for wild populations.
Student:	Fortunate Davhana (South Africa)
Institution(s):	University of Technology, Pretoria
Status:	Ongoing

Project: 24/15	Parasitic ecology and ecotoxicology of Caiman latirostris (Daudin, 1802) in the Capibaribe River basin, northeast Brazil.
Student:	Carlos Rodrigues (Brazil)
Institution(s):	Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Status:	Ongoing

Project: 24/16	Detection and evaluation of infection hemoparasites in the genus Crocodylus with natural distribution in Mexico
Student:	Alberto Jesus Castillo (Mexico)
Institution(s):	Universidad Austonoma de Campeche
Status:	Ongoing