Alligatorinae

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Alligatorinae

[‚al·ə·gə′tȯr·ə‚nē]
(vertebrate zoology)
A subgroup of the crocodilian family Crocodylidae that includes alligators, caimans, Melanosuchus, and Paleosuchus.
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Aggressive keloid-mimicking tumor in Melanosuchus niger in captivity/Queloide agressivo imitando tumor em Melanosuchus niger em cativeiro
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Trophic ecology of the freshwater prawn, Pseudopalaemon bouvieri (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) in Northeastern Argentina, with remarks on population structure
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Descriptive anatomy applied to the kinesiology and basic biomechanics of the pectoral girdle, stylopodium and zeugopodium muscles of broad snouted caiman/Anatomia descritiva aplicada a cinesiologia e biomecanica basica dos musculos da cintura peitoral, estilopodio e zeugopodio do jacare do papo amarelo

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