Essays about: "Caiman yacare"

Found 1 essay containing the words Caiman yacare.

  1. 1. Estimating Detection Probability and Abundance for the Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger) and the Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare)

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi

    Author : Andrea Svalberg; [2016]
    Keywords : Abundance; Caiman yacare; Capture-recapture; Detection probability; Lincoln-Petersen estimator; Mark-resight; Melanosuchus niger;

    Abstract : The black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) and the yacare caiman (Caiman yacare) have in the past been exposed to overexploitation due to the economic profit for their hides, and therefore suffered from great declines in population sizes, especially black caimans. Legal regulation efforts made it possible for these two species to recover and today they are widely distributed in South America. READ MORE