Alligators and Crocodiles
"Alligators and Crocodiles" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Large, long-tailed reptiles, including caimans, of the order Loricata.
| Descriptor ID |
D000489
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.833.100
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alligators and Crocodiles" by people in Profiles.
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Molecular anatomy of the alligator dorsal telencephalon. J Comp Neurol. 2018 07 01; 526(10):1613-1646.
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Neocortical Association Cell Types in the Forebrain of Birds and Alligators. Curr Biol. 2018 03 05; 28(5):686-696.e6.
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The earliest bird-line archosaurs and the assembly of the dinosaur body plan. Nature. 2017 04 27; 544(7651):484-487.
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In vivo bone strain and finite element modeling of the mandible of Alligator mississippiensis. J Anat. 2013 Sep; 223(3):195-227.
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Free body analysis, beam mechanics, and finite element modeling of the mandible of Alligator mississippiensis. J Morphol. 2011 Aug; 272(8):910-37.
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The impact of bone and suture material properties on mandibular function in Alligator mississippiensis: testing theoretical phenotypes with finite element analysis. J Anat. 2011 Jan; 218(1):59-74.
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Material properties of mandibular cortical bone in the American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis. Bone. 2010 Mar; 46(3):860-7.
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Shape and mechanics in thalattosuchian (Crocodylomorpha) skulls: implications for feeding behaviour and niche partitioning. J Anat. 2009 Nov; 215(5):555-76.
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Cranial shape and correlated characters in crocodilian evolution. J Evol Biol. 2008 Nov; 21(6):1578-96.
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Patterns of morphospace occupation and mechanical performance in extant crocodilian skulls: a combined geometric morphometric and finite element modeling approach. J Morphol. 2008 Jul; 269(7):840-64.