Placental implications for pregnancy complications in the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1430090208.abs Placentas from 28 term chimpanzee pregnancies, including two sets of dichorionic-diamniotic twin-pregnancies, were examined and compared histopathologically with those obtained from 171 small-for-dates (SFD), 306 premature, and 77 pregnancy toxemic human infants. Term infant and placental weights for the chimpanzee were generally smaller than for any of the human categories studied. Macroscopically, the […]
Nesting Phenology and Clutch Characteristics of Captive Siamese Crocodiles (Crocodylus siamensis) in Cambodia
The Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis) is considered one of the least studied and most critically endangered crocodilians in the world. Although few wild populations remain, more than 700,000 C. siamensis are held on commercial crocodile farms in Southeast Asia. Despite conservation concerns, many aspects of C. siamensis life history remain poorly known, particularly with regards […]