| Project
09/1 |
| Applicant |
Ruchira Somaweera (Australia) |
 |
| Institution/s |
School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney |
| Project Title |
Minimizing the impact of cane toads on Australian freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus
johnstoni) using Conditioned Taste Aversion Learning. |
| Status |
Ongoing |
|
| Project
09/2 |
| Applicant |
Matthew Shirley (USA) |
 |
| Institution/s |
Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, University of Florida |
| Project Title |
Crocodile conservation in the Congo Basin. This study will capitalize on an
integrated field and molecular ecological approach to unravelling the mysteries
of the Slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus) |
| Status |
Complete
Final
Report |
|
| Project
09/3 |
| Applicant |
Melina Simoncini (Argentina) |
 |
| Institution/s |
CIC y TTP (CONICET); Proyecto Yacaré |
| Project Title |
Study on the effects of climatic variables on reproduction of adults and on
hatchling sex (considering TSD) in Caiman latirostris in Santa Fe Province |
| Status |
Complete
Final Report |
|
| Project
09/4 |
| Applicant |
Virginia Parachu Marco (Argentina) |
 |
| Institution/s |
Proyecto Yacaré; Cordoba University |
| Project Title |
To establish the effect of red fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) on Broad-snouted
caiman (Caiman latirostris) reproduction |
| Status |
Ongoing |
|
| Project
09/5 |
| Applicant |
Ayari Maria Rojano Marin (Colombia) |
 |
| Institution/s |
Universidad del Atlántico |
| Project Title |
Evaluation of the conservation program for the Babilla (Caiman crocodilus fuscus)
as a strategy for sustainable use of wetlands in the Department of Atlántico |
| Status |
Ongoing |
|
| Project
09/6 |
| Applicant |
Lizette Bekker(South Africa) |
 |
| Institution/s |
University of Pretoria |
| Project Title |
Steroid profiling in crocodilian urine and plasma by gas-chromatography/mass
spectrometry |
| Status |
Ongoing |
|
| Project
09/7 |
| Applicant |
Fang Zhang (China) |
 |
| Institution/s |
College of Life Science, Anhui Normal University |
| Project Title |
Conservation of Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) based on the community
participatory approach |
| Status |
Complete |
|
| Project
09/8 |
| Applicant |
Patricia Amavet(Argentina) |
 |
| Institution/s |
Proyecto Yacaré; Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Universidad Nacional
del Litoral |
| Project Title |
Examine the mating system in
Caiman latirostris wild populations, and analyze
the existence of reproductive behavior of multiple paternity using primers for
amplifications of microsatellite markers, which are invaluable tools in the
study of variability and mating systems |
| Status |
Ongoing |
|
| Project
09/9 |
| Applicant |
Pablo Siroski(Argentina) |
 |
| Institution/s |
Proyecto Yacaré; Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias de Universidad Nacional del
Litoral (Argentina); Department of Chemistry, McNeese State University (USA) |
| Project Title |
Isolation and characterization of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in caiman
leukocytes |
| Status |
Ongoing |
|
| Project
09/10 |
| Applicant |
Gisela Poletta(Argentina) |
 |
| Institution/s |
Proyecto Yacaré; Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad
Nacional del Litoral; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de
Buenos Aires |
| Project Title |
Evaluation of pesticide effects on environmentally-exposed wild
Caiman latirostris populations: genetic, physiological and development alterations |
| Status |
Ongoing |
|
| Project
09/11 |
| Applicant |
Rheyda Hinlo(Philippines) |
 |
| Institution/s |
Massey University (New Zealand) |
| Project Title |
Population structure and genetic variation in the Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus
mindorensis) |
| Status |
Ongoing |
|
| Project
09/12 |
| Applicant |
Kevin Wallace(South Africa) |
 |
| Institution/s |
Imperial College (London); University of Stellenbosch (SouthAfrica) |
| Project |
Population ecology and human-crocodile conflict of the Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus
niloticus) in the Lower Zambezi River |
| Status |
Complete
Final
Report |
|
| Project
09/13 |
| Applicant |
Roberta Rocha da Silva Leite (Brazil) |
 |
| Institution/s |
Universidade Federal do Pianui |
| Project Title |
Etnoecology and conservation of Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) in the
Ilha Grande Municipality, northeast Brazil |
| Status |
Complete
Final
Report |
|
| Project
09/14 |
| Applicant |
Ricardo Freitas Filho (Brazil) |
 |
| Institution/s |
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro |
| Project Title |
Adaption of Caiman latirostris to urban, rural and coastal habitats - population
dynamics, reproduction and diet |
| Status |
Ongoing |
|
| Project
09/15 |
| Applicant |
Mike Vandewege(USA) |
 |
| Institution/s |
Texas Tech University |
| Project Title |
Population genetics of the Brown caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) on Coiba |
| Status |
Ongoing |
|
| Project
09/16 |
| Applicant |
Luz Barrantes(Costa Rica) |
 |
| Institution/s |
University of Florida |
| Project Title |
Evaluation and management of the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
population in the Tempisque basin, Guanacaste, Costa Rica |
| Status |
Ongoing |
|
| Project
09/17 |
| Applicant |
Vincent Shacks(South Africa) |
 |
| Institution/s |
Rhodes University |
| Project Title |
Accumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus
niloticus) as a consequence of aerial spraying to eradicate tsetse fly from the
Okavango Delta, Botswana |
| Status |
Ongoing |
|
| Project
09/18 |
| Applicant |
Kristian Pahl (Germany) |
 |
| Institution/s |
Alexander Koenig Research Museum (Bonn); Cologne Zoo |
| Project Title |
Natural history of the Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis) |
| Status |
Ongoing |
|
| Project
09/19 |
| Applicant |
Ashley Pearcy(Netherlands) |
 |
| Institution/s |
Institute of Biology, Leiden University |
| Project Title |
Ecological and conservation implications of skull morphometrics in sympatric
species of crocodilians |
| Status |
Ongoing |
|
| Project
09/20 |
| Applicant |
Dusty Savage (USA) |
 |
| Institution/s |
McNeese State University |
| Project Title |
Nest defence strategies of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) |
| Status |
Ongoing |
|
| Project
09/21 |
| Applicant |
Alejandro Villegas (Mexico) |
 |
| Institution/s |
Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Universidad
Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco |
| Project Title |
Genetic structure and flow of genes of Crocodylus moreletii in Mexico |
| Status |
Ongoing |
|
| Project
10/08 |
| Applicant |
Louis La Grange (South Africa) |
 |
| Institution/s |
University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| Project Title |
Evaluation of Trichinella
predilection sites in relation to infection intensity in Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus
niloticus) |
| Status |
Ongoing |
|
| Project
10/09 |
| Applicant |
Diego Ortiz (Ecuador) |
 |
| Institution/s |
Pontificia Universidad
Ecuador |
| Project Title |
Population monitoring of
Black caiman Melanosuchus niger and Spectacled caiman Caiman
crocodilus in the Amazonian basin of Ecuador |
| Status |
Ongoing |