The Tomistoma crocodile “estimate is less than 2500 mature individuals, with continuing decline of at least 25% within 5 years or two generations.”(TomistomaTomistomaschlegelii, Bezuijen). The crocodiles are becoming extremely vulnerable and unfortunately, they do not mate as much as they should. Because of this, our group believes that if we extract the pheromones of a male Tomistoma and place it around the enclosure then the other male crocodile will want to mate with the female because the pheromones, will be from another male and cause the male in the enclosure to get territorial and mate with the female.
Most Tomistoma crocodiles have a difficult time mating. So the idea for this PBL came in mid because we believe can make these crocodiles have a higher mating …show more content…
Generally dark/chocolate brown as a juvenile, with black banding on tail and body. Dark blotches on jaws. Much juvenile coloration retained in the adult. Maximum size up to 5m (16 feet), although this species may potentially grow larger.” (Muller, 1838) .
“In this study, we have examined crocodilian relationships in phylogenetic analyses of seven mitochondrial genomes that have been sequenced in their entirety. The analyses did not support the morphologically acknowledged separate position of the gharial in the crocodilian tree.” (Janke,2005). This study is about the relationship of the phylogenetic analysis and how they don't relate to the phylogenetic analysis.
“Why must we protect crocodiles? Perhaps surprisingly, conservationists are ill-equipped to address this fundamental question. Too often arguments to conserve wildlife lack a scientific basis, or are irrelevant from a local perspective.” (Ploeg 2011). We should not have another endangered or even extinct animal, these Crocodiles are one of a kind and we need to make sure that they
Most Tomistoma crocodiles have a difficult time mating. So the idea for this PBL came in mid because we believe can make these crocodiles have a higher mating …show more content…
Generally dark/chocolate brown as a juvenile, with black banding on tail and body. Dark blotches on jaws. Much juvenile coloration retained in the adult. Maximum size up to 5m (16 feet), although this species may potentially grow larger.” (Muller, 1838) .
“In this study, we have examined crocodilian relationships in phylogenetic analyses of seven mitochondrial genomes that have been sequenced in their entirety. The analyses did not support the morphologically acknowledged separate position of the gharial in the crocodilian tree.” (Janke,2005). This study is about the relationship of the phylogenetic analysis and how they don't relate to the phylogenetic analysis.
“Why must we protect crocodiles? Perhaps surprisingly, conservationists are ill-equipped to address this fundamental question. Too often arguments to conserve wildlife lack a scientific basis, or are irrelevant from a local perspective.” (Ploeg 2011). We should not have another endangered or even extinct animal, these Crocodiles are one of a kind and we need to make sure that they