Crocodilians
This reading profile brings together 2 source-linked articles that reference crocodilians.
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- Field guideHow crocodilians guard their youngCrocodilian parental care starts before hatching in many species. Adults may guard a nest, respond to calls from within the eggs, excavate emerging young, transport them gently, and remain near a nursery group.
- Field guideHow animals see in low lightScarce photons are the central problem: anatomy can admit more light, rods and photopigments capture it, reflective layers offer a second pass, and neural circuits combine signals across space or time while accepting blur and noise.