%0 Journal Article
%T An¨¢lisis bibliogr¨¢fico del conocimiento de los crocodilianos en M¨¦xico
%A Jes¨²s Garc¨ªa-Grajales
%A Marco Antonio L¨®pez-Luna
%J Latin American Journal of Conservation
%D 2010
%I ProCAT
%X En este trabajo se analiz¨® informaci¨®n acerca de las publicaciones sobre estudios de cocodrilos (Crocodylus acutus, C. moreletii) y Caimanes (Caiman crocodilus) en M¨¦xico. Se compil¨® un total de 282 trabajos publicados entre 1889 y 2010. De este total, el 1,8% son libros, el 2,1% cap¨ªtulos de libros, el 28,4% art¨ªculos cient¨ªficos, el 20,2% art¨ªculos de divulgaci¨®n, el 23% son tesis de licenciatura, el 6% tesis de posgrado, el 16,3% son memorias de congresos en extenso y el 2,1% son informes finales presentado por instituciones. Crocodylus acutus es la especie m¨¢s estudiada con el 49,7% de los trabajos mientras que C. crocodilus present¨® s¨®lo el 3,1% de los trabajos. Basados en este an¨¢lisis, se concluye una falta de informaci¨®n importante para el caim¨¢n y para el Cocodrilo de Pantano, sobre todo en lo referente al estado actual de sus poblaciones silvestres y se proporcionan recomendaciones dada su importancia como recurso natural.Palabras Clave: an¨¢lisis bibliogr¨¢fico, caimanes, cocodrilos, conocimiento actual.In this article we analyzed information about study of crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus, C. moreletii) and caimans (Caiman crocodilus) in Mexico. We compiled 282 publications written between 1889 and 2010. Of these documents 1.8% were books, 2.1% were book chapters, 28.4% were scientific articles, 20.2% were articles in popular science magazines, 23% were undergraduate theses, 6% were post-graduate theses, 16.3% were published in the proceedings of meetings, and 2.1% were final reports from institutions. Crocodylus acutus is the most studied species, as the focus of 49.7% of the publications analyzed, while C.crocodilus was only the subject of 3.1% of the publications. From our analysis, we found a lack of important information on caiman and morelet¡¯s crocodiles, especially on the current status of wild populations. We make recommendations for further study given their importance as natural resources.Key words: actual knowledge, bibliography analysis, caimans, crocodiles.
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