A fatal attack on a child by a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)
| Contribuinte(s) |
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
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| Data(s) |
27/05/2014
27/05/2014
01/03/2011
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| Resumo |
We describe a fatal attack by a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) on an 11-year-old child with comments on the reptile's aggression mechanisms and the conditions under which this kind of incident takes place in the Amazon region. © 2011 Wilderness Medical Society. |
| Formato |
62-64 |
| Identificador |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2010.11.010 Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, v. 22, n. 1, p. 62-64, 2011. 1080-6032 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/72318 10.1016/j.wem.2010.11.010 WOS:000288342900011 2-s2.0-79952293691 |
| Idioma(s) |
eng |
| Relação |
Wilderness and Environmental Medicine |
| Direitos |
closedAccess |
| Palavras-Chave | #Alligatoridae #caiman #wild animal attacks #alligator #animal #bites and stings #Brazil #case report #child #fatality #female #human #wild animal #Alligators and Crocodiles #Animals #Animals, Wild #Bites and Stings #Child #Fatal Outcome #Female #Humans |
| Tipo |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
