Crocodile Research

Author: Chen Bi-hui, Hua Tian Miao, Wu Xiao-bing, Wang Chao-lin
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Publishing Date: 2003-12-01
Features: "Yangtze Crocodile Research" is one of the key books in the "Research Series on China's Key Protected Wildlife" under the 15th Five-Year Plan. The main author, Chen Bi-hui, has long been engaged in scientific research on crocodiles, especially conducting systematic research on the Yangtze crocodile native to China for over 30 years. He is one of China's most renowned crocodile experts. Domestic published books on the same subject include: "Yangtze Crocodile," published by Anhui Science and Technology Press in 1985, also edited by Chen Bi-hui and others. Comparing the two books, "Yangtze Crocodile" preliminarily summarizes the systematic research achievements on the Yangtze crocodile by the authors and other wildlife researchers since 1975 over a decade. In contrast, "Yangtze Crocodile Research" is based on the previously published "Yangtze Crocodile," reorganizing the research achievements of the authors and other experts, including those from Anhui Normal University and the Anhui Yangtze Crocodile Breeding Research Center, over the recent decade. To achieve these new findings, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Ministry of Forestry, and the Anhui Provincial Forestry Department, Science and Technology Commission, and Education Commission have repeatedly provided funding support. "Yangtze Crocodile Research" comprehensively