Mariana González-Solórzano

She has been a research assistant at the Behavioral Biology Laboratory of the Institute of Neuroethology, where she significantly contributes to advancing knowledge in her field. In the academic sphere, she has been engaged in teaching activities at the Instituto Cíentifico de Educación Superior. Additionally, she has supervised undergraduate theses. She has various scientific and outreach She has multiple scientific and outreach publications, as well as participation in national and international conferences, reflecting her dedication to disseminating knowledge and her ability to effectively communicate her findings to the scientific community and the general public. She has also contributed as a reviewer for articles, showcasing her expertise and recognition in critically evaluating scientific works in her area of specialization.

EDUCATION

Biotechnology Engineer graduated from the Universidad Politécnica del Centro in Villahermosa, Tabasco. Master's degree in Neuroethology from the Instituto de Neuroetología from the Universidad Veracruzana, where she is currently a PhD candidate in the same discipline.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Scopus Publications

Variation in the Diet of Hatchling Morelet’s Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) in the Wild
Mariana González-Solórzano, Marco A. López-Luna, Laura T. Hernández-Salazar, Edgar Ahmed Bello-Sánchez, and Jorge E. Morales-Mávil
MDPI AG
The relationship between diet and behavior is essential to understanding an animal’s strategies to obtain food, considering ontogenical changes. In reptiles, there is a relationship between the length of the individual and the size of the prey it consumes. Studies have focused on the ontogenetic changes in reptile diets from hatchling to adult, but only a few studies have focused on the transition from hatchling to juvenile. We aimed to describe and analyze the composition, variation, diversity, and overlap in the diet of hatchling Morelet’s crocodiles (Crocodylus moreletii) for three size intervals during the hatchling–juvenile transition. We captured 31 hatchling Morelet’s crocodiles in an urbanized lagoon in Tabasco. We performed stomach-flushing to determine the diet. Additionally, we estimated the volume, frequency of occurrence, and relative importance of diet items and analyzed the relationship between prey type and the total length of the individuals. The diversity of the hatchling prey suggests a generalist diet. We observed two items not previously described in the diet of hatchling crocodiles. In addition, we found differences in diet between the initial and final size intervals, as increases in the length of prey appeared that they did not consume when they were hatchlings. Our results contribute new information to the dietary changes that occur during the hatchling–juvenile transition.


Saurochory in crocodiles does not favor seed dispersal and viability
Mariana González Solórzano, Monserrat Araceli Gómez Torres, Marco Antonio López Luna, and Armando Hiram Escobedo Galván
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
La dispersión de semillas por reptiles (saurocoría) ha recibido atención recientemente y se ha reportado el consumo de frutos y semillas en cocodrilianos, actuando como potenciales dispersores de semillas. Evaluamos si la saurocoría en Crocodylus actus y C. moreletii afecta la viabilidad de tres especies de plantas Delonix regia, Inga sp. y Citrullus lanatus. Se Utilizaron tres individuos juveniles de cada especie de cocodrilo y se alimentaron con 22 semillas por especie de planta, para un total de 66 semillas por recinto (132 para ambos). Las semillas se mezclaron con la dieta habitual cada semana, las semillas no consumidas y las excretadas se recolectaron y sembraron en suelo tratado con composta para evaluar la tasa de germinación relativa. Un total de 99 semillas fueron consumidas pero solo se recuperaron de las heces 14 semillas de C. lanatus, y germinando solo una de ellas (7, 14 %) con respecto al 50 % en el grupo control. Los resultados indican que la saurocoría de C. acutus y C. moreletii tiene un efecto negativo sobre la viabilidad de las semillas de las especies vegetales estudiadas, concordando con otros estudios realizados en diferentes especies.


Squamata - Lizards: Sceloporus bulleri (buller's spiny lizard). reproduction




Saurochory in the American crocodile. Are American crocodiles capable of dispersing viable seeds?

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Variation in the Diet of Hatchling Morelet’s Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) in the Wild
M Gonzlez-Solrzano, MA Lpez-Luna, LT Hernndez-Salazar, ...
Animals 14 (17), 2610 2024



Los reptiles son buenos padres
M Gonzlez-Solrzano, JE Morales-Mvil
Ecofronteras, 17-20 2022



Saurocora en cocodrilos no favorece la dispersin y la viabilidad de semillas
M Gonzlez-Solrzano, MA Gmez-Torres, MA Lpez-Luna, ...
Acta Biolgica Colombiana 27 (1), 131-134 2022



IGUANA IGUANA (Green Iguana).
JE MORALES-MVIL, M GONZLEZ-SOLRZANO
Herpetological Review 51 (3) 2020



SCELOPORUS BULLERI (Buller’s Spiny Lizard). REPRODUCTION
AH Escobedo-Galvn, US Flores-Guerrero, ...
Herpetological Review 48 (4), 854-855 2017



Saurochory in the American crocodile. Are American crocodiles capable of dispersing viable seeds?
M GoNzLEz-SoLRzANo, AE RoSENBLATT, FG CUPUL-MAGAA, ...
Herpetological Bulletin 2016



Leptophis diplotropis. Diet. The Pacific Coast Parrot Snake is a Mexican endemic species with a distribution ranging from Chihuahua and Sonora southward to Oaxaca, at
M Gonzlez-Solrzano, AH Escobedo-Galvn
Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (4), 524-525 2015

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

IGUANA IGUANA (Green Iguana).
JE MORALES-MVIL, M GONZLEZ-SOLRZANO
Herpetological Review 51 (3) 2020
Citations: 4



Saurochory in the American crocodile. Are American crocodiles capable of dispersing viable seeds?
M GoNzLEz-SoLRzANo, AE RoSENBLATT, FG CUPUL-MAGAA, ...
Herpetological Bulletin 2016
Citations: 4



SCELOPORUS BULLERI (Buller’s Spiny Lizard). REPRODUCTION
AH Escobedo-Galvn, US Flores-Guerrero, ...
Herpetological Review 48 (4), 854-855 2017
Citations: 1