Factors affecting retention time of turtle scutes in stomachs of American alligators, Alligator mississippiensis

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 115-119

  Janes, Daniel ^a   Gutzke, William H N ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROCODILIAN; DIET; RETENTION; STOMACH CONTENT; TURTLE;

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ALLIGATORINAE; AMPHIBIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036659625     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2002)148[0115:FARTOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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