American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in Florida: Recommendations for endangered species recovery and ecosystem restoration

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-132

  Mazzotti, Frank J ^a   Brandt, Laura A ^b   Moler, Paul ^c   Cherkiss, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS ACUTUS;

EID: 34248574645     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2007)41[122:accaif]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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