Growth and condition of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in an inland wetland of east Texas

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 541-550

  Saalfeld, David T ^a   Webb, Kevin K ^a,b   Conway, Warren C ^a   Calkins, Gary E ^c   Duguay, Jeffrey P ^a,d  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Advanced Ecology Ltd   (United States)

^c TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^d DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ALLIGATORINAE;

EID: 54749101643     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092-7.3.541     Document Type: Article

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