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Volumn 635, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 329-338

Relationship between body condition of American alligators and water depth in the Everglades, Florida

Author keywords

Alligators; Condition index; Hydrology; Prey abundance; South Florida

Indexed keywords

ADULT FEMALES; ALLIGATORS; AMERICAN ALLIGATORS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BODY CONDITION; CONDITION INDEX; DRY SEASONS; FLORIDA; FRESHWATER WETLANDS; HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS; INVERSE CORRELATION; INVERSE RELATIONSHIP; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; NEGATIVE SLOPE; PREY ABUNDANCE; SHORT PERIODS; SOUTH FLORIDA; WATER DEPTH; WET SEASON;

EID: 70350424267     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9925-3     Document Type: Article
Times cited : (29)

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