Demographic and geographic variation in food habits of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in Louisiana

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 241-250

  Gabrey, Steven W ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alligator mississippiensis; American alligator; Coastal wetlands; Food habits; Louisiana

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ALLIGATORINAE; AVES; CRUSTACEA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 77958470594     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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