Mortality of American Alligators attributed to Cannibalism

Herpetologica

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-185

  Delany, Michael F ^a   Woodward, Allan R ^a   Kiltie, Richard A ^a   Moore, Clinton T ^a,b  

^a FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alligator mississippiensis; American Alligator; Band recovery models; Cannibalism; Florida; Mortality; Stomach contents; Survival

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HARVESTING; JUVENILE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPTILE; SURVIVAL; VULNERABILITY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; LAKE ORANGE; UNITED STATES;

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ALLIGATORINAE;

EID: 79957599439     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-10-00040.1     Document Type: Article

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