Long-distance movement by American alligators in southwest louisiana

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 389-398

  Lance, Valentine A ^a   Elsey, Ruth M ^b   Trosclair, Phillip L ^b   Nunez, Leisa A ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ALLIGATORINAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 80053477135     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/058.010.0301     Document Type: Article

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