Behavior of American alligators monitored by multi-sensor data loggers

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Watanabe, Yuuki Y ^a   Reyier, Eric A ^b   Lowers, Russell H ^b   Imhoff, Johanna L ^c,d   Papastamatiou, Yannis P ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alligator mississippiensis; Biologging; Crocodilian; Diving; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ALLIGATORINAE; ANIMALIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84873364570     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00489     Document Type: Article

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