Growth Rates of American Alligators in Estuarine and Palustrine Wetlands in Louisiana

A comparative study of American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) growth rates was made in estuarine and palustrine wetlands in southwestern Louisiana. In the estuarine wetlands, where characteristic salinity levels were ≤5‰, alligators grew faster and therefore reached sexual maturity earlier...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Estuaries 1991-12, Vol.14 (4), p.489-494
Hauptverfasser:	Rootes, William L., Chabreck, Robert H., Wright, Vernon L., Brown, Bobby W., Hess, Thomas J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alligator mississippiensis Alligators Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Aquatic habitats Autoecology Biological and medical sciences Brackish Female animals Freshwater fishes Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Male animals Marshes Population growth rate Reptilia. Amphibia Sexual maturity Vertebrata Wetlands Wildlife studies
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