The
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is an abundant, large-bodied predator found throughout the southeastern United States (McAllister and Upton, 1990; Elsey and Woodward, 2010).
intravenous administration in the
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis).
Joanen T, McNease L, Ferguson MWJ (1987) The effects of egg incubation temperature on post-hatching growth of
American alligator. In Webb G, Manolis SC, Whitehead PJ (Eds.) Wildlife Management: Crocodiles and Alligators.
Numerous accounts have documented the helminth communities of the intestinal tracts of
American alligators (2-6) and other crocodilians (7-13).
As illustrated by Table 2, the real value of an Everglades mink in this situation is less than $20 and the real value of an
American alligator is less than $25, given their uncommon characteristics or susceptibility relative to other listed prey items.
In the late 1860s, the leather industry's demand for exotic hides led to widespread commercial hunting of the
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis).
The
American alligator was classified as a threatened species as recently as 1967.
alligator farms reported substantial economic losses and at least one human case of fever due to WNV outbreaks in juvenile
American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) (19, 20: L.
In total, 16 juvenile female
American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) were collected at night by hand from two lakes in central Florida approximately 65 km apart: Lake Apopka (pesticide-polluted lake) and Lake Woodruff (reference lake; for further descriptions of these lakes and the organochlorine pollutants identified to date, see Guillette et al.
-- Seventy-five
American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) were obtained from southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana.
Two species of alligators exist: the Chinese alligator and the
American alligator.
American alligators live in swamps, ponds, and streams of southeastern states such as Florida and Louisiana.
American alligators slither and snap in swamps and marshes from North Carolina to Texas.
