• DOI:10.1656/1528-7092-7.3.541
Corpus ID: 84645749

Growth and Condition of American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in an Inland Wetland of East Texas

@inproceedings{Saalfeld2008GrowthAC,
  title={Growth and Condition of American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in an Inland Wetland of East Texas},
  author={D. Saalfeld and K. Webb and W. Conway and Gary E. Calkins and J. P. Duguay},
  year={2008}
}

D. Saalfeld, K. Webb, +2 authors J. P. Duguay

Published 2008

Biology

Abstract Since removal from the endangered species list, Alligator mississippiensis (American Alligator) populations have recovered to allow regulated harvest throughout most of their range. However, harvest/population management is complicated since alligators are long-lived, reach sexual maturity at a minimum size rather than age, and experience differential growth rates depending on geographic location, growing season length, local environmental conditions, habitat, and population density… CONTINUE READING

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