Everglades Alligator Nests: Nesting Sites for Marsh Reptiles
Kushlan JA and Kushlan MS. 1980. Everglades Alligator Nests: Nesting Sites for Marsh Reptiles. Copeia. 1980(4):930-932
This paper describes the role of alligator nests and their use by other nesting reptiles in Everglades National Park. The article names three other reptiles that used the alligator nests: Carolina anole (Anolis carolinensis), the mud turtle (Kinosternon baurii), and the red-bellied slider (Chrysemys nelsoni). A table presents data.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Kushlan, James; Kushlan, Marilyn
- Units
- EVER
- Keywords
- American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), Animal Studies, green anole (Anolis carolinensis), Nests & Nesting, red-bellied slider (Chrysemys nelsoni), striped mud turtle (Kinosternon baurii)