American Alligator
Ancient Predator in the Modern World
Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2013]
Format: Book
Description: 138 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
A natural history of the American alligator. Having survived since the Mesozoic era, alligators teetered on the brink of extinction in the 1960s. Protected by legislative intervention, today's populations are closed monitored throughout their range. Ouchley examines the lessons we have learned about urban development and energy production, and how they can still threaten the alligator and its southern wetland habitat.
Contents:
Natural history. In the beginning ; Names and places ; "Their toes are five in number" ; To build an alligator ; Root hog, or die -- The human factor. First encounters ; Near fatal attraction ; A love/hate relationship ; "What good is it?" -- Afterword.
ISBN:
9780813049137 (alk. paper)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
ANIMALS Reptile Ouc | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [111]-132) and index.