Correlations between environmental salinity levels, blood biochemistry parameters, and steroid hormones in wild juvenile American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)

Abstract American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) inhabit freshwater wetlands that are vulnerable to salinization caused by anthropogenic alterations to freshwater flow, in addition to storm surges, sea level rise, and droughts. Salinization of coastal freshwater habitats is a growing concer...

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Main Authors: Patricia C. Faulkner, Ruth M. Elsey, David Hala, Lene H. Petersen
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/16ae1fc1fb004f08bafd0ee32e2ebd86
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