Scale-Dependent Habitat Selection and Size-Based Dominance in Adult Male American Alligators.

Habitat selection is an active behavioral process that may vary across spatial and temporal scales. Animals choose an area of primary utilization (i.e., home range) then make decisions focused on resource needs within patches. Dominance may affect the spatial distribution of conspecifics and concomi...

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Main Authors: Bradley A Strickland, Francisco J Vilella, Jerrold L Belant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5010255?pdf=render