Table 2 Consumption of baits by alligator size class on islands or colonies of different types in the Everglades.

From: Nestling carcasses from colonially breeding wading birds: patterns of access and energetic relevance for a vertebrate scavenger community

Size Class

Active Islands

Inactive Islands

Ardea Islands

Egretta Islands

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

Large

20.44

28

8.70

2

12.23

17

61.90

13

Medium

6.57

9

0.00

0

4.32

6

14.29

3

Small

2.92

4

4.35

1

3.60

5

0.00

0

Not Alligator

53.28

73

82.61

19

64.03

89

14.29

3

Not Eaten

16.79

23

4.35

1

15.83

22

9.52

2

  1. Alligator size classes were defined as small (<1.25 m), medium (≥1.25–<1.75 m), or large (≥1.75 m).
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