Food and Feeding Habits Summary Alligator mississippiensis
 
Main Ref. Rice, A.N, 2004
Fish stage adults Mean length 243.00
Sample size 44 Percent empty 0
Country USA Locality Lake Apopka, Florida.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Alligator mississippiensis
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
0.20 % others other terrest. invertebrates n.a./terrest. insects adults Romalea guttata Total recomputed value for insect preys. water bug (Belostoma spp.) 0.001% eastern lubber grasshopper (Romalea guttata) 0.1% grasshopper (Orthoptera) 0.03% dragonfly (Aeschnidae) 0.01% other insects not identified 0.003%
0.10 % zoobenthos benth. crust. lobsters juv./adults Procambarus spp. Total recomputed value for crustacean preys. crayfish (Procambarus spp.) 0.1% grass shrimp (Paleomonetes intermedius) 0.01%
0.90 % others herps turtles juv./adults Gopherus polyphemus Total recomputed value for reptile preys. stinkpot turtle (Strenotherus odoratus) 0.2% gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) 0.6% mud snake (Farancia abacura) 0.1%
89.40 % nekton finfish bony fish juv./adults Dorosoma cepedianum 89.4% is the total recomputed value for fish prey. shad (Dorosoma spp.) 21.8% gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) 18.1% gar (Lepisosteus spp.) 16% catfish (Ameiurus spp.) 7.8% brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) 4% tilapis (Oreochromis spp.) 19.1% Centrarchidae/ Cichlidae 1.1% black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) 1.4% bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) 0.1% golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) 0.2%
7.00 % others birds shore birds juv./adults Anhinga anhinga 6.9% is the total recomputed value for bird preys. anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) 7%
2.00 % others mammals n.a./other mammals juv./adults Neotoma floridana Total recomputed value for mammal preys. eastern wood rat (Neotoma floridana) 1.6% cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) 0.2%
0.40 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults Pomacea paludosa Total recomputed value for gastropod preys. apple snails (Pomacea paludosa) 0.4% banded mystery snail (Viviparus goergians) 0.001% Mesa-rams-horn (Planorbella scalaris) 0.003%
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