Gender Differences in Haemogregarine Infections in American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) at Savannah River, South Carolina, USA

Andrew K. Davis; Robert V. Horan; Andrew M. Grosse; Bess B. Harris; Brian S. Metts; David E. Scott; Tracey D. Tuberville

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-47.4.1047

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Andrew K. Davis,^1,* Robert V. Horan,² Andrew M. Grosse,² Bess B. Harris,² Brian S. Metts,² David E. Scott,² Tracey D. Tuberville²

¹1Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
²2Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Drawer E, Aiken, South Carolina 29802, US

^* Corresponding author (email: akdavis@uga.edu)

Abstract

We report a host gender bias in haemogregarine infection characteristics in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, USA. Prevalence and severity in female alligators was higher than it was in males. The reason for this pattern is not clear.

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Andrew K. Davis, Robert V. Horan, Andrew M. Grosse, Bess B. Harris, Brian S. Metts, David E. Scott, and Tracey D. Tuberville "Gender Differences in Haemogregarine Infections in American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) at Savannah River, South Carolina, USA," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 47(4), 1047-1049, (1 October 2011). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-47.4.1047

Received: 30 September 2010; Accepted: 1 June 2011; Published: 1 October 2011

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