SREL Reprint #3192

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

Andrew K. Davis1, Robert V. Horan, III2, Andrew M. Grosse2, Bess B. Harris2, Brian S. Metts2,
David E. Scott2, and Tracey D. Tuberville2

1Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
2Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Drawer E, Aiken, South Carolina 29802, USA

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.

SREL Reprint #3192

Davis, A. K., R. V. Horan III, A. M. Grosse, B. B. Harris, B. S. Metts, D. E. Scott, and T. D. Tuberville. 2011. Gender Differences in Haemogregarine Infections in American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) at Savannah River, South Carolina, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 47(4): 1047-1049.

This information was provided by the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (srel.uga.edu).