Breeding birds use alligators to protect nests from raccoons, opossums
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 15:20
in Biology & Nature
Breeding birds that nest above alligators for protection from mammalian predators may also provide a source of food for the alligators living in the Everglades, Florida, according to a study published March 2, 2016 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Lucas Nell from the University of Florida and colleagues.