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TABLE I<br />
The Size <strong>and</strong> Age at Sexual Maturity for Some Crocodilian Species, Including Data for <strong>the</strong> Same Species Inhabiting Different<br />
Geographical Locations<br />
Sex<br />
Age at<br />
(M = male Age at Sexual<br />
F = female Size Sexual Maturity<br />
grouped = no at Sexual Maturity in<br />
distinction Maturity in Wild Captivity<br />
III<br />
III<br />
" Species reported)<br />
(meters) (years) (years)<br />
Alligator mississippiensis<br />
M<br />
1.8<br />
9-10<br />
6<br />
Louisiana<br />
F<br />
1.8<br />
9-10<br />
6<br />
Alligator mississippiensis<br />
North Carolina<br />
Caiman crocodilus crocodilus<br />
Caiman crocodilus fuscus<br />
Gavialis gangeticlIs<br />
M<br />
F<br />
1.8<br />
1.8<br />
15<br />
18<br />
References<br />
Joanen (1969), Joanen <strong>and</strong><br />
McNease (1973, 1975a, b,<br />
1978, 1979a, 1980)<br />
Klause et al. (1984a, b)<br />
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1.3 4 Staton <strong>and</strong> Dixon (1977)<br />
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1.08 Staton <strong>and</strong> Dixon (1977)<br />
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3 8-12 Acharjyo et al. (1975),<br />
Bustard (1979, 1980c,<br />
1984), Singh <strong>and</strong> Bustard<br />
(1977), Singh (1979)