Febrile response to infection in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Mark Merchant1, Stephanie Williams1, Phillip L. Trosclair2, Ruth M. Elsey2, Kaili Mills1
1Department of Chemistry, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA 70609, USA
2Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, Grand Chenier, LA, USA

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