扬子鳄(Alligator sinensis)生态学研究进展

A Review of Ecology of Chinese Alligator

简要介绍了半个多世纪以来 ,扬子鳄自然种群的变化、种群衰落的原因、生活史对策、栖息地选择、行为生态、生理生态等方面的主要研究成果 ,并对将来的研究进行了展望。

During the last century,especially from late 1970s,a large number of studies have been conducted on ecology of Chinese alligator,which played important roles in improving captive population.This paper reviews all the key results of researches on ecology of the animal,which including changes of the population in history,causes of the populmion decline,strategies of the animal's life history,habitat selection,ecology of behavior and physiology and so on.Some suggestions for future research are also made.