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1 Ackerman, D. 1991. The moon by whale light: and other adventures among bats, penguins, crocodilians, and whales. Random House, New York, New York, USA. 249pp.
2 Addison, B. 1997. Haines City Ag Department continues alligator aquaculture project. Gatortales, The American Alligator News Magazine 5(1):7.
3 Allen, R. n.d. Alligator farming. Ross Allen's Reptile Institute, Bulletin No. 44, Silver Springs, Florida, USA. 2pp.
4 Allen, E. R., and W. T. Neill. 1949. Increasing abundance of the alligator in the eastern portion of its range. Herpetologica 5:109–112.
5 Allen, E. R. 1966. Keep them alive. Fourth edition. Great Outdoors, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. 100pp.
6 Allen, E. R. 1971. Artificial incubation of alligator eggs. International Crocodilian Society, Silver Springs, Florida, USA. 1p.
7 Allen, E. R. 1971. Pinni-poi as crocodilian food. International Crocodilian Society, Silver Springs, Florida, USA. 2pp.
8 Alligator Management Section. 1993. 1993 annual report Alligator Management Program. Gatortales, The Florida Alligator Trapping Association Newsletter 1(2):1–2.
9 American Alligator Farmers Association. 1989. Crocodilian congress: production & marketing stratigies [sic] for the 1990's. First Annual Crocodilian Congress, Tampa, Florida, USA. 147pp.
10 Anonymous. 1844. An alligatorical sketch. Number two of life in Florida. Knickerbocker [New-York Monthly Magazine] 23(April):361–367.
11 Anonymous. 1923. Alligators: how to keep them down on the farm. Literary Digest 78(11):54, 56, 58.
12 Anonymous. 1982. Frank Godwin is really into gator aid—but not for preppies. People Weekly 18(14):131.
13 Anonymous. 1989. Alligator farming information package: guidelines for the establishment and operation of alligator farms. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Alligator Management Program, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 42pp.
14 Anonymous. 1993. Program raises stress-free alligators. Reprinted in League of Florida Herpetological Societies Newsletter (February):25.
15 Anonymous. 1993. Nuisance Alligator Control Program. Gatortales, The Florida Alligator Trapping Association Newsletter 1(1):1.
16 Ashley, J. D. 1979. Florida alligator farmers expansion program. Florida Alligator Farmers Association, Orlando, Florida, USA. 26pp.
17 Ashley, J. D. 1982. An overview of alligator production 1982. Pages 1–4 in P. Cardeilhac, T. Lane, and R. Larsen, editors. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Alligator Production Conference, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
18 Baker, M. 1996. Haines City High School aquaculture a big success. Gatortales, The American Alligator News Magazine 4(2):1–2.
19 Beltz, E. 1994. HerPET-POURRI. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 29(11):254–257.
20 Beltz, E. 1997. HerPET-POURRI: alligator news: the good, the bad and the ugly. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 32(6):138–139.
21 Cardeilhac, P. T. 1986. Management problems of hatchling alligators. Pages 120–121 (abstract) in ? Annual Proceedings of the American Association Zoo Veterinarians.
22 Cardeilhac, P. T. 1990. 'September disease' in Florida. Crocodile Specialist Group Newsletter 9(4):21.
23 Carter, W. H. 1981. Nature's masterpiece at Homosassa: where the saltgrass joins the sawgrass. Atlantic, Tabor City, North Carolina, USA. 288pp.
24 Clyde, V. L., P. T. Cardeilhac, and E. R. Jacobson. 1994. Chemical restraint of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) with atracurium or tiletamine-zolazepam. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 25:525–530.
25 Cooper, S. 1998. Not just another roadside attraction. Reptiles Magazine 6(1):10-12, 14, 16, 18–20, 22–27.
26 Crawford, B. 1992. Aquaculture Species Resource Series: alligator. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 8pp.
27 Culpepper, R. 1983. Gators make profit on poor land. Florida Grower & Rancher 76(1):10.
28 Dacy, G. H. 1923. The world's largest alligator ranch. Nature Magazine 2(1):8–10.
29 Dahne, R. A. 1959. The one rule of keeping alligators in captivity is—don't. Florida Wildlife 12(10):20–21.
30 Dahne, R. A. 1965. How to keep alligators in captivity. International Crocodilian Society, Silver Springs, Florida, USA.
31 David, D. N. 1991. Summary of alligator farming records in Florida. Pages 54–103 in Proceedings of the 10th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group, Volume 1, IUCN—The World Conservation Union, ISBN 2-8327-0022-1, Gland, Switzerland.
32 DeYoung, B. 1991. An 8-year "egg study" by service adds to understanding of Florida alligators. Reprinted in League of Florida Herpetological Societies Newsletter (October):29, 31.
33 DeYoung, B. 1997. Gator farming on the rebound. Reprinted in League of Florida Herpetological Societies Newsletter (February):32.
34 Dodson, D. L., and R. L. Degner. 1984. Budgets and financial analyses for various alligator enterprises. Florida Agricultural Market Research Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 68pp.
35 Godwin, F. 1982. Incubation techniques used by Florida Alligator Farmers Association members in 1981. Pages 34–37 in P. Cardeilhac, T. Lane, and R. Larsen, editors. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Alligator Production Conference, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
36 Gorman, J. 1989. Return of a reptile. Sports Illustrated 70(10):50–52, 57–58, 60.
37 Guillette, L. J., Jr., G. Masson, A. Woodward, and H. F. Percival. 1991. Reproductive cycle of the female alligator in Florida: implications for conservation, management, and captive breeding. Page 14 (abstract) in Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Annual Report—January–December 1990, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
38 Halibrin, J. 1994. FFA—Haines City Chapter: student papers on their project. Gatortales 2(2):4.
39 Halibrin, J. 1995. FFA—Haines City Chapter: student papers on their project. Gatortales, The American Alligator News Magazine 3(1):5–6.
40 Hardy, I. D. 1887. Oranges and alligators: sketches of south Florida life. Second edition. Ward and Company, London, United Kingdom. 240pp.
41 Harris, C. 1980. Alligator cultivators. Indigo, News Bulletin of the Florida Herpetological Society 1:99–101.
42 Heaton-Jones, T. G., J. C. H. Ko, and D. L. Heaton-Jones. 2002. Evaluation of medetomidine-ketamine anesthesia with atipamezole reversal in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 33:36–44.
43 Hubbard, C. C. 1876. The Florida alligator; his customs, capture and care. C. C. Hubbard, Middletown, Connecticut, USA. 49pp.
44 Jackson, J. 1993. Gator breeders bank on growth. League of Florida Herpetological Societies Newsletter (January):30–31.
45 Jasmin, A. M., J. M. Carroll, and J. N. Baucom. 1969. Pulmonary aspergillosis of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). International Crocodilian Society, Silver Springs, Florida, USA. 2pp. [Reprinted from American Journal of Veterinary Clinical Pathology.]
46 Joanen, T. 1991. Alligator farm production in the United States 1989–1990. Page 317 in Proceedings of the 10th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group, Volume 1, IUCN—The World Conservation Union, ISBN 2-8327-0022-1, Gland, Switzerland.
47 Joanen, T., L. McNease, and J. D. Ashley. 1991. Production volume and trends in the USA. Pages 275–285 in Proceedings of the 10th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group, Volume 1, IUCN—The World Conservation Union, ISBN 2-8327-0022-1, Gland, Switzerland.
48 Larsen, R. E., C. Buergelt, P. T. Cardeilhac, and E. R. Jacobson. 1983. Steatitis and fat necrosis in captive alligators. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 183:1202–1204.
49 Layne, T. J., W. M. Boyce, M. K. Reinhard, R. E. Larsen, P. W. Poulos, M. M. King, C. D. Buergelt, and P. T. Cardeilhac. 1984. Disease problems in farm-raised hatching alligators on Florida alligator farms. Proceedings of the International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine 1(1):9–12.
50 Mahoney, L. T. 1991. Gator! Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, California, USA. 80pp.
51 McCutcheon, R. 1996. Haines City helping to provide environment for tomorrow's alligator. Gatortales, The American Alligator News Magazine 4(3):4–5.
52 Millstein, S. R., R. K. Vander Meer, E. M. Schoenagle, and P. T. Cardeilhac. 1994. Dietary therapy for egg fertility in the American alligator: an evaluation by determining fatty acid profiles of egg yolk. Pages 10–15 in Proceedings of the 25th International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine.
53 Moreau, R., and P. Wang. 1986. Gators: snapping up profits. Newsweek 108(23):68.
54 Morris, A. 1970. Researchers look at potentials, problems of alligator farming. Sunshine State Agricultural Research Report 15:11–12.
55 Petrocci, C. 1996. Tails from the world…the world's largest alligator farm. Aquaculture Magazine 22(5):46–51.
56 Rice, K. G. 1996. Dynamics of exploitation on the American alligator: environmental contaminants and harvest. Dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 165pp.
57 Rice, K. G., H. F. Percival, A. R. Woodward, and C. L. Abercrombie. 1998. Population dynamics of Lake Apopka's alligators. Pages 191–205 in Crocodiles: Proceedings of the 14th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group, IUCN—The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, United Kingdom.
58 Rogers, M. 1992. Gator third in Florida aquaculture. Crocodile Specialist Group Newsletter 11(4):11.
59 Rozsa, L. 1995. Gator harvest up with higher prices. Reprinted in League of Florida Herpetological Societies Newsletter (April):28.
60 Ruvell, R. 1996. Feed and alligator farming, economic considerations. Crocodile Specialist Group Newsletter 15(1):16.
61 Stratton, R. F. 1996. Crocodile tears over alligators. Reptile Hobbyist 2(4):32, 34–36.
62 Vollbrecht, J. L. 1946. Alligator college. Florida Outdoors 1(9):6–7, 24.
63 Vollbrecht, J. L. 1947. From swamp to swank. Nature Magazine 40:237–240. 276.
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