Variation in movement behavior of alligators after a major hurricane

Table 2 Tracking and movement information for acoustically tagged American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in the Shark River Estuary, Florida, USA

Transmitter	Number of relocations	Days tracked	Days located (%)	Hurricane movement?
54252	78,312	965	66	Yes
54253	17,941	771	39	Yes
54254	27,382	792	48	Yes
54255	76,459	621	79	No
54260	27,987	991	51	Yes
54261	4448	774	4	Yes
54262	423,696	1033	57	No
54263	1662	982	1	Yes

Days located shows the percentage of days that the animal was located at least once over its tracking period (see Table 1; though calculations for days tracked in Table 2 started at first detection date not capture date). Hurricane movement describes whether an alligator exhibited some detectable change in movement or location within the estuary related to Hurricane Irma in 2017

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