Table 2.

Summary of Spearman rank correlations between alligator total length and taxonomic prey class.

Taxonomic prey class	Spearman rank correlation coefficient
Actinopterygii	S = 13,195, p = 0.05, rs = 0.284
Annelida	S = 20,461.06, p = 0.4544, rs = −0.111
Aves	S = 11,525.53, p = 0.009, rs = 0.374
Gastropoda	S = 14,130.05, p = 0.1109, rs = 0.233
Insecta	S = 28,984.36, p < 0.001, rs = −0.573
Malacostraca	S = 26,353.05, p = 0.002, rs = −0.43
Mammalia	S = 21,863.23, p = 0.207, rs = −0.185
Merostomata	S = 16,789.55, p = 0.549, rs = 0.089
Reptilia	S = 10,545.68, p = 0.002, rs = 0.428