<p>Merritt Island = black circles and black line, Lake Woodruff = white circles and dotted line, Lake Apopka = gray diamonds and gray line. Letters represent significant differences among sites. Numbers within bars represent sample size. Error bars are ± SE. A. Snouth-vent length (SVL) measurements at hatching. B. Body mass measurements at hatching. C. Linear regression of body mass growth rates and mean body mass of captive reared juvenile alligators from three central Florida sites. R<sup>2</sup> values were 0.997 for Lake Apopka, 0.993 for Merritt Island, and 0.997 for Lake Woodruff. D. Linear regression of snout-to-vent- length (SVL) growth rates and mean SVL mass of captive reared juvenile alligators from three central Florida sites. R<sup>2</sup> values were 0.705 for Lake Apopka, 0.383 for Merritt Island, and 0.623 for Lake Woodruff respectively. E. Analysis of mean body mass adjusted rate of body mass gain in captive juvenile alligators from three different sites. F. ANCOVA of mean SVL adjusted rate of SVL gain in captive juvenile alligators from Lake Woodruff and Lake Apopka.</p
