1 USE OF MARINE HABITAT AND FOOD RESOURCES BY COASTAL INHABITING ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS (AMERICAN ALLIGATOR): IMPLICATIONS FOR FOOD WEB AND COMMUNITY DYNAMICS By JAMES CLYDE NIFONG A DISSERTATION PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2014