Sharing refuges on arid islands: ecological and social influence on aggregation behaviour of wall geckos
[Background] The extent of social behaviour among reptiles is underappreciated. Two types of aggregations are recognized in lizards: ecological and social, i.e., related to the attraction to a site or to animals of the same species, respectively. As most lizards are territorial, aggregations increase the probability of aggressive interactions among individuals, a density-dependent behaviour.
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | artículo biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
PeerJ
2017-01-10
|
| Subjects: | Tarentola substituta, Reptiles, Male–female pairs, Thermobiology, Refuge sharing, Density-dependent, Cabo Verde, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/152573 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | [Background] The extent of social behaviour among reptiles is underappreciated. Two types of aggregations are recognized in lizards: ecological and social, i.e., related to the attraction to a site or to animals of the same species, respectively. As most lizards are territorial, aggregations increase the probability of aggressive interactions among individuals, a density-dependent behaviour. |
|---|