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A multi-locus molecular phylogeny for Australia’s iconic Jacky Dragon (Agamidae: Amphibolurus muricatus): Phylogeographic structure along the Great Dividing Range of south-eastern Australia
(2014)
Jacky dragons (Amphibolurus muricatus) are ubiquitous in south-eastern Australia and were one of the
first Australian reptiles to be formally described. Because they are so common, Jacky dragons are widely
used as a model ...
Composition and species richness of the herpetofauna of a Costa Rican University campus
(2019)
The campus of the University of Costa Rica in Limón port city, Costa Rica, known as Sede del Caribe (SC),
includes a secondary forest of ca. 40 years old. This forest holds a great potential for environmental education, ...
Behavioural responses of reptiles to visitors of protected areas in Costa Rica
(2016)
Tourists can have a strong impact on the behaviour of wild animals, modifying
foraging strategies, diet and habitat use, increasing stress, and altering communication
and escaping behaviour. Such behavioural changes have ...
Sexual size dimorphism and ecomorphology of the Berthold’s bush anole (Polychrus gutturosus) in Costa Rica: Preliminary data
(2019)
Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) is the result of sexual or natural selection operating differently on the body
sizes of females and males. Males of most lizard species are larger than females, suggesting intrasexual selection
on ...
Hemidactylus frenatus (Common House Gecko). Diet
(2017)
Hemidactylus frenatus is an invasive species in the Americas that has succeeded in establishing populations in Costa Rica (Savage 2002. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, ...
Ecología del Homo sapiens y su relación sociocultural
(2017)
Muchos individuos de la especie Homo sapiens consideran estar separada del resto de criaturas del Reino Animal. Esto implica que hay un desligamiento de las relaciones entre el ser humano y el entorno natural, cuyas causas ...
Geographic variation in aggressive signalling behaviour of the Jacky dragon
(2015)
Signal diversification is often the product of sexual and/or natural selection and may be accompanied by genetic differentiation or simply reflect a plastic response to social and environmental variables.We use an agamid ...
Potential vibratory signal performed by a male
(2021)
(English) The video shows the vibratory movement of the fourth toe performed by a male of the Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates auratus, at Carara National Park. The toe-tapping behaviour was performed in front ...
Signal repertoire and contest outcome in the Jacky dragon
(2016)
Establishing dominance is an important mechanism for determining access to
resources such as mates or territories. However, levels of aggression and dominance
may vary among populations based on history and variation in ...
Effect of temperature on the visual displays of the Jacky dragon
(2019)
In ectotherms such as lizards, temperature is a key determinant of their behavior and their ability to signal to conspecifics. We asked whether changes in the thermal environment along the distribution of an agamid lizard, ...