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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Flight initiation distance in relation to substratum type, sex, reproductive status and tail condition in two lacertids with contrasting habits
Amphibia Reptilia, Volume 28, No. 3, Year 2007
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Flight initiation distance in relation to substratum type, sex, reproductive status and tail condition was studied in two lacertid lizards with contrasting habits: the ground-dwelling common lizard Zootoca vivipara and the rupicolous Horvath's rock lizard Iberolacerta horvathi. These species were studied in sympatric populations in a mountain area in North-Eastern Italy, Tarvisio Forest. Mean escape distance was significantly higher in I. horvathi than in Z. vivipara. In both species there were significant differences between sexes, with males escaping at longer distances than females but there were no significant differences between adults and subadults. In both species there were no differences in escape distance of females in different reproductive states. In Z. vivipara specimens with broken tails escaped at a shorter distance than individuals with intact tails. Substratum type had a significant effect on escape distance in both species. © 2007 Brill Academic Publishers.
Authors & Co-Authors
Capizzi, Dario
Unknown Affiliation
Luiselli, Luca Maria
Italy, Rome
F.i.z.v.
Vignoli, Leonardo
Italy, Rome
Università Degli Studi Roma Tre
Statistics
Citations: 42
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1163/156853807781374827
ISSN:
15685381
Research Areas
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Participants Gender
Female