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A collection and analysis of amphibians and reptiles from Nicaragua with new country and departmental records [PDF]

open access: yes
Nicaragua is a biodiverse country, but documented herpetological specimens are underrepresented compared to neighboring countries. In 2018 we conducted a collaborative expedition between the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology and Nicaraguan ...
Alison R. Davis Rabosky   +11 more
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Morphometry of Growth in Hatchling Striped Plateau Lizards (Iguanidae: \u3ci\u3eSceloporus virgatus\u3c/i\u3e) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
I studied the ontogenetic development of body shape and the influence of food availability on the development of body shape in hatchling striped plateau lizards (Sceloporus virgatus) over the first seven to eight weeks of their life.
Smith, Geoffrey R.
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Can nesting behaviour allow reptiles to adapt to climate change? [PDF]

open access: yesPhilos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 2023
Du WG, Li SR, Sun BJ, Shine R.
europepmc   +1 more source

Conservation ecology of amphibians and reptiles in Sarapiqui, Costa Rica : forest fragmentation and long term population change [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
In order to explore the conservation ecology of frogs and lizards in the Sarapiqui region of Costa Rica, I compared populations and communities among forest fragments and La Selva Biological Station, as well as across 35 years of sampling at La Selva ...
Bell, Kristen E.
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Carotenoid-Based Dewlap Color as a Visual Signal in Social Communication of Brown Anoles (Norops sagrei) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Carotenoids have been shown to be important integumentary coloring agents in many birds and fishes. The role of carotenoids as a prominent integumentary coloring agent of the dewlap has been noted in many Anoline lizards, but the role of carotenoids as ...
Steffen, John
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Annual variation of litter size and offspring size in a viviparous skink [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
This study examines variation in reproductive characteristics over 2 yr in the viviparous Australian skink Eulamprus tympanum. Litter size (xBAR = 2.8) was positively related to female body size in both years of this study, and there was no variation in ...
Schwarzkopf, Lin
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Environmental correlates to amphibian and reptile diversity in Costa Rica [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The study of species diversity patterns and their causes remains a central theme of ecology. Work conducted over the last few decades has shown that both historical and ecological factors are important in determining species diversity patterns ...
Laurencio, David Edelman
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Lizard predation by spiders: A review from the Neotropical and Andean regions. [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol, 2020
Reyes-Olivares C   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Seasonal patterns of reproduction of Norops humilis (Sauria: Iguanidae) in Costa Rica

open access: yes, 2016
Muestras mensuales de Norops humilis fueron colectadas durante un período de 13 meses desde diciembre 1973 hasta diciembre 1974. La disección reveló que las hembras alcanzaron la madurez sexual a los 32 mm de longitud y que en los machos es a los 25 mm.
openaire   +1 more source

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