A collection and analysis of amphibians and reptiles from Nicaragua with new country and departmental records [PDF]
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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Can nesting behaviour allow reptiles to adapt to climate change? [PDF]
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 2023 Du WG, Li SR, Sun BJ, Shine R.
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Conservation ecology of amphibians and reptiles in Sarapiqui, Costa Rica : forest fragmentation and long term population change [PDF]
, 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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The density and distribution of Ateles geoffroyi in a mosaic landscape at El Zota Biological Field Station, Costa Rica [PDF]
, 2006 The genus Ateles is thought to prefer primary forest, as spider monkeys are ripe fruit specialists and generally occupy the upper canopy of tropical forests.
Lindshield, Stacy M.
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Annual variation of litter size and offspring size in a viviparous skink [PDF]
, 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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Carotenoid-Based Dewlap Color as a Visual Signal in Social Communication of Brown Anoles (Norops sagrei) [PDF]
, 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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Environmental correlates to amphibian and reptile diversity in Costa Rica [PDF]
, 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]
Ecol Evol, 2020 Reyes-Olivares C +5 more
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Understanding patterns of diversity and evolution in mainland Anolis lizards [PDF]
, 2018 Patterns of organismal diversity and evolution are often difficult to interpret with a high level of confidence. The number of mechanisms and processes that contribute to shaping patterns of diversity is extensive and is reflected in the many methods ...
Gray, Levi
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A brief review of the Guatemalan lizards of the genus Anolis [PDF]
, 1955 http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/56336/1/MP091 ...
Stuart, L. C.
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