Age Determination in the Sand Lizard Psammodromus algirus (Reptilia; Lacertidae) by Means of Skeletochronology

Autor:	Zakher Bouragaoui, Saïd Nouira
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	0106 biological sciences 010607 zoology Zoology North africa Biology biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Psammodromus algirus Sexual dimorphism Sand lizard Sexual maturity Skeletochronology Lacertidae Animal Science and Zoology Linear growth
Zdroj:	Current Herpetology. 38:173
ISSN:	1345-5834
DOI:	10.5358/hsj.38.173
Popis:	We examined lines of arrested growth (LAG) in femurs from 20 individuals of the sand lizard Psammodromus algirus sampled from the north of Tunisia (North Africa). The number of the LAGs reached a maximum of three. The instant speed of linear growth in the first year was 6.6×10–2 mm/day and 3.76×10–2 mm/day the second year. The diameter of the marrow cavity was significantly larger in female (334.52 µm±115.68 µm) than in male (324.42 µm±114.2 µm). The growth rate observed in P. algirus followed the known growth pattern in lacertid lizards and the difference in the diameter of the marrow cavity between males and females may be related to a sexual dimorphism.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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