Courtship behavior of Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Bour, 1973) (Testudines: Chelidae) under natural conditions in the Brazilian Cerrado

Autor: Brito, Elizângela S., Strussmann, Christine, Baicere-Silva, Clariana M. [UNESP]
Přispěvatelé: Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Scopus
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Popis: Submitted by Vitor Silverio Rodrigues (vitorsrodrigues@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2014-05-27T11:24:33Z No. of bitstreams: 0Bitstream added on 2014-05-27T14:41:12Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 2-s2.0-76849093809.pdf: 2261683 bytes, checksum: c8a6d6b41fd84cc75aa3c2fcc1f17508 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2014-05-27T11:24:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-12-01 Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei is a Neotropical chelid lacking basic natural history studies. Based on a film made in December 2004, we describe the courtship behavior in this species. Field observations were conducted at Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso State, southwestern Brazil, in an oligotrophic stream amidst the savannah like Cerrado formation. We provide a schematic drawing of the behavioral sequences during courtship, as well as a flow diagram describing sequential responses of the female to the male behavioral patterns. Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei courtship behavior is similar to that described for other freshwater chelonians. Instituto de Biociências Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Av. Fernando Correia da Costa s/n, 78060-900, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso Núcleo de Estudos Ecológicos do Pantanal (NEPA) Instituto de Biociências Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Av. Fernando Correia da Costa s/n, 78060-900, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso Departamento de Ciências Básicas e Produção Animal Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Av. Fernando Correia da Costa s/n, 78060-900. Cuiabá, Mato Grosso Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual de São Paulo (UN-ESP), Campus Botucatu, Botucatu, São Paulo Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual de São Paulo (UN-ESP), Campus Botucatu, Botucatu, São Paulo
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