Reproduction of a whiptail lizard (Ameivula ocellifera, Teiidae) from a coastal area in northeastern Brazil
| Autor: | DJAN ZANCHI-SILVA, DIVA M. BORGES-NOJOSA, CONRADO A.B. GALDINO |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Vol 86, Iss 3, Pp 1263-1272 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-2690 0001-3765 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0001-3765201420130153 |
| Popis: | The reproductive ecology of Ameivula ocellifera was studied from September 2009 to August 2010 in a coastal area of the state of Ceará, Brazil. Females reproduced continuously throughout the year, with a peak at the end of the rainy season. Even though there was a predominance of pre-reproductive individuals in the sample, gonadal activity of males peaked synchronously to female reproduction. Mean clutch size was 1.98 ± 0.56 and positively associated with female body size, while mean egg volume was 510.54 ± 84.29 mm3 and unrelated to female body size. We did not find any association between clutch size and average egg volume. |
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