CORRELATES OF TAIL LOSSES IN 12 SPECIES OF LIOLAEMUS LIZARDS

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dc.contributor.authorJAKSIC, FM
dc.contributor.authorFUENTES, ER
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-23T19:44:30Z
dc.date.available2025-01-23T19:44:30Z
dc.date.issued1980
dc.description.abstractThe relative frequencies of naturally occurring tail losses in 12 spp. of central Chile Liolaemus [L. altissimus, L. chiliensis, L. fuscus, L. lemniscatus, L. leopardinus, L. monticola, L. nigromaculatus, L. nigroviridis, L. nitidus, L. platei, L. schroederi and L. tenuis] are reported. Percentages vary between 23.8-77.2%. In an attempt to explain these differences, percent tail loss was correlated with an estimate of time exposed to predators (size of the lizards), with an estimate of intraspecific susceptibility to predators (sexual dimorphism), and with percent occupation of conspicuous perches. Partial correlation analysis exhibited statistical significance only with the latter variable suggesting that visibility to predators could be causally related to tail losses. Frequency of tail loss is not a measure of predation pressure, but of successful escapes after at least 1 close encounter with a predator.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.eissn1937-2418
dc.identifier.issn0022-1511
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/100058
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:A1980JZ91500004
dc.issue.numero2
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final141
dc.pagina.inicio137
dc.revistaJournal of herpetology
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.titleCORRELATES OF TAIL LOSSES IN 12 SPECIES OF LIOLAEMUS LIZARDS
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen14
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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