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Seasonal activity and basking of the southernmost population of the freshwater turtle Phrynops hilarii (Chelidae)
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2017-03)
This study focuses on basking behaviour of Phrynops hilarii in the southernmost population of the species' range. The objective was to determine how environmental features affect the basking behaviour of the species. We ...
Tribute to R.G. Boutilier: Skin colour and body temperature changes in basking Bokermannohyla alvarengai (Bokermann 1956)
(Company of Biologists Ltd, 2006-04-01)
In amphibians solar basking far from water sources is relatively uncommon since the highly permeable amphibian skin does not represent a significant barrier to the accompanying risk of losing water by evaporation. A South ...
Anuran skin and basking behavior: the case of the treefrog Bokermannohyla alvarengai (Bokermann, 1956)
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)
We investigated the morphology of the skin and the biochemistry of the lipids in the skin secretion of Bokermannohyla alvarengai, a montane treefrog that is known to bask regularly, motionless in full sunlight for extended ...
Orientation of thermoregulating Tropidurus torquatus (Sauria : Tropiduridae) on termite mounds in an open area of south-eastern Brazil
(Brill Academic PublishersLeidenHolanda, 1998)
Basking behaviour in two sympatric herbivorous lizards (Liolaemidae: Phymaturus) from the Payunia volcanic region of Argentina
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2013-03)
We studied several aspects of the thermal biology of two coexisting saxicolous species of the genus Phymaturus (Liolaemidae) at the Payunia, a volcanic region in Argentina where harsh conditions prevail. We marked individuals ...
Abiotic modulators of Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines: Podocnemididae) abundances in the Peruvian Amazon
(Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia, 2011-06-01)
Previous studies have demonstrated that river-based surveys can provide an inexpensive source of information for neotropical zoologists, yet little information is available to inform the application of this technique for ...
Thermoregulatory behaviour in Tropidurus torquatus (Squamata, Tropiduridae) from Brazilian coastal populations: an estimate of passive and active thermoregulation in lizards
(Blackwell PublishingOxfordInglaterra, 2007)
When Basking Is Not an Option: Thermoregulation of a Viperid Snake Endemic to a Small Island in the South Atlantic of Brazil
(Amer Soc Ichthyologists & Herpetologists, 2012-09-20)
It is broadly accepted that snakes are able to regulate their body temperature (T-b) behaviorally, but fundamental differences in this ability have been suggested to exist between temperate and tropical species. Herein, ...
Seasonal occurrences of Manta birostris (Chondrichthyes: Mobulidae) in southeastern Brazil
(Springer TokyoTokyoJapão, 2009)
Factors affecting the thermal behavior of the sand lizard Liolaemus wiegmannii in natural and modified grasslands of temperate coastal dunes from Argentina
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd., 2013-09)
The present study describes and compares the thermal behavior of individuals of Liolaemus wiegmannii, inhabiting patches of natural grassland and modified patches with exotic trees of Acacia longifolia, by analyzing the ...