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The Ecological Significance of Sexual Dimorphism in Size in the Lizard Anolis conspersus.
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Anolis conspersus selects prey from a wide range of taxa and shows no obvious intraspecific specialization not connected to differences in microhabitat and prey size.Abstract:
Adult males of Anolis conspersus capture prey of significantly larger size and occupy perches of significantly greater diameter and height than do adult females; similarly, these three dimensions of the niche are significantly larger for adult females than for juveniles. Adult males on the average eat a smaller number of prey, and the range in size of prey is larger. The relationship between the average length of the prey and that of the predator is linear when the predator size is above 36 millimeters, but becomes asymptotic when it is below that value. Subadult males as long as adult females eat significantly larger food than do the latter, but only in the larger lizards is this correlated with a relatively larger head. Anolis conspersus selects prey from a wide range of taxa and shows no obvious intraspecific specialization not connected to differences in microhabitat and prey size. The efficiency of this system for solitary species is pointed out.read more
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Allometric variation among juvenile, adult male and female eastern bearded dragons Pogona barbata (Cuvier, 1829), with comments on the behavioural implications.
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TL;DR: There were significant differences in the population for mass, tail length, tail width, rear leg length and jaw length, consistent with differences required in locomotor performance and thus habitat use, together with access to different preferred dietary components.
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TL;DR: Ecological traits of this lizard, particularly its reliance on relatively low Tb for activity, suggest that it might be particularly vulnerable to local extinction if its habitat is altered, and provides further evidence that the "vanishing refuge" theory cannot account for geographical patterns of distribution in the A. nitens complex.
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Ecological Distribution in Anoline Lizards of Puerto Rico
TL;DR: The eight species of the genus Anolis in Puerto Rico can be divided into four morphological similarities as discussed by the authors : perch height, perch diameter, high-shade preference and low-shading preference.
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Correlations between ecology and morphology in anoline lizards from Havana, Cuba, and southern Florida
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The Life of the Rainbow Lizard
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