Attempted predation of Ptychozoon horsfieldii (Squamata: Gekkonidae) by Chrysopelea paradisi (Serpentes: Colubridae) in Borneo
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Analysis of the Gliding Behavior of Ptychozoon Lionatum (reptilia: Gekkonidae)
The glides of the lizard, Ptychozoon lionatum, with lateral cutaneous expansions tied and untied were measured and timed. Analysis demonstrated that untied animals traveled farther and at lower speeds than animals with expansions tied. Glide distances for untied lizards were negatively correlated with weight/surface area and with weight/snout-vent length. It is suggested that the primary functi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2316-9079,1519-1397
DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v15i1p65-67