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Vicenzi N, Vicente NS. Headbobing behavior in the high mountain lizard Phymaturus palluma: effects of sex and context. AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA 2023. [DOI: 10.1163/15685381-bja10121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Headbobbing represents one of the primary sources of communication in Iguanian lizards. Here, we describe and analyze for the first time the form and structure of the headbob display in a species of the Phymaturus genus, and compare it across sexes, social contexts, and with other species of its family. We video-recorded Phymaturus palluma adult lizards, obtained the form and structure of headbobs and evaluated the effect of sex and social context on their performing generalized linear mixed models. We found that in P. palluma, headbob is a complex display composed of several units. Headbob pattern is stereotyped, with less than 35% of variation between individuals, suggesting that it is species-specific. Moreover, units vary among sex and social context, revealing that this display is multicomponent and non-redundant following the multiple-message hypothesis. We also found that the headbob pattern was more complex than in other Liolaemidae lizards, which probably is related to the social systems registered in Phymaturus.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nadia Vicenzi
- Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Avenida Ruiz Leal s/n, Ciudad de Mendoza 5500, Mendoza, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Padre Contreras 1300, Ciudad de Mendoza 5500, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Unidad Ejecutora Lillo, Fundación Miguel Lillo, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Miguel Lillo 251, San Miguel de Tucumán 4000, Tucumán, Argentina
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Predictive Factors of Chemical and Visual Sensory Organ Size: The Roles of Sex, Environment, and Evolution. Evol Biol 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11692-021-09554-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Macedonia JM, Clark DL, Fonley MR. Analysis of Bobbing Displays in the Grahami Series Anoles from Jamaica and Grand Cayman. HERPETOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS 2021. [DOI: 10.1655/herpmonographs-d-20-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Department of Biology, Alma College, Alma, MI 48801, USA
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Macedonia JM, Clark DL, Fonley MR, Centurione I, Rowe JW, Valle CA. Analysis of Bobbing Displays in Four Species of Galápagos Lava Lizards Using Conventional and Novel Quantitative Methods. HERPETOLOGICA 2019. [DOI: 10.1655/herpetologica-d-19-00015.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Department of Biology, Alma College, Alma, MI 48801, USA
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- Department of Biology, Alma College, Alma, MI 48801, USA
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
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Ruiz-Monachesi M, Paz A, Quipildor M. Hemipenes eversion behavior: a new form of communication in two Liolaemus lizards (Iguania: Liolaemidae). CAN J ZOOL 2019. [DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2018-0195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Males of several animals have intromittent organs and may use these in a communicative context during sexual or intrasexual interactions. In some lizards, hemipenes eversion behavior have been observed, and the aim of this study is to find out whether this behavior is functionally significant under a communicative approach. Here, we investigated the eversion of hemipenes in the Light Blue Lizard (Liolaemus coeruleus Cei and Ortiz-Zapata, 1983) and in the Valley Lizard (Liolaemus quilmes Etheridge, 1993) by filming the response of male focal lizards in different experimental settings: (i) an agonistic context, i.e., with a conspecific male, (ii) a sexual context, i.e., with a conspecific female, and (iii) a control treatment, i.e., without a treatment lizard. In both species, focal lizards showed this behavior only in an agonistic context, with interspecific differences as follows. Liolaemus coeruleus has longer times until eversion and dragging of hemipenes; however, it has shorter time of eversion and exposition of the hemipenes. Liolaemus quilmes has the opposite pattern compared with L. coeruleus. These indicate that eversion of the hemipenes can act as a visual display and as a signal of aggressive behavior towards conspecific rival males. The present study offers a new behavioral perspective on the use of masculine genitalia in lizards.
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- M.R. Ruiz-Monachesi
- IBIGEO – Instituto de Bio y Geo Ciencias – CONICET, Avenida 9 de Julio 14, Rosario de Lerma, 4405 Salta, Argentina
- IBIGEO – Instituto de Bio y Geo Ciencias – CONICET, Avenida 9 de Julio 14, Rosario de Lerma, 4405 Salta, Argentina
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- IBIGEO – Instituto de Bio y Geo Ciencias – CONICET, Avenida 9 de Julio 14, Rosario de Lerma, 4405 Salta, Argentina
- IBIGEO – Instituto de Bio y Geo Ciencias – CONICET, Avenida 9 de Julio 14, Rosario de Lerma, 4405 Salta, Argentina
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- IBIGEO – Instituto de Bio y Geo Ciencias – CONICET, Avenida 9 de Julio 14, Rosario de Lerma, 4405 Salta, Argentina
- IBIGEO – Instituto de Bio y Geo Ciencias – CONICET, Avenida 9 de Julio 14, Rosario de Lerma, 4405 Salta, Argentina
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Ortega Z, Mencía A, Pérez-Mellado V. Antipredatory behaviour of a mountain lizard towards the chemical cues of its predatory snakes. BEHAVIOUR 2018. [DOI: 10.1163/1568539x-00003504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The ability to early detect a potential predator is essential for survival. The potential of Iberolacerta cyreni lizards to discriminate between chemical cues of their two predatory snakes Coronella austriaca (a non-venomous active-hunter saurophagous specialist) and Vipera latastei (a venomous sit-and-wait generalist) was evaluated herein. A third snake species, Natrix maura, which does not prey on lizards, was used as a pungent control. Thus, the behaviour of I. cyreni was studied regarding four treatments: (1) C. austriaca scent, (2) V. latastei scent, (3) N. maura scent and (4) odourless control. Lizards showed antipredator behaviour (such as slow-motion and tail waving) to C. austriaca and V. latastei chemicals. The antipredatory response was similar for both predators. This ability to react with an intensive behavioural pattern to the chemical cues of their predatory snakes may prevent lizards from being detected, and, if detected, dissuade the predator from beginning a pursuit.
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- Zaida Ortega
- aDepartment of Animal Biology, University of Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, 37007, Spain
- bLaboratório de Ecologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, CEP 79070-900, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- aDepartment of Animal Biology, University of Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, 37007, Spain
- cLaboratório de Zoologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, CEP 79070-900, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- aDepartment of Animal Biology, University of Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, 37007, Spain
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