A chance encounter in central Texas yields insights on the ecology of aestivating Siren nettingi (Caudata: Sirenidae)

Siren spp. are often dominant vertebrates in the wetlands they occupy and are known to estivate when such wetlands dry up. Practical considerationslimit in-situ observations of estivating individuals. On 12 October 2021, we incidentally discovered an estivating aggregate of Siren nettingi i...

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Main Authors: Shashwat Sirsi, Ferris E. Zughaiyir, Andrea Villamizar-Gomez, Austin M. A. Bohannon, Michael R. J. Forstner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2023-12-01
Series:Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology
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Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/220410