Flight initiation distance of Urosaurus ornatus from the Sierra de Samalayuca, Mexico
In lizards, flight initiation distance (FID), the distance between a prey individual and a predator when escape begins, can be affected by numerous intrinsic and extrinsic factors, including sex, temperature, and level of conspicuousness. Here we report on a study of FID in a population of Ornate Tr...
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| description | In lizards, flight initiation distance (FID), the distance between a prey individual and a predator when escape begins, can be affected by numerous intrinsic and extrinsic factors, including sex, temperature, and level of conspicuousness. Here we report on a study of FID in a population of Ornate Tree Lizards, Urosaurus ornatus, from the Sierra de Samalyuca, Chihuahua, Mexico which are cryptic due to their dorsal coloration blending into their background. Urosaurus ornatus in our study population allowed close approaches (mean FID = 65 cm). Mean FID did not differ between males and females. We also found no effect of body, air, or substrate temperature on FID. The short FID we observed may be related to the cryptic nature of U. ornatus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-73194e8fee504e23aec46f0d02615f5c2022-12-22T00:07:35ZengFirenze University PressActa Herpetologica1827-96351827-96432021-04-0116110.36253/a_h-9843Flight initiation distance of Urosaurus ornatus from the Sierra de Samalayuca, MexicoJulio A. Lemos-Espinal0Geoffrey R. Smith1Laboratorio de Ecología-UBIPRO, FES Iztacala UNAM, Avenida los Barrios 1, Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla,edo. de México, 54090, MéxicoDepartment of Biology, Denison University, Granville, Ohio 43023 USAIn lizards, flight initiation distance (FID), the distance between a prey individual and a predator when escape begins, can be affected by numerous intrinsic and extrinsic factors, including sex, temperature, and level of conspicuousness. Here we report on a study of FID in a population of Ornate Tree Lizards, Urosaurus ornatus, from the Sierra de Samalyuca, Chihuahua, Mexico which are cryptic due to their dorsal coloration blending into their background. Urosaurus ornatus in our study population allowed close approaches (mean FID = 65 cm). Mean FID did not differ between males and females. We also found no effect of body, air, or substrate temperature on FID. The short FID we observed may be related to the cryptic nature of U. ornatus.https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/9843Approach distanceanti-predator responsecrypticlizardsextemperature |
| spellingShingle | Julio A. Lemos-Espinal Geoffrey R. Smith Flight initiation distance of Urosaurus ornatus from the Sierra de Samalayuca, Mexico Acta Herpetologica Approach distance anti-predator response cryptic lizard sex temperature |
| title | Flight initiation distance of Urosaurus ornatus from the Sierra de Samalayuca, Mexico |
| title_full | Flight initiation distance of Urosaurus ornatus from the Sierra de Samalayuca, Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Flight initiation distance of Urosaurus ornatus from the Sierra de Samalayuca, Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Flight initiation distance of Urosaurus ornatus from the Sierra de Samalayuca, Mexico |
| title_short | Flight initiation distance of Urosaurus ornatus from the Sierra de Samalayuca, Mexico |
| title_sort | flight initiation distance of urosaurus ornatus from the sierra de samalayuca mexico |
| topic | Approach distance anti-predator response cryptic lizard sex temperature |
| url | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/9843 |
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