Data/hora: 01/06/2024 17:54:37

Provedor de dados: | 37
País: | Colombia
Título: | NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BLACK IGUANA Ctenosaura similis (SQUAMATA: IGUANIDAE) IN ISLA CONTOY, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO
Autores: | GARCÍA-ROSALES,Aaron; ARRIAGA-NOGUΕ&amp;#918;,Alicia; RAMÍREZ-BAUTISTA,Aurelio.
Data: | 2020-12-01
Ano: | 2020
Palavras-chave: | Animal ecology; Animal population; Feeding; Opportunistic species; Reptilia.
Resumo: | ABSTRACT The genera Iguana and Ctenosaura belong to the Iguanidae family, and populations of most species of these genera have decreased due to anthropogenic effects. The natural history of most species of this family is poorly known, including Ctenosaura similis. Therefore, this study documents some ecological aspects of the species, such as its feeding habits, and habitat and microhabitat use in a population of Isla Contoy in Quintana Roo, Mexico. The data showed that even though C. similis is distributed throughout the island, individuals more commonly use human construction (buildings) of Parque Nacional Isla Contoy (PNIC) and mangrove areas. Microhabitats most used by all age classes and sexes were rocks and trees. The diet of the species is omnivorous; however, the frequency of prey type consumed changes with the age of the individuals (hatchlings, juveniles, and adults), as well as with the season of the year. The practice of cannibalism by some individuals is also reported, as well as coprophagy and scavenging. This work provides general information on the life history of C. similis, complementing the scarce information that is currently available.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-548X2020000300394
Editor: | Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología
Relação: | 10.15446/abc.v25n3.79707
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Acta Biológica Colombiana  v.25 n.3 2020
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess