Effects of Caudal Autotomy on the Locomotor Performance of <i>Micrablepharus Atticolus</i> (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae)

Effects of Caudal Autotomy on the Locomotor Performance of <i>Micrablepharus Atticolus</i> (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae)

Caudal autotomy is a striking adaptation used by many lizard species to evade predators. Most studies to date indicate that caudal autotomy impairs lizard locomotor performance. Surprisingly, some species bearing the longest tails show negligible impacts of caudal autotomy on sprint speed. Part of t...

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Auteurs principaux: Naiane Arantes Silva, Gabriel Henrique de Oliveira Caetano, Pedro Henrique Campelo, Vitor Hugo Gomes Lacerda Cavalcante, Leandro Braga Godinho, Donald Bailey Miles, Henrique Monteiro Paulino, Júlio Miguel Alvarenga da Silva, Bruno Araújo de Souza, Hosmano Batista Ferreira da Silva, Guarino Rinaldi Colli
Format: article
Langue:EN
Publié: MDPI AG 2021
Sujets:
lizard
autotomy
tail
locomotion
performance
temperature
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/5fc8da24daa2480495a3e808451966db
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