Tail autotomy effects on the escape behavior of the lizard Gonatodes albogularis (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae), from Córdoba, Colombia

BACKGROUND: Caudal autotomy appears to be an adaptation strategy to reduce the risk of being preyed upon. In an encounter with a predator, the prey must reduce the risk of being preyed upon, and one of the strategies that has exerted a strong pressure on selection has been tail loss. In lizards, it...

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Autores principales: Domínguez-López,Moisés E, Ortega-león,Ángela M, Zamora-abrego,Gastón J
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedad de Biología de Chile 2015
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Acceso en línea:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2015000100001
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