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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Aspidoscelis"”.
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Effects of Testosterone and Training on Performance in the Non-Territorial Lizard (Aspidoscelis Sexlineata)
… territories and winning male-male competitions. Aspidoscelis sexlineata, a non-territorial lizard, has elevated bite force and endurance during the breeding season when T levels are elevated (Gowan 2008). Here, I investigated the effects of experimentally elevated T levels on bite force and …
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Seasonal Patterns of Plasma Testosterone Levels, Bite Force, and Locomotor Performance in Non-Territorial Male Lizards, Aspidoscelis Sexlineata
… lizard species to address this hypothesis. Male Aspidoscelis sexlineata (n=133) were collected throughout the active season, and testosterone levels and performance capacities were measured. Performance capacities were greatest during the breeding season when testosterone levels were elevated. …
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An Assessment of Visual Encounter Surveys for an Elusive Species: The Dunes Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus)
… commonly detected species, Uta stansburiana and Aspidoscelis marmoratus. The minimum number of surveys, needed to reliably detect these species, was then calculated from detection estimates. A total of 1,135 individual lizards were recorded, 12 of which were S. arenicolus. The mean detection …
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Anthropod Community Associated with the Webs of the Subsocial Spider Anelosimus Studiosus
Anelosimus studiosus (Theridiidae) is a subsocial spider that has a diverse arthropod fauna associated with its webs. From south Georgia, I identified 1006 arthropods representing 105 species living with A. studiosus, and 40 species that were prey items from 250 webs. The arthropods seen in A. …