The use of habitat and time by lizards in a tropical deciduous forest in western Mexico

García, Andrés

doi:10.1080/01650520701735282

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“…However, it is possible that reptile distributions may be restricted by food availability. Differences in prey availability have been found in previous studies ( Luiselli, 2006 ; Whitfield & Donnelly, 2006 ; García, 2008 ), making the dry season an ideal time for insects and the rainy season for amphibians and fishes, in such way that changes in food items could be the reason for the reptile distribution pattern found in the municipality. This hypothesis should be tested, as the present study did not directly measure food preference.…”

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Amphibian and reptile biodiversity in the semi-arid region of the municipality of Nopala de Villagrán, Hidalgo, Mexico

Roth-Monzón

Mendoza-Hernández²,

Flores‐Villela³

2018

PeerJ

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Current global changes are putting both biodiversity and the processes that depend on it at risk. This is especially true for semi-arid regions and the flagship groups that inhabit them, such as amphibians and reptiles. Semi-arid regions are often thought to have lower biodiversity and thus have been overlooked, resulting in the underestimation of their biological richness. Therefore, the aim of this study was to conduct an inventory of amphibians and reptiles in the semi-arid municipality of Nopala de Villagrán, Mexico, and analyze its biodiversity in relation to the seasons, vegetation and microhabitat. During a year of fieldwork, we found 24 species in the area, most of them of low abundance, and one of which was recorded for the first time for the state of Hidalgo. We documented five amphibian species and 19 reptile species. We also found that observed species richness was higher in the rainy season and in xeric scrub vegetation, although only the season differences were significant according to rarefaction curves. Our findings highlight the importance of seasonality and vegetation type for the species that inhabit this semi-arid region. This study broadens our understanding of the importance of semi-arid regions and, by extension, that of other areas with similar characteristics.

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Amphibian and reptile biodiversity in the semi-arid region of the municipality of Nopala de Villagrán, Hidalgo, Mexico

Roth-Monzón

Mendoza-Hernández²,

Flores‐Villela³

2018

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“…Available evidence suggests strongly that on San Agustín competition with other saurian and avian insectivores should be considerably reduced compared with the adjacent mainland. In the mainland forest, A. nebulosus coexists with 14 other lizard species (Garcia, ; Garcia, Valterria & Lister, ), and up to 30 species of insectivorous birds that can reach densities of 60–70 individuals per hectare during the winter dry season when insect abundances are comparatively low (Hutto, ). While small flocks of mainland birds occasionally forage on San Agustín, the only resident breeding bird species is the largely granivorous mourning dove Zenaida macroura .…”

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Dimorphism and divergence in island and mainland Anoles

Siliceo-Cantero

García

Reynolds

et al. 2016

Biol. J. Linn. Soc.

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Relative to the West Indies, the ecology and evolution of anoles inhabiting islands off Central and South America have received little attention. The paucity of studies on continental islands has limited our ability to generalize and extend results based on the West Indian paradigm, as well as our understanding of the profound differences between the adaptive radiations of continental vs. Greater Antillean anoles. Here we compare the morphological, ecological, behavioural and genetic divergence between Anolis nebulosus populations inhabiting a small island in the Bay of Chamela, Mexico, and a nearby mainland forest. Notably, the two populations exhibit intra-sexual dimorphism with respect to head and limb sizes, the first such polymorphism documented for an Anolis species. We also compare the shape of island and mainland A. nebulosus with each other, the six West Indian ecomorphs and a hypothetical generalist species. Finally, we address the generalist convergence hypothesis for anoles on single species islands. We conclude that convergence on a generalist morphology is widespread among solitary anoles in the West Indies. We present data on a limited sample of solitary anoles with mainland ancestors that suggest a parallel convergence on a similar generalist morphology, probably due to similar adaptive landscapes shaped by selective forces common to small island environments.

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“…Por otro lado, U. bicarinatus parece ser resiliente a los cambios en la estructura del hábitat. Esta especie se caracteriza por usar perchas altas (ramas con diámetros similares) y presentar picos de actividad durante las horas del día con mayor temperatura (García, 2008), por lo que es posible que la pérdida de árboles tras el paso de Jova no afectara la forma en la cual usa las perchas esta especie.…”

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Huracán Jova: efecto de un fenómeno meteorológico severo sobre lagartijas insulares en el occidente de México

Garcı́a

Siliceo-Cantero

2019

Rev.Mex.Biodiv.

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The use of habitat and time by lizards in a tropical deciduous forest in western Mexico

Cited by 10 publications

References 38 publications

Amphibian and reptile biodiversity in the semi-arid region of the municipality of Nopala de Villagrán, Hidalgo, Mexico

Amphibian and reptile biodiversity in the semi-arid region of the municipality of Nopala de Villagrán, Hidalgo, Mexico

Dimorphism and divergence in island and mainland Anoles

Huracán Jova: efecto de un fenómeno meteorológico severo sobre lagartijas insulares en el occidente de México

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