Microhabitat Use
Comparisons of microhabitat use of Schlegel’s Japanese gecko (Gekko japonicus) among three populations and four land cover types
... Because there were few juveniles present, we focused on adult G. japonicus (approximately > 50 mm snout-vent length, SVL). When a gecko was found, we recorded the GPS location (Oregon 550, Garmin Ltd., USA) and sam- ...
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Shift in microhabitat use as a mechanism allowing the coexistence of victim and killer carnivore predators
... in microhabitat use of subordinate carnivores to prevent fatal or risky encounters with dominant ...of microhabitat shift in subordi- nate carnivore ...
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There's more than one way to climb a tree: limb length and microhabitat use in lizards with toe pads
... links microhabitat and ...and microhabitat use, finding that geckos tend to have shorter limbs than ...with microhabitat observations of geckos in Queensland, Australia, we observed geckos ...
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Variation in speed, gait characteristics and microhabitat use in lacertid lizards
... One of the most obvious potential ecological factors likely to influence locomotor style is microhabitat use because different substrata (e.g. open, sandy, patches of vegetation, inclined substrata) will ...
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Complex Sex Determination and Microhabitat Use Impact Evolution of Behavior and Morphology in East African Cichlid Fish
... In Lake Malawi cichlids, overall pigmentation colour and patterning result from the interaction of three chro- matophore cell populations. Melanophores produce melanin for dark black colour, xanthophores concen- trate ...
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Influence of instream physical habitat and water quality on the survival and occurrence of the endangered Cape Fear shiner.
... on microhabitat use and ...season microhabitat data were analyzed ...2002). Microhabitat-use component scores were calculated from the scoring coefficients generated by the ...
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Patterns of microhabitat specialization and the consequences of coral degradation for coral-associated reef fishes
... of microhabitat use and availability were conducted on both the exposed and sheltered side of six near-shore platform ...eight microhabitat categories: 1) Acropora ...the microhabitat category ...
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Patterns of microhabitat specialization and the consequences of coral degradation for coral-associated reef fishes
... coral microhabitat use and availability to provide the first species-level description of patterns of coral selectivity and specialization among recruits of 10 ...The microhabitat use surveys ...
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Habitat Ecology of the Carolina Madtom, Noturus furiosus, an Imperiled Endemic Stream Fish
... point use diminished, displaying selection of slow to moderate bottom velocities compared to much more slow-moving water ...velocity microhabitat use approximated a normal distribution, suggesting an ...
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Reproductive Ecology and Habitat Use of the Robust Redhorse in the Pee Dee River, North Carolina and South Carolina.
... habitat use changes with increasing flows and should be considered when developing habitat suitability functions to estimate weighted usable ...habitat use alone or suitability indices created from habitat ...
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Ecological differences between rare and common species of microhylid frogs of the Wet Tropics biogeographic region
... of microhabitat niche varied among species, regardless of geographic range size, and there was no tendency for rare species to be more specialised in microhabitat use, or to occupy narrower ...
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Prey Diets and Population-Densities of the Wasps Vespula vulgaris and Vespula germanica in Scrubland-Pasture
... Prey differences between the two wasp species living sympatrically in scrubland - pasture habitats probably reflect different patterns of microhabitat use, as seen in honeydew beech forest where V. ...
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Sicklefin Redhorse Reproductive and Habitat Ecology in the Upper Hiwassee River Basin of the Southern Appalachian Mountains
... with microhabitat use data (Table 3–10). Microhabitat availability data collected at each transect point included depth (m), bottom velocity (m/s), mean column velocity (m/s), dominant substrate, ...
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Behavior and Habitat Use of Introduced Flathead Catfish in a North Carolina Piedmont River
... Microhabitat use data were also summarized and compared on annual, seasonal, and diel scales for continuous variables (depth, bottom velocity, mean column velocity, and ...nonrandom microhabitat ...
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The influence of life history characteristics on flea (Siphonaptera) species distribution models
... their microhabitat preference and host specificity are known ...by microhabitat preference (fur: adult stage spend more time on the host vs nest: adults spend more time in the nest of the host vs fur/nest: ...
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Microhabitat temperatures and prevalence of the pathogenic fungus batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in lowland amazonian frogs
... and use different micro- habitats (Table 1). Most infected species use aquatic microhabitats for breeding and larval development, as their tadpoles use either lotic or lentic bodies of ...
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Factors influencing the distribution of kokopu and koaro (Pisces: Galaxiidae)
... with forests availability of terrestrial invertebrate prey, low maximum temperatures, presence of acidic waters, and presence of favourable microhabitat in forest streams were investigat[r] ...
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From cells to coastlines: how can we use physiology to forecast the impacts of climate change?
... Whether or not this type of intrasite variability matters to organisms has still yet to be determined for most ecosystems. Schmidt et al. have shown that the variable selective regimes created by habitat heterogeneity ...
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Risk of predation: a critical force driving habitat quality perception and foraging behavior of granivorous birds in a Nigerian forest reserve
... and use patches where food resources are highest (Saracco et ...usually use the gallery forest for resting and staying away from the heat of the day after an active foraging time in the ...
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Functional significance of highly variable colouration in the shore skink (Oligosoma smithi) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor in Philosophy in Ecology at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand
... refuge use, egg-laying sites (Castilla and Swallow 1995; Ebrahimi and Bull 2012; Ortiz-Catedral and Brunton 2009), dispersal or other behaviours (Armstrong and Ford 2015; Gobiel and Villard 2008; Parlato and ...
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