Sharing refuges on arid islands: ecological and social influence on aggregation behaviour of wall geckos

Background The extent of social behaviour among reptiles is underappreciated. Two types of aggregations are recognized in lizards: ecological and social, i.e., related to the attraction to a site or to animals of the same species, respectively. As most lizards are territorial, aggregations increase...

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Main Authors: Raquel Vasconcelos, Sara Rocha, Xavier Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-01-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2802.pdf