Mating behaviour of the lizard Ameiva ameiva in Brazil
Herpetol Bull, v. 158, p. 1-5, maio. 2021
Artigo
em Inglês
| Sec. Est. Saúde SP, SESSP-IBPROD, Sec. Est. Saúde SP
| ID: bud-4285
Biblioteca responsável:
BR78.1
ABSTRACT
The courtship and copulation behaviours of the lizard Ameiva ameiva is described from field observations made at various locations in Brazil. In males, the main behaviours observed during one observation of courtship were head bobbing, circling and walking over the females, rubbing his body against the female, mounting, and dismounting. Females generally remain passive throughout courtship. The reproductive behaviour of A. ameiva resembles that of other teiids, however males exhibit some behavioural peculiarities, such as circling the female to restrict her movements, no cloacal rubbing against the ground, and no biting during copulation.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados nacionais
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Brasil
Base de dados:
Sec. Est. Saúde SP
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SESSP-IBPROD
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Herpetol Bull
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Artigo