Experimental assessment of social interactions in two species of the genus Teratoscincus (Gekkota)
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Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F15%3A10314403" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/15:10314403 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2015.08.005" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2015.08.005</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2015.08.005" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.beproc.2015.08.005</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Experimental assessment of social interactions in two species of the genus Teratoscincus (Gekkota)
Original language description
Social organization of many reptile species that are rare in the wild remains rather unexplored due to difficulties when setting experiments in the field. Behavioral analysis of standard social situations in laboratory conditions is considered an indirect method to reveal social behavior in the field. We studied two rare species of geckos, Teratoscincus scincus and Teratoscincus keyserlingii, inhabiting sand dunes of Uzbekistan and Eastern Iran. A series of experiments was carried out to quantify responses in social interactions among conspecific adults as well as reactions of these towards conspecific/heterospecific subadults and juveniles. We also assessed the effect of species and sex on recorded behavior. Finally, the reaction to threat stimuli simulating predator attack was analyzed. The species effect was recorded only in the response to a simulated predatory attack: T. scincus typically escaped whereas larger T. keyserlingii attacked the stimulus. In accordance with the sexual c
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
O - Miscellaneous
CEP classification
EG - Zoology
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/IAA601410803" target="_blank" >IAA601410803: Recognition of predators and other dangerous organisms by terrestrial vertebrates</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů