RT Generic
T1 Height and diameter of nocturnal perches selected by juveniles and adults of common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon).
A1 Farfán-Aguilar, Miguel Ángel
A1 Duarte, Jesús
A1 Romero-Pacheco, David
A1 Colorado-Pedrero, Laura
A1 García-Quevedo, Pablo
A1 Díaz-Ruiz, Francisco
K1 Camaleones - Hábitos y conducta
K1 Canibalismo en animales
K1 Camaleones - Hábitat
AB Cannibalism by adults of conspecific juveniles has been reported in wild populations of common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon). In view of this cannibalistic behaviour by adults, we hypothesise that juvenile chameleons should select nocturnal perches with distinct characteristics from those chosen by adults, thus avoiding them. To test this hypothesis, we examined nocturnal perch selection by adults and juveniles over seven months of field monitoring of a chameleon population in southern Iberia. Our results support the hypothesis of cannibalism as a selective force leading to differential habitat use by juveniles and adults because juveniles select unstable perches that are inaccessible to adults and avoid spatial overlap with adults, including sharing the same plant foot. The database is structured in six fields describing the following information about each common chameleon found: date, type of plant, branch diameter (mm) and height (cm) on which the individual was found, weight (g) and age (juvenile/adult).
PB Universidad de Málaga
YR 2024
FD 2024-07-15
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/32190
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/32190
LA eng
NO N/A
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026