Microhabitat and thermal ecology of two sympatric species of lizard in Otago grassland

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Microhabitat and thermal ecology of two sympatric species of lizard in Otago grassland

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University of Otago

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Spatial and temporal variation in the use of the thermal microhabitat by the skink, Leiolopisma maccanni, and the gecko, Hoplodactylus maculatus, was studied during March and April of 1990 and 1991. The field study site was at the southern end of the Strath Taieri Plain, Otago, New Zealand where the two species occurred sympatrically. In conjunction with this field study, lizard preferred environmental temperature and activity were investigated in a laboratory thermogradient using captured in...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

1991

Creator

Spencer, Nicholas

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/190

Related subjects

lizards / skinks / geckos / McCann's skink / Hoplodactylus maculatus / habitat / New Zealand / Otago

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