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DOI	10.1111/aje.12693
	Reproduction, predation, sexual dimorphism and diet in Agama anchietae (Reptilia: Agamidae) from Namibia
	Buiswalelo, Bertha 1,2; Eiseb, Seth 1,2; Goedhals, Jacqueline 3; Verdu-Ricoy, Joaquin 4; Heideman, Neil 4
通讯作者	Heideman, Neil
来源期刊	AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
ISSN	0141-6707
EISSN	1365-2028
出版年	2020
卷号	58 期号:2 页码:227-235
英文摘要	Agama anchietae is one of eight species of agama found in Namibia, its distribution range in the upper half of the country covers desert, Karoo and savannah type biomes and overlaps with that of some of its congeners. Here, we describe its sexual dimorphism, reproductive traits, predation, diet and nematode infection, and compare and contrast each aspect among the three biomes as well as to published findings for three other Namibian congenerics, Agama etoshae, Agama aculeata aculeata and Agama planiceps planiceps. Interesting similarities and differences were found among the biomes as well as with the three congenerics. Our hypothesis that the aspects studied in A. anchietae would be more in line with those of A. a. aculeata and A. etoshae, with which it shares similarities in body colouration, social organisation and microhabitat utilisation, was only partially confirmed. This cautions against using morphological and ecological similarities between agamas as proxies for making life-history strategy inferences.
英文关键词	Agama anchietae diet dimorphism Namibia reproduction
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Namibia ; South Africa
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000486860800001
WOS关键词	PLANICEPS REPTILIA ; ACULEATA ; WINDHOEK ; BODY
WOS类目	Ecology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/213917
作者单位	1.Univ Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia; 2.Natl Museum Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia; 3.Univ Free State, Dept Anat Pathol, Bloemfontein, South Africa; 4.Univ Free State, Dept Zool & Entomol, Bloemfontein, South Africa
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Buiswalelo, Bertha,Eiseb, Seth,Goedhals, Jacqueline,et al. Reproduction, predation, sexual dimorphism and diet in Agama anchietae (Reptilia: Agamidae) from Namibia[J],2020,58(2):227-235.
APA	Buiswalelo, Bertha,Eiseb, Seth,Goedhals, Jacqueline,Verdu-Ricoy, Joaquin,&Heideman, Neil.(2020).Reproduction, predation, sexual dimorphism and diet in Agama anchietae (Reptilia: Agamidae) from Namibia.AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY,58(2),227-235.
MLA	Buiswalelo, Bertha,et al."Reproduction, predation, sexual dimorphism and diet in Agama anchietae (Reptilia: Agamidae) from Namibia".AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY 58.2(2020):227-235.