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	Burrow Characteristics and Microhabitat Use of the Turpan Wonder Gecko Teratoscincus roborowskii (Squamata, Gekkonidae)
	Song Yucheng; Liu Yang; Lin Yingying; Liang Tao; Shi Lei
来源期刊	Asian Herpetological Research
ISSN	2095-0357
出版年	2017
卷号	8 期号:1 页码:61-69
英文摘要	Burrow structural charactersitcs and microhabitat use of the Turpan wonder gecko Teratoscincus roborowskii (Gekkonidae) were studied between April and September of 2013 in the Turpan Eremophytes Botanic Garden, in the Turpan Depression of Western China. Burrow depth, entrance orientation, entrance height and width were observed. We assessed microhabitat selection and noted differences in microhabitat use among males, females, and juveniles. The magnitude of selection was measured using Jacobs index of selectivity. Entrance height and width of the burrows of adults were significantly larger than those of juveniles, but the difference in burrow depth was not significant. The directional orientation of the burrow entrance showed a preference for the north-northeast and south-southeast, which were likely influenced by local prevailing winds and sunlight. Both the adult and juvenile geckos prefer to construct their burrows in sandy soil within a layer of loose soil whose thickness is greater than 30 cm. A majority of the burrows were located within 20 m of the nearest plant. Nearly half (48%) of the entrances of juveniles were located within 5 m of the nearest vegetation, significantly different from those of the adults. Results showed that the Turpan wonder gecko did not utilize microhabitats according to their availability, but rather that it preferred microhabitats which contained dead wood or the caper bush. Our results suggested that burrow characteristics and microhabitat selection were important factors in T. roborowskii adaptation to harsh and arid desert habitats.
英文关键词	arid desert habitat burrow depth entrance height entrance orientation entrance width microhabitat selection retreat site
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	CSCD
WOS研究方向	Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics
CSCD记录号	CSCD:5967729
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/335786
作者单位	Song Yucheng, College of Animal Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830052, China.; Liu Yang, College of Animal Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830052, China.; Lin Yingying, College of Animal Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830052, China.; Liang Tao, College of Animal Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830052, China.; Shi Lei, College of Animal Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830052, China.
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Song Yucheng,Liu Yang,Lin Yingying,et al. Burrow Characteristics and Microhabitat Use of the Turpan Wonder Gecko Teratoscincus roborowskii (Squamata, Gekkonidae)[J],2017,8(1):61-69.
APA	Song Yucheng,Liu Yang,Lin Yingying,Liang Tao,&Shi Lei.(2017).Burrow Characteristics and Microhabitat Use of the Turpan Wonder Gecko Teratoscincus roborowskii (Squamata, Gekkonidae).Asian Herpetological Research,8(1),61-69.
MLA	Song Yucheng,et al."Burrow Characteristics and Microhabitat Use of the Turpan Wonder Gecko Teratoscincus roborowskii (Squamata, Gekkonidae)".Asian Herpetological Research 8.1(2017):61-69.