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DOI	10.1163/22244662-bja10002
	Ecological niche and microhabitat use of Australian geckos
	Riedel, Jendrian; Nordberg, Eric; Schwarzkopf, Lin
通讯作者	Riedel, J ; Nordberg, E (corresponding author), James Cook Univ, Coll Sci & Engn, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia.
来源期刊	ISRAEL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
ISSN	1565-9801
EISSN	2224-4662
出版年	2020
卷号	66 期号:3-4 页码:209-222
英文摘要	Modern biological research often uses global datasets to answer broad-scale questions using various modelling techniques. But detailed information on species-habitat interactions are often only available for a few species. Australian geckos, a species-rich group of small nocturnal predators, are particularly data-deficient. For most species, information is available only as scattered, anecdotal, or descriptive entries in the taxonomic literature or in field guides. We surveyed gecko communities from 10 sites, and 15 locations across central and northern Queensland, Australia, to quantify ecological niche and habitat use of these communities. Our surveys included deserts, woodlands, and rainforests, examining 34 gecko species. We assigned species to habitat niche categories: arboreal (9 species), saxicoline (4), or terrestrial (13), if at least 75% of our observations fell in one microhabitat; otherwise we classified geckos as generalists (8). For arboreal species, we described perch height and perch diameter and assigned them to ecomorph categories, originally developed for Anolis lizards. There was lower species richness in rainforests than in habitats with lower relative humidity; the highest species richness occurred in woodlands. Most arboreal and generalist species fit the trunk-ground ecomorph, except those in the genus Strophurus, whose members preferred shrubs, twigs of small trees, or, in two cases, spinifex grass hummocks, thus occupying a perch space similar to that of grass-bush anoles. Habitat use by Pseudothecadactylus australis, Saltuarius cornutus, and Gehyra dubia fit the trunk-crown ecomorph. We provide quantified basic ecological data and habitat use for a large group of previously poorly documented species.
英文关键词	Gecko ecological niche ecomorph habitat use ecology perch space
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000612234300009
WOS关键词	LIFE-HISTORY ; LIZARDS ; EVOLUTION ; DIPLODACTYLIDAE ; DIVERSIFICATION ; MORPHOLOGY ; GEKKONIDAE ; DIVERSITY ; ASSOCIATIONS ; PERSISTENCE
WOS类目	Ecology ; Evolutionary Biology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Evolutionary Biology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/348945
作者单位	[Riedel, Jendrian; Nordberg, Eric; Schwarzkopf, Lin] James Cook Univ, Coll Sci & Engn, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Riedel, Jendrian,Nordberg, Eric,Schwarzkopf, Lin. Ecological niche and microhabitat use of Australian geckos[J],2020,66(3-4):209-222.
APA	Riedel, Jendrian,Nordberg, Eric,&Schwarzkopf, Lin.(2020).Ecological niche and microhabitat use of Australian geckos.ISRAEL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION,66(3-4),209-222.
MLA	Riedel, Jendrian,et al."Ecological niche and microhabitat use of Australian geckos".ISRAEL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION 66.3-4(2020):209-222.