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RBT54982022-06-06T18:14:30Z Perch-height specific predation on tropical lizard clay models: implications for habitat selection in mainland neotropical lizards Perch-height specific predation on tropical lizard clay models: implications for habitat selection in mainland neotropical lizards E. Steffen, John canopy clay model lizard predation tree trunk Predation has been hypothesized to be a strong selective force structuring communities of tropical lizards. Comparisons of perch height and size-based predation frequencies can provide a unique window into understanding how predation might shape habitat selection and morphological patterns in lizards, especially anoles. Here I use plasticine clay models, placed on the trunks of trees and suspended in the canopy to show that predation frequency on clay models differs primarily according to habitat (canopy vs. trunk-ground), but not according to size. These data are discussed in light of observed lizard abundances in the lowland forests of Costa Rica, and are presented as partial explanation for why fewer lizards are found in tree canopies, and more lizards are found on ground-trunk habitats. Universidad de Costa Rica 2009-09-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article Text application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5498 10.15517/rbt.v57i3.5498 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 57 No. 3 (2009): Volume 57 – Regular number 3 – September 2009; 859−864 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 57 Núm. 3 (2009): Volumen 57 – Número regular 3 – Setiembre 2009; 859−864 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 57 N.º 3 (2009): Volume 57 – Regular number 3 – September 2009; 859−864 2215-2075 0034-7744 10.15517/rbt.v57i3 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5498/5244 Copyright (c) 2009 Revista de Biología Tropical http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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Universidad de Costa Rica
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Revista de Biología Tropical
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eng
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Online
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E. Steffen, John
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E. Steffen, John
Perch-height specific predation on tropical lizard clay models: implications for habitat selection in mainland neotropical lizards
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E. Steffen, John
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E. Steffen, John
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Perch-height specific predation on tropical lizard clay models: implications for habitat selection in mainland neotropical lizards
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Perch-height specific predation on tropical lizard clay models: implications for habitat selection in mainland neotropical lizards
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Perch-height specific predation on tropical lizard clay models: implications for habitat selection in mainland neotropical lizards
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Perch-height specific predation on tropical lizard clay models: implications for habitat selection in mainland neotropical lizards
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Perch-height specific predation on tropical lizard clay models: implications for habitat selection in mainland neotropical lizards
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perch-height specific predation on tropical lizard clay models: implications for habitat selection in mainland neotropical lizards
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Perch-height specific predation on tropical lizard clay models: implications for habitat selection in mainland neotropical lizards
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Universidad de Costa Rica
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2009
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https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5498
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