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Thermal properties of artificial refuges and their implications for retreat-site selection in lizards

Thermal properties of artificial refuges and their implications for retreat-site selection in... Applied Herpetology 6 (2009) 307–326 www.brill.nl/ah Thermal properties of artificial refuges and their implications for retreat-site selection in lizards Aude Thierry 1 , Marieke Lettink 2 , Anne A. Besson 1 and Alison Cree 1 , 3 1 Department of Zoology, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand 2 Coates Road, Birdlings Flat, R D 3, Little River, New Zealand 3 Corresponding author; e-mail: alison.cree@stonebow.otago.ac.nz Abstract Artificial retreats or refuges (ARs) provide a useful method for sampling lizards and a possible means of restoring habitat to aid population persistence. Previous research suggests that preferences for ARs may vary among species and between different designs. To test these ideas further, we examined the influence of thermal and structural characteristics on use of three types of ARs by the nocturnal common gecko ( Hoplodactylus maculatus ) and diurnal McCann’s skink ( Oligosoma maccanni ), two lizards endemic to New Zealand. The field study confirmed that the three ARs (triple-layered Onduline, triple-layered iron, solid concrete) differed in retreat-site temperatures provided during each of three seasons (winter, spring and summer). In their top spaces, Onduline ARs were the warmest by day, coolest by night, and thus displayed the largest diel http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Applied Herpetology Brill

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Brill
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© 2009 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1570-7539
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1570-7547
DOI
10.1163/157075409X432931
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Applied Herpetology 6 (2009) 307–326 www.brill.nl/ah Thermal properties of artificial refuges and their implications for retreat-site selection in lizards Aude Thierry 1 , Marieke Lettink 2 , Anne A. Besson 1 and Alison Cree 1 , 3 1 Department of Zoology, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand 2 Coates Road, Birdlings Flat, R D 3, Little River, New Zealand 3 Corresponding author; e-mail: alison.cree@stonebow.otago.ac.nz Abstract Artificial retreats or refuges (ARs) provide a useful method for sampling lizards and a possible means of restoring habitat to aid population persistence. Previous research suggests that preferences for ARs may vary among species and between different designs. To test these ideas further, we examined the influence of thermal and structural characteristics on use of three types of ARs by the nocturnal common gecko ( Hoplodactylus maculatus ) and diurnal McCann’s skink ( Oligosoma maccanni ), two lizards endemic to New Zealand. The field study confirmed that the three ARs (triple-layered Onduline, triple-layered iron, solid concrete) differed in retreat-site temperatures provided during each of three seasons (winter, spring and summer). In their top spaces, Onduline ARs were the warmest by day, coolest by night, and thus displayed the largest diel

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Applied HerpetologyBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2009

Keywords: SKINK; ARTIFICIAL RETREAT; OLIGOSOMA MACCANNI; HOPLODACTYLUS MACULATUS; THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS; GECKO; TEMPERATURE

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