Revista de Biología Tropical ISSN Impreso: 0034-7744 ISSN electrónico: 2215-2075

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Diel differences in leaf-litter abundances of several species of reptiles and amphibians in an abandoned cacao grove in Costa Rica
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Slowinski, J. B., Crother, B. I., & Fauth, J. E. (1987). Diel differences in leaf-litter abundances of several species of reptiles and amphibians in an abandoned cacao grove in Costa Rica. Revista De Biología Tropical, 35(2), 349–350. Retrieved from https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/24117

Abstract

En nuestros diurnos y nocturnos de la herpetofauna de las hojas secas en una selva tropical de tierra baja en Costa Rica, tres especies, Dendrobates pumilio, Norops humilis, y Norops limifrons aparecen en cantidades significativamente mayores en la noche. Esta es evidencia indirecta de un movimiento vertical. Sugerimos que durante el día los animales se mueven verticalmente, saliendo de la capa de hojas, a donde regresan al anochecer. Esta hipótesis es consistente con lo que ya se sabe de éstos organismos.

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