Nocturnal foraging activity by the lizard Ameiva ameiva (Squamata: Teiidae) under artificial light

Authors

  • Fabrício Hiroiuki Oda Universidade Regional do Cariri
  • Priscilla Guedes Gambale Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Vinicius Guerra Universidade Federal do Acre
  • Rogério Pereira Bastos Universidade Federal de Goiás

Keywords:

artificial illumination, Cerrado, foraging activity, light pollution, opportunistic feeding, urbanization

Author Biographies

Fabrício Hiroiuki Oda, Universidade Regional do Cariri

Departamento de Química Biológica, Programa de Pós-graduação em Bioprospecção Molecular, Universidade Regional do Cariri – Campus Pimenta, 63105-00, Crato, Ceará, Brasil

Priscilla Guedes Gambale, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Herpetologia e Comportamento Animal, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Avenida Esperança, s/n – Campus Samambaia, 74690-900, Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil

Vinicius Guerra, Universidade Federal do Acre

Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Natureza, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia e manejo de Recursos Naturais, Universidade Federal do Acre, 69920-900, Rio Branco, Acre, Brasil

Rogério Pereira Bastos, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Herpetologia e Comportamento Animal, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Avenida Esperança, s/n – Campus Samambaia, 74690-900, Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil

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2020-12-31

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