Courtship behavior of Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Bour, 1973) (Testudines: Chelidae) under natural conditions in the Brazilian Cerrado
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2009-12-01
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Brito, Elizângela S.
Strussmann, Christine
Baicere-Silva, Clariana M. [UNESP]
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Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei is a Neotropical chelid lacking basic natural history studies. Based on a film made in December 2004, we describe the courtship behavior in this species. Field observations were conducted at Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso State, southwestern Brazil, in an oligotrophic stream amidst the savannah like Cerrado formation. We provide a schematic drawing of the behavioral sequences during courtship, as well as a flow diagram describing sequential responses of the female to the male behavioral patterns. Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei courtship behavior is similar to that described for other freshwater chelonians.
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Ethology, Freshwater turtles, Natural history, Reproduction, Chelidae, Phrynops, Testudines
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Herpetology Notes, v. 2, n. 1, p. 67-72, 2009.