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Courtship behavior of Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Bour, 1973) (Testudines: Chelidae) under natural conditions in the Brazilian Cerrado

dc.contributor.authorBrito, Elizângela S.
dc.contributor.authorStrussmann, Christine
dc.contributor.authorBaicere-Silva, Clariana M. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:24:33Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:24:33Z
dc.date.issued2009-12-01
dc.description.abstractMesoclemmys 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.en
dc.description.affiliationInstituto de Biociências Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Av. Fernando Correia da Costa s/n, 78060-900, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso
dc.description.affiliationNúcleo de Estudos Ecológicos do Pantanal (NEPA) Instituto de Biociências Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Av. Fernando Correia da Costa s/n, 78060-900, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Ciências Básicas e Produção Animal Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Av. Fernando Correia da Costa s/n, 78060-900. Cuiabá, Mato Grosso
dc.description.affiliationInstituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual de São Paulo (UN-ESP), Campus Botucatu, Botucatu, São Paulo
dc.description.affiliationUnespInstituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual de São Paulo (UN-ESP), Campus Botucatu, Botucatu, São Paulo
dc.format.extent67-72
dc.identifierhttp://www.herpetologynotes.seh-herpetology.org/Volume2_PDFs/Brito_et_al_Herpetology_Notes_Volume2_pages67-72.pdf
dc.identifier.citationHerpetology Notes, v. 2, n. 1, p. 67-72, 2009.
dc.identifier.file2-s2.0-76849093809.pdf
dc.identifier.issn2071-5773
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-76849093809
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/71429
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofHerpetology Notes
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,321
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dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectEthology
dc.subjectFreshwater turtles
dc.subjectNatural history
dc.subjectReproduction
dc.subjectChelidae
dc.subjectPhrynops
dc.subjectTestudines
dc.titleCourtship behavior of Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Bour, 1973) (Testudines: Chelidae) under natural conditions in the Brazilian Cerradoen
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dspace.entity.typePublication
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências, Botucatupt

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