| Journal: | Acta amazonica |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000339871 |
| ISSN: | 0044-5967 |
| Authors: | Schineider, Larissa1 Ferrara, Camila2 Vogt, Richard C2 |
| Institutions: | 1University of Canberra, Institute for Applied Ecology, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Australia 2Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Manaus, Amazonas. Brasil |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Season: | Dic |
| Volumen: | 40 |
| Number: | 4 |
| Pages: | 763-770 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| English abstract | The biology and ecology of South American turtles is still poorly known, particularly, for the Brazilian species. Laboratory studies are essential to understand the life cycles of aquatic turtles species and to help in formulating management plans for their conservation. As a contribution to the knowledge of Podocnemis erythrocephala species, we give a description of its species-typical behaviors, categorized as: maintenance, locomotion, feeding, agonistic and reproduction, based on captives observations of four pairs of turtles in an aquarium in Manaus, Brazil. Similarities and differences with the repertoires of other turtle species are discussed, concluding that turtles have much more complex adaptative strategies and social life than was believed |
| Portuguese abstract | The biology and ecology of South American turtles is still poorly known, particularly, for the Brazilian species. Laboratory studies are essential to understand the life cycles of aquatic turtles species and to help in formulating management plans for their conservation. As a contribution to the knowledge of Podocnemis erythrocephala species, we give a description of its species-typical behaviors, categorized as: maintenance, locomotion, feeding, agonistic and reproduction, based on captives observations of four pairs of turtles in an aquarium in Manaus, Brazil. Similarities and differences with the repertoires of other turtle species are discussed, concluding that turtles have much more complex adaptative strategies and social life than was believed |
| Disciplines: | Biología |
| Keyword: | Anfibios y reptiles, Ecología, Etología, Etograma, Cautiverio, Comportamiento, Tortugas, Podocnemis erythrocephala, Amazonas |
| Keyword: | Biology, Amphibians and reptiles, Ecology, Ethology, Ethogram, Captivity, Behavior, Turtles, Podocnemis erythrocephala, Amazon |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver PDF) |
