DATA ON NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY OF DAREVSKIA RUDIS (BEDRIAGA, 1886) (SAURIA: LACERTIDAE) IN CENTRAL BLACK SEA REGION, TURKEY
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2018
Yazarlar: Murat Afsar, Mehmet Kursat Sahin, Birgül Afsar, Kerim ÇİÇEK, Cemal Varol Tok
Ecologica Montenegrina, Uluslararası, Scopus, 2018, cilt 19, ss 125-129
Özet
Interactions between the environment and internal regulation drive the biophysiological dynamics of lizards. Although diurnal lizards are usually heliothermic, they can sometimes be active in the absence of sunlight. Here, we report, for the first time, a case of nocturnal behavior (aided by the artificial light) in the spiny-tailed lizard - Darevskia rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) – a species that normally exhibits diurnal activity.