Ontogenetic switch between alternative antipredatory strategies in the leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius): defensive threat versus escape
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- 作者：Eva Landová (1)
Jitka Jan?úchová-Lásková (1)
Veronika Musilová (1)
?těpánka Kadochová (1)
Daniel Frynta (1) - 关键词：Antipredation ; Ontogeny ; Alternative strategies ; Aposematic coloration ; Lizard ; Eublepharis macularius
- 刊名：Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
- 出版年：2013
- 出版时间：July 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：67
- 期：7
- 页码：1113-1122
- 全文大小：386KB
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Jitka Jan?úchová-Lásková (1)
Veronika Musilová (1)
?těpánka Kadochová (1)
Daniel Frynta (1)
1. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Vini?ná 7, 128 44, Prague, Czech Republic - ISSN：1432-0762
文摘
Ontogenetic changes in antipredator behavior optimize survival of growing animals. Leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) respond to a simulated predator either by postural and vocal threats, sometimes followed by biting, or alternatively by a rapid escape. The former “confrontational-and the latter “avoidance-behavior rarely occurs in a sequence; in fact, they represent mutually exclusive defensive strategies. We examined 552 individuals of a leopard gecko (E. macularius) of various ages, from hatching up to adulthood (31?months). Each experimental animal was exposed to a sequence of five “water-spraying-and ten “stick-(stick poking on base of the tail) stimuli, and the emitted behavior was recorded. We analyzed the effects of age, body size, body condition, adult–juvenile coloration, and sex on observed behavioral traits. The results showed that in the case of water-spraying stimulus, the usage of deterrent vocalization or escape tactic was affected by age and condition. In addition to that, using deterrent vocalization was influenced by the coloration of the animal. Stick stimulus evokes antipredator strategies that correspond with age and coloration (deterrent vocalization) and also with standardized body size (escape). Thus, leopard geckos exhibit clear ontogenetic change of defensive strategies, from threat–vocalization–bite strategy prevailing in juveniles to an escape strategy typical for adults. This behavioral change is accompanied by the ontogenetic switch of coloration from presumably warning contrasting light–dark banded pattern of juveniles to a cryptic spotted coloration of the adults.