Seasonal activity and basking of the southernmost population of the freshwater turtle <i>Phrynops hilarii</i> (Chelidae)

This study focuses on basking behaviour of <i>Phrynops hilarii</i> in the southernmost population of the species’ range. The objective was to determine how environmental features affect the basking behaviour of the species. We analyzed two years of data on the seasonal activity of the sp...

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Autores principales:	Semeñiuk, María Belén, Alcalde, Leandro
Formato:	Articulo
Lenguaje:	Inglés
Publicado:	2017
Materias:	Ciencias Naturales Argentina basking behaviour short-necked chelid South American turtles substrates temperatures
Acceso en línea:	http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/109403 https://brill.com/view/journals/amre/38/2/article-p125_1.xml
Aporte de:	SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata

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topic	Ciencias Naturales Argentina basking behaviour short-necked chelid South American turtles substrates temperatures
spellingShingle	Ciencias Naturales Argentina basking behaviour short-necked chelid South American turtles substrates temperatures Semeñiuk, María Belén Alcalde, Leandro Seasonal activity and basking of the southernmost population of the freshwater turtle <i>Phrynops hilarii</i> (Chelidae)
topic_facet	Ciencias Naturales Argentina basking behaviour short-necked chelid South American turtles substrates temperatures
description	This study focuses on basking behaviour of <i>Phrynops hilarii</i> in the southernmost population of the species’ range. The objective was to determine how environmental features affect the basking behaviour of the species. We analyzed two years of data on the seasonal activity of the species for the same stream. We detected 389 <i>P. hilarii</i> basking, mostly alone (76.8%), and on logs and branches (79.3%), but large turtles used shorelines more frequently than did smaller turtles. Basking peaked during late winter and early spring. We found no correlation between the number of basking turtles and air, substrate or water temperatures. <i>P. hilarii</i> was active through all seasons, with activity peaking in summer, when temperature is highest but basking frequency is low. Type of substrate, time of day, and season are key factors that influence the basking behaviour of <i>P. hilarii</i>.
format	Articulo Articulo
author	Semeñiuk, María Belén Alcalde, Leandro
author_facet	Semeñiuk, María Belén Alcalde, Leandro
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title	Seasonal activity and basking of the southernmost population of the freshwater turtle <i>Phrynops hilarii</i> (Chelidae)
title_short	Seasonal activity and basking of the southernmost population of the freshwater turtle <i>Phrynops hilarii</i> (Chelidae)
title_full	Seasonal activity and basking of the southernmost population of the freshwater turtle <i>Phrynops hilarii</i> (Chelidae)
title_fullStr	Seasonal activity and basking of the southernmost population of the freshwater turtle <i>Phrynops hilarii</i> (Chelidae)
title_full_unstemmed	Seasonal activity and basking of the southernmost population of the freshwater turtle <i>Phrynops hilarii</i> (Chelidae)
title_sort	seasonal activity and basking of the southernmost population of the freshwater turtle <i>phrynops hilarii</i> (chelidae)
publishDate	2017
url	http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/109403 https://brill.com/view/journals/amre/38/2/article-p125_1.xml
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Seasonal activity and basking of the southernmost population of the freshwater turtle <i>Phrynops hilarii</i> (Chelidae)

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