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Movement patterns and habitat use for the sympatric species: Gambelia wislizenii and Aspidoscelis tigris

2023; Wiley; Volume: 13; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/ece3.10422

2045-7758

Elizabeth McAlpine‐Bellis, Kaera Utsumi, Kelly Diamond, Janine Klein, Sophia Gilbert‐Smith, Grace E. Garrison, Maria A. Eifler, Douglas A. Eifler,

Amphibian and Reptile Biology

Movement is an important characteristic of an animal's ecology, reflecting the perception of and response to environmental conditions. To effectively search for food, movement patterns likely depend on habitat characteristics and the sensory systems used to find prey. We examined movements associated with foraging for two sympatric species of lizards inhabiting the Great Basin Desert of southeastern Oregon. The two species have largely overlapping diets but find prey via different sensory cues, which link to their differing foraging strategies-the long-nosed leopard lizard,