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- Title
Doubling the lifespan of European plethodontid salamanders.
- Abstract
Keywords: amphibian; capture-mark-recapture; growth; Hydromantes; longevity; Speleomantes; wildlife EN amphibian capture-mark-recapture growth Hydromantes longevity Speleomantes wildlife 1 4 4 02/03/22 20220201 NES 220201 Evaluating age and growth rate in wild salamanders has been always a challenging task. The growth rate of TL decreased with age class (ANOVA, TL growth ~ Age class, I B i = -1.21, df = 1, I F i = 7.14, I P i = 0.009); younger salamanders had the fastest growth (Fig. According to these preliminary results, and in light of the variability in size occurring among I Speleomantes i species (giant vs. normal) (Lunghi et al. 2020b), it may be possible that growth speed and lifespan may vary not only among populations, but also among the eight I Speleomantes i species. (b) Plot showing the average seasonal growth rate of salamander snout-vent length (SVL) for each class. (c) Data on the considered age classes of salamanders.
- Subjects
LUNGLESS salamanders; COMPARATIVE biology; PREY availability; WILDLIFE conservation; MARK &; recapture (Population biology); PREDATION
- Publication
Ecology, 2022, Vol 103, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0012-9658
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ecy.3581