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- Title
Opportunistic foraging strategy of rainbow lizards at a seaside resort in Togo.
- Authors
Dendi, Daniele; Segniagbeto, Gabriel H.; Meek, Roger; Luiselli, Luca
- Abstract
Rainbow lizards (Agama agama) are common in suburban areas throughout Africa, and have an opportunistic foraging strategy, with arthropods being the main prey source. In a coastal resort in southern Togo, West Africa, several individuals in a population were observed while feeding regularly upon non‐natural human‐made food (pizza) and showing a clear preference for a given type of food versus others that were offered ('four cheeses' being the preferred one). The fact that all monitored individuals fed upon a same type of pizza suggests that they may have some chemical cues attracting them.
- Subjects
TOGO; WEST Africa; SEASIDE resorts; LIZARDS; RAINBOWS; SUBURBS; AGAMIDAE; PIZZA
- Publication
African Journal of Ecology, 2023, Vol 61, Issue 1, p226
- ISSN
0141-6707
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/aje.13100