Age structure and growth in a Turkish population of the Balkan Green Lizard, Lacerta trilineata BEDRIAGA, 1886

Odabaş Y., Bülbül U., Erolu A. I., Koc H., Kurnaz M., Kutrup B.

HERPETOZOA, vol.31, no.3-4, pp.183-193, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 3-4
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Journal Name: HERPETOZOA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.183-193
  • Keywords: Reptilia: Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae, Lacerta trilineata, ecology, life history, skeletochronology, LAGs, lines of arrested growth, von Bertalanffy growth curve, age, growth, longevity, body size, Turkey, BODY-SIZE, SEXUAL-DIMORPHISM, LIFE-HISTORY, DAREVSKIA, FROG, PARAMETERS, RACERUNNER, CANAKKALE, ANATOLIA, MATURITY
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study provides information about age and growth of Lacerta trilineata BEDRIAGA, 1886, in the population from Sergen, West Turkey, at an altitude of 420 m a.s.l. Age at maturity, sexual size difference (SSD) and growth rate of the sample are presented.