Skeletochronology of the Threatened Florida Sand Skink, Plestiodon (Neoseps) reynoldsi
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2010
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1643/CH-07-161
Abstract
Analysis of skeletochronological variation in fibulae of the threatened Florida Sand Skink, Plestiodon (Neoseps) reynoldsi, found numbers of growth marks that almost always exceeded the maximum life span predicted by mark–recaptures studies. We propose that the large number of growth marks observed in the Florida Sand Skink reflect variation in food availability.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Copeia, v. 2010, issue 1, p. 38-40
Scholar Commons Citation
McCoy, Earl D.; Mushinsky, Henry R.; Shockley, W J.; and Alvarez, Marvin R., "Skeletochronology of the Threatened Florida Sand Skink, Plestiodon (Neoseps) reynoldsi" (2010). Integrative Biology Faculty and Staff Publications. 121.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/bin_facpub/121
