Abstract
The present paper focuses on the ability of the European Leaf-toed gecko, Euleptes europaea, an endemic species of the western Mediterranean, to live in low-nutrient habitats. Its distribution is mainly insular and particularly noteworthy is its ability to live on islets and rocks. This work includes data originating from surveys carried out on 111 islands surrounding the island of Corsica (France) in search of herpetofauna. E. europaea is able to survive on the smallest islets, with low habitat complexity, suggesting a pre-adaptation of this species to island life. Moreover, high population densities associated with a low biomass seem to facilitate survival on island.
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Michel Jean Delaugerrea and Claudia Cortib,* aConservatoire du littoral, Résidence St Marc, 2, rue Juge Falcone F-20200 Bastia, France bSistema Museale di Ateneo, Museo di Storia Naturale dell’Università di Firenze, Supplementary material.
Michel Jean Delaugerrea and Claudia Cortib,* aConservatoire du littoral, Résidence St Marc, 2, rue Juge Falcone F-20200 Bastia, France bSistema Museale di Ateneo, Museo di Storia Naturale dell’Università di Firenze, Museo “La Specola”, Via Romana 17, I-50125 Firenze, Italia *Corresponding author.
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Summary
Michel Jean Delaugerrea and Claudia Cortib,* aConservatoire du littoral, Résidence St Marc, 2, rue Juge Falcone F-20200 Bastia, France bSistema Museale di Ateneo, Museo di Storia Naturale dell’Università di Firenze, Supplementary material. Michel Jean Delaugerrea and Claudia Cortib,* aConservatoire du littoral, Résidence St Marc, 2, rue Juge Falcone F-20200 Bastia, France bSistema Museale di Ateneo, Museo di Storia Naturale dell’Università di Firenze, Museo “La Specola”, Via Romana 17, I-50125 Firenze, Italia *Corresponding author.
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