Environmental Baseline Assessment of a Large Natural Area in Southern Italy

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Remonti ◽  
Stefano Azzolini
Keyword(s):  
Southern Italy ◽  
Baseline Assessment ◽  
Natural Area

scholarly journals Lizard colour plasticity tracks background seasonal changes

Biology Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. bio052415
Author(s):  
Daniele Pellitteri-Rosa ◽  
Andrea Gazzola ◽  
Simone Todisco ◽  
Fabio Mastropasqua ◽  
Cristiano Liuzzi
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Environmental Heterogeneity ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Natural Area ◽  
Colour Variation ◽  
Environmental Background ◽  
Podarcis Siculus ◽  
Colour Patterns ◽  
Italian Wall Lizard

ABSTRACTEnvironmental heterogeneity on a spatial and temporal scale fosters an organism's capacity to plastically alter coloration. Predation risk might favour the evolution of phenotypic plasticity in colour patterns, as individuals who change colour throughout the year may be able to improve their fitness. Here we explored the change in dorsal pigmentation of the Italian wall lizard (Podarcis siculus campestris) at three time points (March, July, October) during a period of activity in a Mediterranean natural area in southern Italy. Following a preliminary investigation conducted in 2018, during 2019 we captured 135 lizards and took a picture of their ventral scales to check for possible recapture over the sessions. Lizard dorsal pictures were collected in the field with the support of a reference chart to quantitatively estimate chromatic variables (hue, saturation and value). At the same time, pictures of the environmental background were collected. Our findings suggest that lizards are capable of altering dorsal coloration during seasonal change. They vary from green at the onset of spring, to brownish in the middle of summer and to a greyish colour in October. This modification closely followed environmental background colour variation and enhanced lizard crypsis during each season.

Exploring sandbagging behaviors, effort, and perceived utility of the ImPACT Baseline Assessment in college athletes.

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Schatz ◽  
R. J. Elbin ◽  
Melissa N. Anderson ◽  
Jennifer Savage ◽  
Tracey Covassin
Keyword(s):  
College Athletes ◽  
Baseline Assessment ◽  
Perceived Utility ◽  
The Impact

The springs of the Mt. Accellica (southern Italy)

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 81-84
Author(s):  
Alfonso Corniello ◽  
Daniela Ducci ◽  
Gennaro Maria Monti
Keyword(s):  
Southern Italy

Hydrogeological and isotopic study of the multi-aquifer system of the Sibari Plain (Calabria, Southern Italy)

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 134-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Vespasiano ◽  
Carmine Apollaro ◽  
Luigi Marini ◽  
Rocco Dominici ◽  
Giuseppe Cianflone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southern Italy ◽  
Isotopic Study ◽  
Aquifer System
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