Description of behavioral patterns of Podocnemis erythrocephala (Spix, 1824) (Testudines: Podocnemididae) (Red-headed river turtle) in captivity, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

Acta Amazonica

Larissa Schineider²  Camila Ferrara¹  Richard C Vogt¹ 

[1] ,University of Canberra Institute for Applied Ecology Canberra,Austrália

关键词: Ethogram;    captivity;    behavior;    turtle;    Amazon;    Etograma;    cativeiro;    comportamento;    tartaruga;    Amazonia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0044-59672010000400018

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The biology and ecology of South American turtles is still poorly known, particularly, for the Brazilian species. Laboratory studies are essential to understand the life cycles of aquatic turtles species and to help in formulating management plans for their conservation. As a contribution to the knowledge of Podocnemis erythrocephala species, we give a description of its species-typical behaviors, categorized as: maintenance, locomotion, feeding, agonistic and reproduction, based on captives observations of four pairs of turtles in an aquarium in Manaus, Brazil. Similarities and differences with the repertoires of other turtle species are discussed, concluding that turtles have much more complex adaptative strategies and social life than was believed.

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