Natura Croatica, Vol. 8 No. 3, 1999.
Pregledni rad
Man and lacertids on the Mediterranean islands: conservation perspectives
Claudia Corti
; Department of Animal Biology and Genetics, University of Florence, Via Romana, 17, I – 50125 Florence, Italy
Wolfgang Böhme
; Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum, »Alexander Koenig«, Adeanuerallee 160, D – 53113 Bonn, Germany
Massimo Delfino
; Vertebrate Paleontology Research Group, Earth Science Department, Florence University, Via G. La Pira, 4, I – 50121 Florence, Italy
Marco Masseti
; Institute of Anthropology, University of Florence, Via Del Proconsolo, 12, I – 50122 Florence, Italy
Sažetak
The aim of the present study is to synthesise the available data on the occurrence of lacertid lizards on Mediterranean islands better to understand how far human influence is involved in the present distributional patterns of insular lacertid lizard fauna. At present, the Mediterranean islands are inhabited by several lacertid genera, including endemic species of the genera Algyroides (viz. fitzingeri), »Lacerta« Archaeolacerta (viz. bedriagae) and Podarcis (atratus, filfolensis, gaigae, lilfordi, milensis, pityusensis, raffonei, tiliguerta, waglerianus). Recently reported data shed new light on the relationships between these endemics and some continental species that have recently colonised the islands. The arrival of the latter might be directly related to the progressive human colonisation of these islands. The arising conservation problems are also considered.
Ključne riječi
Lacertidae; Mediterranean islands; distribution; conservation
Hrčak ID:
54817
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.9.1999.
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