[Skeletochronological determination of age and demographic analysis of a population of Acanthodactylus pardalis (Lischenstein, 1823) of the Kerkennah islands (Tunisia)].
The skeletochronological analysis of 34 adult lizards from population of Acanthodactylus pardalis of Kerkennah islands in Tunisia enabled to: determine the individual age of the animals; delineate four various cohorts making up the studied population; evaluate around 4 years life span in nature of this species; point out that the renewal rate accounts for 41% of its population. Moreover the method of "maximums successifs" is applied on sizeable sample in order to shore up the obtained results.
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Département des Sciences Biologiques, Faculté des Sciences, Tunis.
D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton / Q000662:veterinary*; D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D011153:Population; D014416:Tunisia
Détermination squelettochronologique de l'âge et analyse démographique d'une population d'Acanthodactylus pardalis (Lischenstein, 1823) des îles Kerkennah (Tunisie).