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aggregate so commonly (Kearney et al. reported that one quarter of individuals they found were in aggregations). It has been suggested that this activity may be related to mating success, increased vigilance or simply attraction to high-quality habitat. Angiletta and Werner (1998) found that the
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by adjusting its posture, for instance, by raising or flattening the body to contact the rock substrate. They also seem to touch the rock with their snout before doing so, as if testing the temperature.
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are commonly found in aggregations of up to 10 individuals, and most aggregations contain one male. Given that many geckos have been reported to engage in territorial behaviour, it is surprising that
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was 27.7 °C., which is much higher than their average body temperatures during the day or night. Subsequent investigation by
Kearney and Predavec (2000) revealed that
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Kearney M, Predavec M. 2000. Do nocturnal ectotherms thermoregulate? A study of the temperate gecko
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Australian Gekko Phyllodactylus marmoratus (Gray) (Gekkonidae: Reptilia). Chromosoma 54:75–87.
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across its range. Further investigation by
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King M. 1977. Chromosomal and morphometric variation in the gekko Diplodactylus vittatus (Gray). Australian Journal of Zoology 25:43–57.
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Daniels CB., Flaherty SP., Simbotwe MP. 1986. Tail size and effectiveness of autotomy in a lizard. Journal of Herpetology 20:1, 93–96.
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