Is there any correlation between C/A Biometric Ratio and behavior in each sex? (.62 vs .74 females, and so on...)
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Ratio vs Behavior
E2MacPets
Mar 08, 2004 08:20 PM
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Brian-SFCRC
Mar 10, 2004 09:37 AM
LEEWAY CORUCIA RESEARCH CENTER (LCRC)
Ratio/Behavior....Outright connection... No. But...
As I have previously stated, the C/A Biometric ratio should be used with other sex procedures (But NOT probing!!!).
Male Behavior can be assessed by...
1). Placing a shedded male skin in another Circulus Enclosure. If the suspect male shows an aggresssive, emotional reaction, that is a good indication. (The Justin Method)
2). Cat-like Pissed Tail Twitching. Male Corucia will Tail-Twitch when encountering another male-especially if one is freshly introduced into an established Circulus.
3). A male if sexually interested, will bite and hold the neck of a prospective female in true Lizard fashion. If another male, he will be interested in landing his aggressive bites on the feet/toes or the hip region-usually, the latter.
Female Behavior:
1). Sometimes, but not always, A female may resent an introduced female and will charge. You can tell the difference sometimes from a male reaction because you will not get the Cat-like Tail-Twitching.
2). If protecting a GFO introduced youngster. A male will tolerate and show care to a introduced baby Corucia but only a female will exhibit a Pseudo FEROX PATRONA aggressive -protective response.
I know, I know! Someone who is new to skinks/ and/or this Forum will ask.. What is the FEROX PATRONA? Def.= Female Corucia hyperaggressiveness in protecting a Neonate. Only lasts for a couple of weeks. Although protective afterwards possible for years, the females response is never as heightened. The behavior is comparable to PMS. It is a temporary, emotionally heightened situation. Interestingly, it has been proposed that Allosaurus had a Ferox Patrona-like behavior. As a Paleontologist myself, I wonder... You can't get that type of behavior from the fossil record (you can get social interpretations from group death clusters, nest sites, helpless appearance of Neonate fossils, etc.) so I wonder what that assessment on Allosaurus was based on.
Sincerely,
Brian
LCRC
