Figure 1.
The two study species: a) delicate skink (Lampropholis delicata), and b) garden skink (Lampropholis guichenoti).
Photographs: Nick Clemann.
Table 1.
Body size (snout-vent length, SVL) and tail length of the Lampropholis delicata and L. guichenoti assigned to the control and experimental groups.
Table 2.
Duration of post-autotomy tail movement (± SE) in Lampropholis delicata and L. guichenoti, and the distance (± SE) that the shed tails moved.
Figure 2.
Impact of tail loss on maximal sprint speed in Lampropholis delicata and L. guichenoti.
The control group is represented by a solid line and circles, while the experimental group is represented by a dashed line and triangles. The baseline trials are presented on the left (a, b), with the post-autotomy trials on the right (c, d). Error bars indicate ±1 SE.
Figure 3.
Activity (number of transitions between grid squares) of Lampropholis delicata and L. guichenoti prior to the experimental treatment (baseline trial), and following the inducement of caudal autotomy in the experimental group (post-autotomy trial).
The control (black bars) and experimental groups (grey bars) within each species are indicated. Error bars indicate ±1 SE.
Figure 4.
Proportion of time spent in the sheltered basking site by Lampropholis delicata and L. guichenoti prior to the experimental treatment (baseline trial), and following the inducement of caudal autotomy in the experimental group (post-autotomy trial).
The control (black bars) and experimental groups (grey bars) within each species are indicated. Error bars indicate ±1 SE.