Daily activities of parthenogenetic Darevkia Rostombekowi species

Abstract

The daily activities of two isolated populations of endangered species of rock lizards Darevkia rostombekowi were studied. The main aim of our study was the show the competition among syntopic species of rock lizards. Our results have shown the similarity of patterns of daily activities for lizards belonging to different species and sharing the same territories and differences in peak of their activities, which allow them to avoid the competition.