The green anole (Anolis carolinensis): a reptilian model for laboratory studies of reproductive morphology and behavior.
The green anole (Anolis carolinensis): a reptilian model for laboratory studies of reproductive morphology and behavior.
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绿安乐蜥（Anolis carolinensis）：用于生殖形态和行为实验室研究的爬行动物模型。
DOI：
10.1093/ilar.45.1.54
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发表时间：
2004
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影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Wade,Juli
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作者：
Lovern,MatthewB;Holmes,MelissaM;Wade,Juli
绿蜥（Anolis carolinensis）是研究生殖行为和支持生殖行为的神经和肌肉形态的优秀爬行动物模型。100多年来，这种蜥蜴一直是行为学和生态学研究的主题，关于它的自然史有丰富的文献。求偶和交配行为都揭示了性别和季节差异，这使得在单一动物模型中研究在多个水平上自然发生的性能变化的机制成为可能。绿色变色石在野外很容易获得，因为它们的数量很多；一旦进入实验室，它们就很容易维护、繁殖和饲养。介绍了该蜥蜴的自然历史和饲养背景，并对其生殖解剖学和行为调控的研究方向进行了综述。讨论包括与更传统的动物模型相比，介导结构和功能的机制的异同。这种比较研究将有可能确定支配生殖生物学的基本原则，从而推进基础知识和应用知识。
The green anole (Anolis carolinensis) is an excellent reptilian model for studying reproductive behavior and the neural and muscular morphology that supports it. This lizard has been the subject of behavioral and ecological study for more than 100 yr, and a rich literature exists on its natural history. Both courtship and copulatory behaviors reveal sex and seasonal differences, which allow for the study of mechanisms regulating naturally occurring variation in performance at multiple levels within a single animal model. Green anoles are readily obtained due to their abundance in the wild; once in the laboratory, they are easily maintained, bred, and reared. Background on the natural history and husbandry of this lizard is provided, and the authors' research program on the regulation of reproductive anatomy and behavior is reviewed. Discussion includes the similarities and differences in the mechanisms mediating both structure and function compared with more traditional animal models. This type of comparative research will make it possible to identify the fundamental principles governing reproductive biology, thus advancing both basic and applied knowledge.