The invasive spread of exotic plants in native vegetation can pose serious threats to native
faunal assemblages. This is of particular concern for reptiles and amphibians because they …

Background Advances in DNA sequencing and proteomics have facilitated quantitative
comparisons of snake venom composition. Most studies have employed one approach or …

Destruction of habitat due to urban sprawl, pollution, and deforestation has caused
population declines or even extinction of many of the world's approximately 2,600 snake …

Variation in the snake venom proteome is a well-documented phenomenon; however, sex-
based variation in the venom proteome/peptidome is poorly understood. Bothrops jararaca …

The effects of size on animal behaviour, ecology, and physiology are widespread.
Theoretical models have been developed to predict how animal form, function, and …

What factors render a species more vulnerable to extinction? In reptiles, foraging mode is a
fundamental ecological dimension: some species actively search for immobile prey …

Theoretically, dietary specialists should be morphologically, behaviourally and
physiologically specialized to feed efficiently on a subset of the available prey. Yet, relatively …

The tree of life is highly asymmetrical in its clade wise species richness, and this has often
been attributed to variation in diversification rates either across time or lineages. Variations …

The temporal-spatial resource use patterns of juvenile and adult Ocypode gaudichaudii
were studied by comparing the zonation patterns and activity budgets of the two life stages …

Studies of diet are central to our understanding of organismal biology. We describe the diet
of the Red Diamond Rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber) using data collected from museum …