We review the ecological consequences of habitat and microhabitat use in lizards. Different
habitats have different biotic and abiotic properties and thus are likely to have different …

Worldwide habitat loss, land‐use changes, and climate change threaten biodiversity, and
we urgently need models that predict the combined impacts of these threats on organisms …

Reptiles have been considered by some to be of “minor importance,” and their
disappearance has been suggested to “not make much difference one way or the other”(Zim …

Many ectotherms spend long periods in retreat-sites, where thermal conditions may strongly
influence key physiological or behavioural processes (eg locomotion, digestion, growth …

Forest structure strongly influences ambient environmental conditions such as light and
temperature, but most studies on habitat selection by mobile organisms have either ignored …

The addition of artificial resources (nest boxes, shelter sites) to degraded habitats may help
reverse the decline of species that rely on these structures. In south-eastern Australia, the …

Previous studies have suggested that most small Australian elapid snakes are nocturnal and
rarely bask in the open because of the risk of predation by diurnal predatory birds. Because …

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 …

Although it is well known that species vary in their vulnerability to extinction, the reasons are
poorly understood. Theory predicts that long-lived species with 'slow'life histories (small …

We report reptile and arboreal marsupial responses to vegetation planting and remnant
native vegetation in agricultural landscapes in southeastern Australia. We used a …