Group living in squamate reptiles: a review of evidence for stable aggregations
How sociality evolves and is maintained remains a key question in evolutionary biology.
Most studies to date have focused on insects, birds, and mammals but data from a wider …
Most studies to date have focused on insects, birds, and mammals but data from a wider …
Australian lizards are outstanding models for reproductive biology research
JU Van Dyke, MB Thompson… - Australian Journal of …, 2021 - CSIRO Publishing
Australian lizards are a diverse group distributed across the continent and inhabiting a wide
range of environments. Together, they exhibit a remarkable diversity of reproductive …
range of environments. Together, they exhibit a remarkable diversity of reproductive …
13 Sociality in Lizards
MJ Whiting, GM While - Comparative social evolution, 2017 - books.google.com
Lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians (worm lizards) form a monophyletic group (the
squamate reptiles), which contains 9,712 species (Uetz & Hošek, 2015) in 61 families …
squamate reptiles), which contains 9,712 species (Uetz & Hošek, 2015) in 61 families …
[HTML][HTML] Long-term tracking reveals a dynamic crocodylian social system
Highlights•The social system of estuarine crocodiles is split into distinct communities.•
Association rate, transitivity and modularity peak during the dry season.•The social system …
Association rate, transitivity and modularity peak during the dry season.•The social system …
Persistence and dispersal in a Southern Hemisphere glaciated landscape: the phylogeography of the spotted snow skink (Niveoscincus ocellatus) in Tasmania
HB Cliff, E Wapstra, CP Burridge - BMC evolutionary biology, 2015 - Springer
Background The aim of this research was to identify the effects of Pleistocene climate
change on the distribution of fauna in Tasmania, and contrast this with biotic responses in …
change on the distribution of fauna in Tasmania, and contrast this with biotic responses in …
Crocodile social environments dictated by male philopatry
Examining the social behaviors of solitary species can be challenging due to the rarity in
which interactions occur and the large and often inaccessible areas which these animals …
which interactions occur and the large and often inaccessible areas which these animals …
Selection outweighs drift at a fine scale: lack of MHC differentiation within a family living lizard across geographically close but disconnected rocky outcrops
The highly polymorphic genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are involved in
disease resistance, mate choice and kin recognition. Therefore, they are widely used …
disease resistance, mate choice and kin recognition. Therefore, they are widely used …
[HTML][HTML] The role of relatedness in mate choice by an arboreal marsupial in the presence of fine-scale genetic structure
Where dispersal distances are restricted or generations overlap, kin may remain spatially
clustered, leading to positive spatial genetic structure and the potential for inbreeding. In …
clustered, leading to positive spatial genetic structure and the potential for inbreeding. In …
[HTML][HTML] Does courtship behavior predict parentage in Collared Lizards? Influence of male social status and habitat structure
TA Baird, JR York - Evolutionary Ecology, 2021 - Springer
Incorporating microsatellite techniques to determine parentage is a powerful addition to
behavioral mating system studies in wild animals. Nonetheless, in some tetrapod taxa such …
behavioral mating system studies in wild animals. Nonetheless, in some tetrapod taxa such …
Socioecology of the Australian Tree Skink (Egernia striolata)
There is great diversity in social behavior across the animal kingdom. Understanding the
factors responsible for this diversity can help inform theory about how sociality evolves and …
factors responsible for this diversity can help inform theory about how sociality evolves and …