Climate warming is expected to affect the vulnerability of sympatric species differentially due
to their divergent traits, but the underlying physiological mechanisms of those impacts are …

Studying the causes of parasite geographic distribution is relevant to understand ecological
and evolutionary processes that affect host populations as well as for species conservation …

It is generally accepted that parasites exert negative effects on their hosts and that natural
selection favors specific host responses that mitigate this impact. It is also known that some …

The residue of simazine herbicide in the environment is known as one of pollutant stress for
lizards by crippling its fitness on direct toxic effects and indirect food shortage via the food …

Wounding events (predation attempts, competitive combat) result in injuries and/or infections
that induce integrated immune responses for the recovery process. Despite the survival …

Psychological and behavioural attributes form the biological tools between a reptile and its
environment, and are as important in life as any aspect of natural history. Behaviours such …

Ectotherms choose the best thermal conditions to mount a successful immune response, a
phenomenon known as behavioral fever. The cumulative evidence suggests that behavioral …

Colour polymorphism in reptiles is generally associated with the coexistence of alternative
reproductive strategies that involve specific trade-offs among different life history traits …

Growing feathers and mounting immune responses are both energetically costly for birds.
According to the life history trade‐off hypothesis, it has been posited that the costs of feather …

Understanding the degree of intraspecific variation within and among populations is a key
aspect of predicting the capacity of a species to respond to anthropogenic disturbances …