Escaping from predators: A review of Neotropical lizards defence traits

RB Miranda, J Klaczko, JFR Tonini… - Ethology Ecology & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Lizards are commonly preyed by a great variety of predators, including vertebrates and
invertebrates. Therefore, it is expected that lizards have developed a wide range of …

Outstanding issues in the study of antipredator defenses

Y Huang, T Caro - Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protective defense mechanisms are well documented across the animal kingdom, but there
are still examples of antipredator defenses that do not fit easily into the current …

Multiple behavioral contexts of a melanized tail display in a desert lizard

AL Gilbert, OL Brooks, MS Lattanzio - Ethology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Conspicuous color displays in animals are often studied in the context of how they
communicate an individual's reproductive value, ability to escape capture, or overall health …

Correlation between the Lunar Phase and Tail-Lifting Behavior of Lizards (Pogona vitticeps) Exposed to an Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field

T Nishimura, H Tada, M Fukushima - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary We examined the relationship between the number of tail lifts of lizards
(Pogona vitticeps) and environmental factors, such as the calendar month, daily mean …

Detecting stabilizing, directional, and disruptive patterns of anthropogenic species loss with general models of nonrandom extinction

NA Huron, SB Hedges, MR Helmus - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
The selective landscape that gave rise to Earth's species has shifted in the Anthropocene.
Humans have accelerated extinction pressures, making efforts to detect general non …

[PDF][PDF] Relationship between predation and maternal investment In Curly-Tailed Lizards

V Consuegra, A Flemming, N Claunch - Reptiles & Amphibians, 2024 - journals.ku.edu
The Northern Curly-tailed Lizard (Leiocephalus carinatus armouri) is invasive in Florida,
where it has establishedmultiple populations. Like most animals, the species faces various …

[图书][B] Building Frameworks for Understanding Invasions and Extinctions for Biodiversity Science

NA Huron - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Scientists have long been interested in mechanisms that increase and decrease biodiversity
on Earth and the effects they have on organisms' interactions and functions. Global …

[PDF][PDF] Tesis de Diploma

APG Rodríguez - accesoabierto.uh.cu
La enfermedad de Parkinson es un desorden neurológico que se caracteriza por la
degeneración de neuronas de la susbtantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc). Estudios …

Estratégias de defesa, sequências de extinção e adaptações locais em lagartos: o caso das ilhas artificiais da represa de Serra da Mesa, Norte de Goiás, Brasil

RB Miranda - 2021 - realp.unb.br
O Reservatório da Serra da Mesa começou a ser formado em meados dos anos 1990.
Desde 1996, nosso grupo desenvolve estudos nas ilhas do reservatório da Serra da Mesa e …

Use It and Lose It? Behavioral and Energetic Influences on Lizard Tail Autotomy

AA Payne - 2019 - digitalcommons.trinity.edu
In many lizard species, the ability to autotomize (lose) the tail allows for immediate survival
in the face of predation. However, tails are often used in communication and energy storage …