Urban environments are novel landscapes that markedly alter animal behavior. Divergence
in behavior in response to urbanization may provide advantages in navigation, exploiting …

Identifying which environmental and genetic factors affect growth pattern phenotypes can
help biologists predict how organisms distribute finite energy resources in response to …

Urban wildlife faces a novel set of challenges resulting in selective pressure that can lead to
population-level changes. We studied Australian water dragons (Intellagama lesueurii) from …

Synchronous hatching is widespread among oviparous taxa. However, the adaptive
significance of this phenomenon is unclear, as are the cues mediating hatching synchrony …

Exposure to increased temperatures during early development can lead to phenotypic
plasticity in morphology, physiology, and behavior across a range of ectothermic animals. In …

Mechanisms affecting consistent interindividual behavioral variation (ie, animal personality)
are of wide scientific interest. In poikilotherms, ambient temperature is one of the most …

Highlights•Juveniles relied on older individuals about how to best respond to snakes.•Adults
reacted rapidly and only produced alarm calls to dangerous vipers models.•Snake …

The interaction between behavioural and phenotypic traits, such as coloration, plays a
specific role at different stages of the predatory sequence. Cryptic coloration involves a …

Urban environments present some of the greatest challenges to species survival. This is
particularly true for species that exhibit thermally sensitive traits, such as temperature …

Diving behavior is common among lizards for predator avoidance and foraging purposes.
Understanding the factors influencing the maximum dive duration of diving lizards is crucial …