Chemical communication is probably the oldest, most ubiquitous form of information
exchange in the natural world, spanning all three domains of life. While excellent …

Pheromones are chemicals involved in intraspecific communication in many animals.
Reptiles probably rely more on their chemical senses than any other vertebrate class and …

Animal signals evolve by striking a balance between the need to convey information through
particular habitats and the limitations of what types of signals can most easily be produced …

Lizards use chemical communication to mediate many reproductive, competitive, and social
behaviors, but the neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying chemical communication in …

The species-specific components of animal signals can facilitate species recognition and
reduce the risks of mismatching and interbreeding. Nonetheless, empirical evidence for …

Studies of animal communication have documented myriad rapid, context‐dependent
changes in visual and acoustic signal design. In contrast, relatively little is known about the …

The only known population of Conolophus marthae (Reptilia, Iguanidae) and a population of
C. subcristatus are syntopic on Wolf Volcano (Isabela Island, Galápagos). No gene flow …

Widespread species often show extensive phenotypic variation due to the contrasting abiotic
and biotic factors that shape selective pressures in different environments. In this context, the …

Chemical communication in terrestrial vertebrates is often built on complex blends, where
semiochemical and structural compounds may form an integrated functional unit. In lizards …

This chapter examines communication in lizards, with a special focus on the role that
sensory systems have played in shaping the evolution of signal physical properties. It …