To cut a long tail short: a review of lizard caudal autotomy studies carried out over the last 20 years

PW Bateman, PA Fleming - Journal of zoology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Caudal autotomy, the ability to shed the tail, is common in lizards as a response to attempted
predation. Since Arnold's substantial review of caudal autotomy as a defence in reptiles 20 …

The costs of autotomy and regeneration in animals: a review and framework for future research

TL Maginnis - Behavioral Ecology, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Many organisms have the ability to shed an appendage (autotomy) to escape a predator or
fouled molting event. Despite its immediate advantage on survivorship, autotomy can have …

Unique and shared responses of the gut microbiota to prolonged fasting: a comparative study across five classes of vertebrate hosts

KD Kohl, J Amaya, CA Passement… - FEMS microbiology …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Many animals face unpredictable food sources and periods of prolonged fasting, which
likely present significant challenges to gut microorganisms. While several studies have …

Morphological and cellular aspects of tail and limb regeneration in lizards: A model system with implications for tissue regeneration in mammals

L Alibardi - 2009 - books.google.com
The present review covers a very neglected field in regeneration studies, namely, tissue and
organ regeneration in reptiles, especially represented by the lizard model of regeneration …

The physiology of lipid storage and use in reptiles

ER Price - Biological Reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Lipid metabolism is central to understanding whole‐animal energetics. Reptiles store most
excess energy in lipid form, mobilise those lipids when needed to meet energetic demands …

Evolution of antipredator behavior in an island lizard species, Podarcis erhardii (Reptilia: Lacertidae): The sum of all fears?

KM Brock, PA Bednekoff, P Pafilis, J Foufopoulos - Evolution, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Organisms generally have many defenses against predation, yet may lack effective
defenses if from populations without predators. Evolutionary theory predicts that “costly” …

Histochemical, biochemical and cell biological aspects of tail regeneration in lizard, an amniote model for studies on tissue regeneration

L Alibardi - Progress in Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
The present review summarizes biochemical, histochemical and immunocytochemical
aspects of the process of tissue regeneration in lizards, non-mammalian amniotes with high …

Social cost of tail loss in Uta stansburiana: lizard tails as status-signalling badges

SF Fox, NA Heger, LS Delay - Animal Behaviour, 1990 - Elsevier
Individuals of many lizard species lose tails to escape predation, but incur later costs,
including reduced social status. Since size relates strongly to social rank in lizards …

Ease and effectiveness of costly autotomy vary with predation intensity among lizard populations

WE Cooper, V Pérez-Mellado, LJ Vitt - Journal of Zoology, 2004 - cambridge.org
Costly anti-predatory defences are used in ecological time and maintained in evolutionary
time by natural selection favouring individuals that survive through their use. Autotomy of …

Predator lethality, optimal escape behavior, and autotomy

WE Cooper Jr, WG Frederick - Behavioral Ecology, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Flight initiation distance is the distance separating predator and prey when escape begins.
The optimal flight initiation distance occurs where expected postencounter fitness is …