Amniotes possess variability in sex determination, ranging from environmental sex
determination to genotypic sex determination with differentiated sex chromosomes …

Geckos demonstrate a remarkable variability in sex determination systems, but our limited
knowledge prohibits accurate conclusions on the evolution of sex determination in this …

Chemical signals are essential for intersexual communication in many animals, including
lizards. While faeces have been suggested to contain socially relevant chemical stimuli …

Growth plate cartilage (GPC) is responsible for the growth of long bones due to
endochondral ossification, which is the main mechanism of longitudinal skeletal growth in …

In non-avian reptiles, the onset of sexual dimorphism of the major structures of the urogenital
tract varies temporally relative to gonadal differentiation, more so than in other amniote …

Squamate reptiles are a highly diversified vertebrate group with extensive variability in
social behavior and sexual dimorphism. However, hormonal control of these traits has not …

In amniotes (mammals, reptiles and birds) we can find two major sex-determining modes:
environmental sex determination (ESD), largely in the form of temperature-dependent sex …

In vertebrates, male-typical sexual behavior (MSB) is largely controlled by gonadal
androgens, however, the mechanism of this control is believed to vary among species …

This chapter discusses the endocrine and neural control of the social behaviors in lizards.
Many of the physiological mechanisms involved in controlling reptilian sexual and …

Social behavior has been extensively studied across a wide range of organisms, including
lizards, which has been detailed in the preceding chapters. Here, we discuss the endocrine …