Behavioral ecologists generally agree that animals derive benefits from familiarity with
spaces that they inhabit or visit, yet site familiarity is rudimentary or lacking in most models of …

Social structure is a fundamental component of a population that drives ecological and
evolutionary processes ranging from parasite transmission to sexual selection …

Understanding space use remains a major challenge for animal ecology, with implications
for species interactions, disease spread, and conservation. Behavioural type (BT) may …

Monogamy is relatively rarely reported in taxa other than birds. The reproductive system of
many lizard species appears to involve multiple mating partners for both the male and the …

We describe a conceptual framework integrating animal personalities, movement ecology,
social networks and parasite transmission. For directly transmitted parasites, parasite …

Living in social groups facilitates cross-infection by parasites. However, empirical studies on
indirect transmission within wildlife populations are scarce. We investigated whether …

Populations of the Australian sleepy lizard, Tiliqua rugosa, near Mt. Mary, South Australia
carry natural infestations of two tick species Aponomma hydrosauri and Amblyomma …

Ecologists have long been interested in linking individual behaviour with higher level
processes. For motile species, this 'upscaling'is governed by how well any given movement …

Home ranges (HRs), the regions within which animals interact with their environment,
constitute a fundamental aspect of their ecology. HR sizes and locations commonly reflect …

We investigated the social organization of the Australian sleepy lizard, Tiliqua rugosa, by
describing the social network of a local population. We attached activity meters and GPS …