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The Lizard Gut Microbiome Changes with Temperature and Is Associated with Heat Tolerance

open access: yesApplied and Environmental Microbiology, 2020
Gut microbial communities affect their animal hosts in numerous ways, motivating investigations of the factors that shape the gut microbiota and the consequences of gut microbiota variation for host traits.
Andrew H. Moeller   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The global diversity and distribution of lizard clutch sizes

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Biogeography, 2020
Aim: Clutch size is a key life-history trait. In lizards, it ranges over two orders of magnitude. The global drivers of spatial and phylogenetic variation in clutch have been extensively studied in birds, but such tests in other organisms are lacking. To
Shai Meiri   +17 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Otoacoustic Emissions in Non-Mammals

open access: yesAudiology Research, 2022
Otoacoustic emissions (OAE) that were sound-induced, current-induced, or spontaneous have been measured in non-mammalian land vertebrates, including in amphibians, reptiles, and birds. There are no forms of emissions known from mammals that have not also
Geoffrey A. Manley
doaj   +1 more source

HABITAT UTILIZATION BY THE TEXAS HORNED LIZARD (PHRYNOSOMA CORNUTUM) FROM TWO SITES IN CENTRAL TEXAS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) is found in a variety of habitats. Although several studies have been conducted on habitat use by this species, none have been performed in central Texas, a more mesic habitat than most of those previously ...
Anderson, Wesley M.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Conservation perceptions and attitudes regarding monitor lizards in West Bengal, India [PDF]

open access: yesNature Conservation
Local and illegal exploitation of wildlife is particularly widespread in highly populated and bio-diverse countries such as India. In such countries, illicit utilization practices and how these are perceived among local communities are commonly not well ...
Shreya Bhattacharya   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Sceloporus occidentalis [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
Number of Pages: 17Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Bell, Edwin L., Price, Andrew H.
core   +1 more source

Altitudinal distribution and habitat use of the common wall lizard Podarcis muralis (Linnaeus, 1768) and the Horvath’s rock lizard Iberolacerta horvathi (Méhely, 1904) in the Kočevsko region (S Slovenia)

open access: yesNatura Sloveniae, 2016
The study reports on the distribution and habitat use of two lizard species in the Kočevsko region: Horvath’s rock lizard and common wall lizard. Extensive sampling across an altitudinal span of 200 to 1,100 m a.s.l.
Anamarija Žagar
doaj   +1 more source

The Periodic Replacement of Adhesive Setae in Pad Lamellae of Climbing Lizards Is Driven by Patterns of Corneous Layer Growth

open access: yesJournal of Developmental Biology, 2022
The adhesive digital pads in some gecko and anoline lizards are continuously utilized for movements on vertical surfaces that may determine wear and a decrease of adhesion efficiency.
Lorenzo Alibardi
doaj   +1 more source

AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORS AND THEIR EFFECT ON RESOURCE USE BY MALE LITTLE BROWN SKINKS, SCINCELLA LATERALIS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The aggressive behaviors of adult male Little Brown Skinks, Scincella lateralis, and their effects on access to an important resource (a single retreat) were the subject of a study consisting of 10 laboratory trials in which the behavioral interactions ...
Myers, Laura, Paulissen, Mark
core   +2 more sources

Effect of plant-related threats on lizards of open sand steppes: a snapshot at the beginning of the spread of a novel invader [PDF]

open access: yesNeoBiota
Grasslands have undergone significant loss of area and species diversity worldwide. The spread of invasive alien plant species further exacerbates the degradation of these ecosystems.
Edvárd Mizsei   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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