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Genomic Diversity of the Endangered Guinan Toad‐Headed Lizard and Its Conservation Implications

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We produced HiFi long reads and assembled a high‐quality genome for the Guinan toad‐headed lizard—Phrynocephalus guinanensis—and present a comprehensive conservation genomics assessment. Our findings clearly show population structure, a reduced genetic diversity pattern, and a strong bottleneck in demographic history, reaffirming the endangered status ...
Ying Chen, Song Tan, Yiru Wang, Xia Qiu, Da Kang, Weizhao Yang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maximum performance, repeatability, and intraindividual variability of sprinting in common wall lizards ( <i>Podarcis muralis</i> ). [PDF]

MicroPubl Biol
Browning MC, Mayor L, Kozak H, Abshire G, Allo I, Askill AC, Bogan A, Browning H, Dacek H, Do L, Frary S, Gassert S, Gesink A, Gunn C, Key L, Neuenschwander EM, Parks BC, Waltz E, Weir A, Gangloff EJ, Juarez BH.   +20 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Predicting Mammal Species Suitable for Chagas Disease Spread Using a Machine‐Learning Framework

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Chagas disease is maintained in wildlife by Trypanosoma cruzi cycling among many mammal species, but we still do not know the full range of potential hosts. Using machine learning and ecological/behavioral traits, we found that kissing bugs overlap with 573 mammal species and tend to feed on mammals that are den‐dwelling, medium‐to‐large in size, and ...
Maya Rocha‐Ortega, Carezza Botto‐Mahan, Gemma Rojo, Alex Córdoba‐Aguilar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Lizard Predation Experiment Demonstrates Batesian Ant Mimicry in <i>Camponotus lateralis</i>. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Wagner HC, Kraker F, Römer H, Sefc KM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Species Habitat Specificity Impacts the Thermosensitivity of Evaporative Water Loss in Sympatric Rattlesnakes

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Temperature differentially impacts evaporative water loss in sympatric congeners (genus Crotalus). At the highest temperature the species with the broadest distribution in terms of range and habitat variability had significantly higher evaporative water loss than other species.
Derek M. Benson, Dale F. DeNardo
wiley   +1 more source

Acute Thermal Elevation Alters Cellular Metabolic Activity, Redox Balance, and Iron Homeostasis in Butterfly Lizards (<i>Leiolepis belliana belliana</i>). [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Chancharoen P, Keawseejan K, Intarak T, Chaiyasing R, Kusolrat P, Aengwanich W.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Spotted Harrier hunting lizards on foot

, 2014
A Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis was observed and photographed in mid July 2013 in northern Queensland, as it foraged on foot for lizards, by walking long transects, flushing and chasing skinks on foot, and intermittingly flying short distances low ...
Buij, Ralph
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Distinguishing pairwise species spatial associations from multi‐species distribution patterns

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract To understand species coexistence, measuring between‐species co‐distributional patterns is valuable. In the present study, we distinguished and separated pairwise species spatial associations (including between‐species distribution co‐occurrence and segregation) from multispecies distributional patterns (including aggregation, randomness and ...
Zhiyu Dong, Yongbin Wu, Youhua Chen
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular investigation of tick-borne pathogens in Ixodes ricinus feeding on lizards in the Central Pyrenees, Spain. [PDF]

Parasitol Res
Soares SM, Sánchez-Sánchez M, Rodríguez-Pastor R, Muñoz-Hernández C, Moraga-Fernández A, Colorado L, Alonso H, Peris MP, Fitze PS, Fernández de Mera IG, Millán J.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

After the Fire, Hope Springs Eternal: Movements and Body Condition of Hermann's Tortoises in a Devastated Landscape

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Rapid assessment of the delayed impacts of fires on endangered species is essential for accurately guiding conservation efforts. After the fire, surviving Hermann's tortoises (Testudo hermanni) showed only minor behavior alterations, and burnt habitats continued to provide them with essential resources.
Clément Guénier, Arthur Baribeaud, Laura Madona, Sébastien Caron, Lucas Moreaux, Olivia Delorme, Alexia Le Floch, Dominique Guicheteau, Marie‐Claude Serra, Nicolas Kaldonski, Laurence Affre, Xavier Bonnet, Jean‐Marie Ballouard   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source