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Petals in the diet of savanna lizards [PDF]

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
We recorded Chamaecrista petals from the stomachs of three lizards of two species (Cnemidophorus lemniscatus, Ameiva ameiva) in an Amazonian savanna. The petals completely filled the stomachs of the lizards, so they were not ingested incidentally.
WILLIAM E. MAGNUSSON   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

A new protocol for investigating visual two‑choice discrimination learning in lizards [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
One of the most widely studied abilities in lizards is discrimination learning. The protocols used to test lizards are often novel or adapted from other taxa without proper validation.
Whiting, Martin J.   +2 more
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Egernia lizards [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Biology, 2015
While et al's quick guide to Egernia lizards, a group of social lizards from Austalasia.
While, Geoffrey M.   +4 more
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Evolutionary Ecology of Lizards [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Except for latitudinal and elevational extremes, lizards range across a vast variety of biotopes worldwide, including environments as disparate as deserts, prairies, temperate woodlands, rainforests, or anthropic habitats. Although most species thrive on

core   +1 more source

Integration of Bayesian molecular clock methods and fossil-based soft bounds reveals early Cenozoic origin of African lacertid lizards [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background Although current molecular clock methods offer greater flexibility in modelling historical evolutionary events, calibration of the clock with dates from the fossil record is still problematic for many groups.
Müller, Johannes   +12 more
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Candidatus Cryptoplasma Associated with Green Lizards and Ixodes ricinus Ticks, Slovakia, 2004–2011

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
During 2004–2011, we collected green lizards and Ixodes ricinus ticks in Slovak Karst National Park in Slovakia; 90% (36/40) of lizards and 37% of ticks removed from lizards were infected with family Anaplasmataceae bacteria. Only Candidatus Cryptoplasma
Božena Kočíková   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gut Virome of the World’s Highest-Elevation Lizard Species (Phrynocephalus erythrurus and Phrynocephalus theobaldi) Reveals Versatile Commensal Viruses

open access: yesMicrobiology Spectrum, 2022
The gut virome is a reservoir of diverse symbiotic and pathogenic viruses coevolving with their hosts, and yet limited research has explored the gut viromes of highland-dwelling rare species. Using viral metagenomic analysis, the viral communities of the
Juan Lu   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

A New Species of Proctoporus (Reptilia, Gymnophthalmidae, Cercosaurinae) from the Puna of the Otishi National Park in Peru

open access: yesTaxonomy, 2022
We describe a new species of Proctoporus from the scientifically unexplored southern sector of the Otishi National Park (Region Cusco) in Peru, on the basis of molecular and morphological characters. Seven type specimens were obtained from six localities
Edgar Lehr   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rapid and repeated limb loss in a clade of scincid lizards [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
© 2008 Skinner et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and ...
Hutchinson, M.   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Do Suburban Populations of Lizards Behave Differently from Forest Ones? An Analysis of Perch Height, Time Budget, and Display Rate in the Cuban Endemic Anolis homolechis

open access: yesDiversity, 2023
Urbanization transforms natural ecosystems into novel habitats, which can result in negative consequences for biodiversity. Therefore, it is important to understand the mechanisms of maintenance of native species in urbanized environments, including ...
Annabelle Vidal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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