Fear of predation is a universal motivator. Because predators hunt using stealth and
surprise, there is a widespread ability among prey to assess risk from chemical information …

Support for the role of sexual selection in speciation has grown over the last 30 years. Work
in this area, however, has largely focused on a single dominant question: when and how do …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Chemosignals and Reproduction”. Many lizards have
diverse glands that produce chemosignals used in intraspecific communication and that can …

Many lizard and amphisbaenian lineages possess follicular glands in the dermis of the inner
thighs and/or the area anterior to the cloaca. These tubular glands produce a holocrine …

Highlights•We tested repeatability and heritability of exploration and cognition in
lizards.•Only exploration and spatial learning were moderately repeatable between …

Animals use mating traits to compete for, attract, and choose mates. Because mating traits
influence mate choice, the divergence of mating traits between populations can result in …

Animal signals evolve by striking a balance between the need to convey information through
particular habitats and the limitations of what types of signals can most easily be produced …

Animal sociality plays a crucial organisational role in evolution. As a result, understanding
the factors that promote the emergence, maintenance, and diversification of animal societies …

This chapter focuses on the ethological aspects and proximate mechanisms of
thermoregulatory behavior of lizards, occasionally drawing from research on other reptiles. It …

Transferring identity-related information (IRI) to conspecifics may give advantage in
effectively tuning intraspecific behaviour. Some lizard species use the secretions of …