Tongue-flicking is a synapomorphy of squamate reptiles functioning to sample chemicals for
vomerolfactory analysis, which became possible in primitive squamates when ducts opened …

Behavior can be regarded as a result of various processes of decision based on the
information provided by the sensory organs. In this review the role of the so-called additional …

The long-held hypothesis that active foragers should use chemical senses to detect food
more than do ambush foragers is verified for lizards. In actively foraging and herbivorous …

Scientists not infrequently succumb to the frustration they feel when they have to garner
often quite fundamental information about an undeveloped field from scattered publications …

In studies of squamate responses to prey chemicals presented on cotton-tipped applicators,
investigators typically record several responses, each of which gives only part of the overall …

We exposed females of a highly placentotrophic viviparous scincid lizard (Pseudemoia
pagenstecheri) to various environmental factors during pregnancy, and quantified the effects …

Any given species of snake tends to eat one or a very few basic prey types, and sympatric
snake species tend to concentrate on different prey species. When correlations between …

The foraging ecology and trophic dynamics of the striped swamp snake, Regina alleni, were
studied from 1974—1977 in a south Florida water hyacinth community. The mean standing …

The purpose of this chapter is to describe organ systems, other than the olfactory, which
respond to chemical stimulation of the nose. In human experience this would be principally …

Highlights•I discuss the importance and relevance of four pioneers in animal
behaviour.•Specifically, I focus on early work by von Uexküll, Washburn, Baldwin and …