The evolution of female promiscuity poses an intriguing problem as benefits of mating with
multiple males often have to arise via indirect, genetic, effects. Studies on birds have …

Squamate reptiles generally have been ignored in the search for a unified theory for the
evolution of sociality due to the perception that they exhibit little social behavior beyond …

A fully updated guide to the increasingly prevalent use of molecular data in ecological
studies Molecular ecology is concerned with how molecular biology and population genetics …

Covering diverse species from garter snakes to Komodo dragons, this book delves into the
evolutionary origins and fascinating details of the mysterious social lives of reptiles. Reptiles …

Gidgee skinks (Egernia stokesii) form large social aggregations in rocky outcrops across the
Flinders Ranges in South Australia. Group members share refuges (rock crevices), which …

Why do some animals mate with one partner rather than many? Here, I investigate factors
related to (i) spatial constraints (habitat limitation, mate availability),(ii) time constraints …

How sociality evolves and is maintained remains a key question in evolutionary biology.
Most studies to date have focused on insects, birds, and mammals but data from a wider …

The existence of monogamy in animals is perplexing from an evolutionary perspective. If
individuals:(1) have the opportunity to mate with more than one individual and (2) doing so …

Reports of postpartum parental care in squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) are rare and
generally anecdotal. We investigated parental care in black rock skinks, Egernia saxatilis …

Lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians (worm lizards) form a monophyletic group (the
squamate reptiles), which contains 9,712 species (Uetz & Hošek, 2015) in 61 families …