Learning in non‐avian reptiles 40 years on: advances and promising new directions

B Szabo, DWA Noble, MJ Whiting - Biological Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, there has been a surge in cognition research using non‐avian reptile systems. As
a diverse group of animals, non‐avian reptiles [turtles, the tuatara, crocodylians, and …

[HTML][HTML] Reinstating reptiles: from clueless creatures to esteemed models of cognitive biology

G De Meester, S Baeckens - Behaviour, 2021 - brill.com
Non-avian reptiles have long been neglect in cognitive science due to their reputation as
slow and inflexible learners, but fortunately, this archaic view on reptile cognition is …

Moderate climate warming scenarios during embryonic and post‐embryonic stages benefit a cold‐climate lizard

W Liu, P Liu, L Cui, Y Meng, S Tao, X Han… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Warming temperatures caused by climate change are predicted to vary temporally and
spatially. For mid‐and high‐latitude reptiles, the seasonal variation in warming temperatures …

Sex-dependent discrimination learning in lizards: a meta-analysis

B Szabo, MJ Whiting, DWA Noble - Behavioural processes, 2019 - Elsevier
We have a poor understanding of differences in learning performance between male and
female non-avian reptiles compared to other vertebrates. Learning studies in non-avian …

High‐elevation hypoxia impacts perinatal physiology and performance in a potential montane colonizer

J Souchet, EJ Gangloff, G Micheli, C Bossu… - Integrative …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is generating range shifts in many organisms, notably along the elevational
gradient in mountainous environments. However, moving up in elevation exposes …

Elevation, oxygen, and the origins of viviparity

CM Watson, CL Cox - Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Research focused on understanding the evolutionary factors that shape parity mode
evolution among vertebrates have long focused on squamate reptiles (snakes and lizards) …

Transplanting gravid lizards to high elevation alters maternal and embryonic oxygen physiology, but not reproductive success or hatchling phenotype

L Kouyoumdjian, EJ Gangloff… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
Increased global temperatures have opened previously inhospitable habitats, such as at
higher elevations. However, the reduction of oxygen partial pressure with increase in …

Embryonic and post‐embryonic responses to high‐elevation hypoxia in a low‐elevation lizard

X Li, P Wu, L Ma, C Huebner, B Sun, S Li - Integrative Zoology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Low‐elevation species can migrate toward higher elevations to survive in a warming world.
However, animals' responses to hypoxia when migrating to high elevations have rarely been …

Physiological plasticity in lizard embryos exposed to high‐altitude hypoxia

GA Cordero, BA Andersson, J Souchet… - … Zoology Part A …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Co** with novel environments may be facilitated by plastic physiological responses that
enable survival during environmentally sensitive life stages. We tested the capacity for …

Beneficial Effects of Warming Temperatures on Embryonic and Hatchling Development in a Low-Latitude Margin Population of the High-Latitude Lizard Lacerta agilis

L Cui, C Yang, D Zhang, S Lin, W Zhao… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The effects of warming temperatures on embryonic and hatchling development are critical
for determining the vulnerability of species to climate warming. However, these effects have …