Snakes and lizards (Squamata) represent a third of terrestrial vertebrates and exhibit
spectacular innovations in locomotion, feeding, and sensory processing. However, the …

The hypothesis that low skin reflectance (melanism) provides an advantage for
thermoregulation under cold conditions has received mixed support in ectothermic …

In ectotherms, an increase in body temperature increases metabolic rate and may increase
rates of digestive processes. We measured the thermal dependence of the apparent …

Myrmecophagy is one of the most common dietary specializations among vertebrates. Ants
are an important food resource for many lizard species. Here, we use a large dataset on ant …

The chemical senses are crucial for squamates (lizards and snakes). The extent to which
squamates utilize their chemosensory system, however, varies greatly among taxa and …

The possession of armour may affect escape behaviour in two ways. On one hand, by
decreasing vulnerability to predators, armour may permit individuals to use habitats and …

Ambush and active foraging are held to be discrete foraging modes having important
theoretical consequences and evolutionary correlates, but foraging variables (number of …

MOUTON, P. LE FN, and JH VAN WYK. 1997. Adaptive radiation in cordyliform lizards: An
overview. Afr. J. Herpetol. 46 (2): 78–88. Ecophysiological and behavioral character …

Lizards are not widely regarded as able to alter their foraging mode substantially in relation
to the specific food source utilized. Rather, their foraging mode determines the food type that …

Predation has been proposed to be a selective agent in the evolution of morphological
antipredator strategies in prey. Among vertebrates, one of the morphological traits that …