The ecology of sleep in non‐avian reptiles

NP Mohanty, C Wagener, A Herrel… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sleep is ubiquitous in the animal kingdom and yet displays considerable variation in its
extent and form in the wild. Ecological factors, such as predation, competition, and …

Urban lizards use sleep sites that mirror the structural, thermal, and light properties of natural sites

NP Mohanty, M Joshi, M Thaker - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2021 - Springer
Global change processes such as urbanization are likely to affect sleep behavior, by altering
abiotic (eg, thermal and illumination) and biotic conditions (eg, predation pressure) that …

[PDF][PDF] Filling a gap in the distribution of the Berthold's Bush Anole, Polychrus gutturosus (Squamata, Polychrotidae), in Honduras

CA Antúnez-Fonseca, M Martínez, TW King… - …, 2022 - herpetozoa.pensoft.net
The family Polychrotidae Fitzinger, 1843 is represented in Honduras by a single species,
Polychrus gutturosus Berthold, 1845. This canopy dweller is distributed in the lowland moist …

Anti-predatory sleep strategies are conserved in the agamid lizard Monilesaurus rouxii

M Bors, NP Mohanty, P Gowri Shankar - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2020 - Springer
Sleep is an essential part of animal biology, yet its ecological aspects such as predator
avoidance remain understudied, especially in the wild. Sleep behaviour is likely to be …

Slee** Behavior of the Secretive Puerto Rican Twig Anole, Anolis occultus

L Storks, M Leal - Caribbean Journal of Science, 2020 - BioOne
Animals are particularly vulnerable during sleep, yet studies addressing slee** behavior
are rare among reptiles. Although the behavior of Anolis lizards has been widely …

Sexual dimorphism and ecomorphology of the Berthold's bush anole (Polychrus gutturosus) in Costa Rica

MD Barquero, V Arguedas, L Ovares, R Vargas… - Amphibia-Reptilia, 2024 - brill.com
Morphological variation present within a species is the result of sexual or natural selection
and determines the ecological relationships (ie, ecomorphology) and the degree of sexual …

Ontogeny of slee** behaviour in four solitary species of Anolis lizard

J Barnett, S Poe - Behaviour, 2023 - brill.com
Despite the nearly ubiquitous nature of sleep in the animal kingdom, behavioural research
on sleep has focused on a few model organisms and widespread behaviours studied in …

[PDF][PDF] Predation on Gonocephalus liogaster (Agamidae) by Ptyas carinata (Colubridae) in Sarawak, Borneo

I Das, JW Wong - Herpetology Notes, 2021 - biotaxa.org
Wong Jye Wen & Indraneil Das 350 with a temperature-sensitive radio transmitter (Holohil
BD-2; weight 1.8 g, frequency 150.150). Visuals of the transmitter-bearing lizards were …

Is it like night and day? Nocturnal versus diurnal perch use by dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion pumilum)

KA Tolley - African Journal of Herpetology, 2023 - journals.co.za
Arboreal chameleons must navigate a complex, three-dimensional landscape consisting of
trees, bushes and/or grasses of various sizes. This complexity equates to the microhabitat of …

Comparison of diurnal and nocturnal escape behaviour of the lizard Monilesaurus rouxii (Reptilia: Agamidae)

M Bors, N Mohanty, GS Pogiri - Herpetology Notes, 2022 - biotaxa.org
Escape behaviour is an extensively studied subject, though escape response of animals
during their inactive (sleep) phase is not well understood. In this study, we compare the …