[HTML][HTML] Effects of the urban environment on the developmental stability, size and body condition of dice snakes (Natrix tessellata) living in artificial lakeside habitats

B Mészáros, J Bürgés, M Tamás, B Gál, A Bohus… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The expansion of urban areas leads to a decrease in natural habitats, resulting some
species to live in urban environments. Novel environmental factors might influence their …

Fluctuating asymmetry as biomarker of pesticides exposure in the Italian wall lizards (Podarcis siculus)

G Simbula, L Vignoli, MA Carretero, A Kaliontzopoulou - Zoology, 2021 - Elsevier
The extensive use of pesticides in agricultural environments produces drastic effects on
wildlife, hence the need for less invasive indicators of environmental stress to monitoring the …

Habitat suitability and centrality—not peripherality—predict demographic performance in a Neotropical lizard

HC Nappo, PH Campelo, LPC Machado… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The centre–periphery hypothesis (CPH) sustains that peripheral populations are
subjected to harsher environmental conditions, which reduces demographic performance …

Exploring fluctuating asymmetry in two recovering populations of the Eurasian otter

LF Russo, A Loy, A Lanzetti, A Goswami… - Biology …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The Eurasian otter is a wide-ranging semi-aquatic mammal that underwent a significant
population decline in the last century, leading to local extinctions, reduction and …

[HTML][HTML] Habitat fragmentation increases the risk of local extinction of small reptiles: A case study on Phrynocephalus przewalskii

C Yang, Y Qi, J Guo, L Peng, N **ong, W Zhang… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Habitat fragmentation represents a multifaceted global conservation threat, exerting both
direct and indirect effects on individual animals and communities. Reptiles, particularly …

Fluctuating asymmetry and environmental stress in a reptile under different levels of anthropogenic disturbance

GN Castillo, CJ González-Rivas - Journal of Vertebrate Biology, 2023 - BioOne
In the Monte region of Argentina, the local population is causing severe habitat degradation
by extracting native vegetation and domestic animal grazing. To assess whether disturbed …

[HTML][HTML] Sensitivity of genital and somatic traits of scorpions to developmental instability caused by increasing urbanization: a 20-year experiment

PA Olivero, MA Oviedo-Diego, DE Vrech, CI Mattoni… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urbanization causes the loss of large amounts of habitat and produces significant changes
in environmental conditions with consequences in the individual's behavior, morphology …

Eco-toxicological effects assessment: comparative characteristics of environmental conditions and status of vertebrate indicator species in the “Dnepr” launch vehicle …

O Cherednichenko, M Chirikova, I Magda… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Space rockets are regularly launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in
Kazakhstan. The ecological impact of territories affected by the consequences of space …

Is Fluctuating Asymmetry a Sufficient Indicator of Stress Level in Two Lizard Species (Zootoca vivipara and Lacerta agilis) from Alpine Habitats?

M Anđelković, M Mirč, M Ajduković, M Cvijanović… - Symmetry, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alpine habitats are exposed to increasing anthropogenic pressure and climate change. The
negative impacts can lead to chronic stress that can affect the survival and reproductive …

[PDF][PDF] Is Fluctuating Asymmetry a Sufficient Indicator of Stress Level in Two Lizard Species (Zootoca vivipara and Lacerta agilis) from Alpine Habitats? Symmetry 2023 …

M Andelkovic, M Mirc, M Ajdukovic, M Cvijanovic… - 2023 - academia.edu
Alpine habitats are exposed to increasing anthropogenic pressure and climate change. The
negative impacts can lead to chronic stress that can affect the survival and reproductive …