Birds and mammals are the only vertebrates which receive comprehensive attention in
studies of dispersal of fleshy-fruited plant species. However, recently the importance of …

A central issue in comparative biology is identifying the relative importance of historical
(phylogenetic) versus present-day (ecological) factors in sha** phenotypic traits of …

Identification of mechanisms that promote variation in life-history traits is critical to
understand the evolution of divergent reproductive strategies. Here we compiled a large life …

We examined the relative roles of contemporary (species interactions) and historical factors
(phylogeny) in structuring a lizard assemblage (14 species) from one of the last remaining …

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 …

We describe the ecology of the gecko Gymnodactylus geckoides amarali in the Cerrado of
central Brazil and using published data, compare it with the conspecific Gymnodactylus …

Both phylogenetic and environmental forces can drive ecological variation across the
geographic distribution of squamates. We compared microhabitat use, temperature, diet …

Abstract Different physiognomies at Parque Nacional da Serra das Confusões (PNSCo)
were intensively sampled aiming to access the distribution pattern of its herpetofauna. Sixty …

We describe the lizard assemblage from an Amazonian savanna in the region of Monte
Alegre, Pará, Brazil, using ecological, morphological, and life history data, and examining …

We describe, through hypothesis testing and observations on life-history traits, the ecology
of the snake Philodryas nattereri in a semi-arid region in north-east Brazil, where it is …