Covering diverse species from garter snakes to Komodo dragons, this book delves into the
evolutionary origins and fascinating details of the mysterious social lives of reptiles. Reptiles …

Understanding how and why consistent behavioural traits (ie animal personality) vary
between individuals, and identifying the mechanisms that underlie such variation, is a key …

This chapter provides an overview of research on stable social grou** in lizards, focusing
on contributions and future directions. It explains a detailed overview of patterns of stable …

Urbanisation is one of the most significant threats to biodiversity, due to the rapid and large‐
scale environmental alterations it imposes on the natural landscape. It is, therefore …

Lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians (worm lizards) form a monophyletic group (the
squamate reptiles), which contains 9,712 species (Uetz & Hošek, 2015) in 61 families …

Some of the best evidence for rapid evolutionary change comes from studies of
archipelagos and oceanic islands. City parks are analogous systems as they create …

Animal sociality is of significant interest to evolutionary and behavioural ecologists, with
efforts focused on the patterns, causes and fitness outcomes of social preference. However …

In the evolutionary transition from solitary to group living, it should be adaptive for animals to
respond to the environment and choose when to socialize to reduce conflict and maximize …

Squamate reptiles are a highly diverse and intriguing group of tetrapods, offering valuable
insights into the evolution of amniotes. The Australian water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii) …

Synchronization is a conspicuous form of collective behaviour that is of crucial importance in
numerous biological systems. Ant colonies from the genera Leptothorax and Temnothorax …