Predation plays a crucial role in community structure and population dynamics, influencing
the evolution of various groups. Lizards occupy a central position in predator–prey networks …

Hemidactylus mabouia (Moreau de Jonnès, 1818)/Gekkonidae Atlantic Forest/Urban area
Galdino and Van Sluys (2004) two minutes. Until we lost sight of the predator, the prey had …

A saurofagia constitui uma importante fonte de mortalidade entre lagartos e tem sido
reportada para o gênero Tropidurus. Contudo, a extensão deste comportamento permanece …

Although cannibalism is not unusual in amphibians, it is rare in reptiles. The working
hypotheses on the occurrence of cannibalism in reptiles assume that it occurs as an …

The place where an individual lives and performs its activities (ie, its home range) is an
important attribute of animal ecology (Brown & Orians 1970). Knowledge about how the …

Avian predation attempts by Tropidurus hispidus (Spix, 1825) (Reptilia, Squamata, Tropiduridae)
Page 1 The genus Tropidurus (Wied, 1825) (Tropiduridae) is a highly diversified group of lizards …

Katharina Nino et al. 466 population density and reduction of intraspecific competition for
food and territory, as the consumption of conspecific juveniles may prevent the development …

Many lizard-eating birds in tropical ecosystems are primarily insectivorous. The Southern
house wren (Troglodytes musculus) is a small-sized diurnal bird species that is distributed …

Cannibalism is a widespread behavior, although relatively less reported in reptiles than
other taxa. Many studies indicate its importance in population regulation and life history of …

In this study, we report additional cannibalism and predation events in Tropidurus hispidus
and, by reviewing our data with that found in the literature, we quantify the relative …