Arid climates are characterized by a summer drought period to which animals seem
adapted. However, in some years, the drought can extend for unusually longer periods …

Simple Summary Soil alterations may negatively affect the health of animals living inside
these soils, but these negative effects are often unexplored and remain “hidden” …

Snakes represent one of the most successful vertebrates groups with a global radiation of∼
4000 extant species (McDiarmid et al., 1999, Uetz et al., 2021). Recent advances in …

Melanin is the basis of coloration in many animals, and although it is often used in
communication, thermoregulation, or camouflage, melanin has many other physiological …

Snakes are a stimulating life form from an evolutionary perspective. Despite the basic
morphological body shape (limbless, with a tubular body), these vertebrates are extremely …

Conspecific cues often provide social information on habitat quality that is considered when
deciding to settle at a specific site. The type of sensory cues useful for this will depend on the …

Soil degradation may have strong negative consequences for soil biodiversity, but these
potential effects are understudied and poorly understood. Concentration of nesting seabirds …

The plateau zokor is an endemic, subterranean rodent native to the Tibetan Plateau. Its
burrowing activity results in numerous bare mounds on the ground. These mounds interfere …

The efficacy of sexual signals in communication is often maximized under specific
environmental conditions. Anthropic alterations of these conditions might, thus, negatively …

Habitat selection is a dynamic process that depends on many environmental variables that
can vary with weather conditions. This is important because, within a context of global …