Laboratory endurance capacity predicts variation in field locomotor behaviour among lizard species
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The endurance capacities of lizards present evidence of evolutionary (genetic) adaptation to their behavioural ecology, according to research involving measuring locomotor endurance capacities of lizards on a motorized treadmill in a laboratory. However, it is not possible to exclude the view that lizards from extremely mobile species could have developed higher endurance capacities ontogenetically as they moved about more than was the case with relatively sedentary species. Further research will be required to separate overall measures of movement into their components.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1999
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Male mating preference for unfamiliar females in the lizard, Anolis sagrei
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A laboratory study was conducted on the lizard, Anolis sagrei, to determine if the males manifest a mating preference for unfamiliar females over familiar females. The results showed that male A. sagrei can distinguish between a familiar and an unfamiliarfemale and that they favored to mate with the unfamiliar female under laboratory conditions. However, such mating preference could not be justified by differences in body size, reproductive condition or sexual receptivity of the females as these did not vary significantly.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1992
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Importance of androgens in male territorial acquisition in the lizard Anolis sagrei: an experimental test
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A study of male lizards revealed direct correlations between their androgen levels and their patterns of territorial acquisition, thereby illustrating the importance of androgenic hormones in their habitat selection. Enhanced androgen levels positively influence the social dominance patterns and enhance mating success in the species.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1995
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