Winter has long served as a season of stillness, a biological pause, for hibernating animals. When that pause disappears, the ...

A study appearing in Behavioral Ecology shows that in male wall lizards, certain behaviors have a greater influence on the way they resolve territorial disputes than their size and coloration. While ...

Introduction: The evolutionary study of social behavior and the role of lizards as model organisms / Stanley F. Fox, J. Kelly McCoy and Troy A. Baird -- Variation among individuals. Introduction / ...

Historical introduction : on widely foraging for Kalahari lizards / Raymond B. Huey and Eric R. Pianka -- Movement patterns in lizards : measurement, modality, and behavioral correlates / Gad Perry -- ...

Streets, walls, concrete, cities may seem like a harsh environment. Yet some animals adapt remarkably well. The new study “City lizards are more social” in Biology Letters shows that common wall ...

Almost every animal in the rainforest enjoys snacking on water anoles, but slippery skin and an ability to carry an air bubble underwater help them survive. By Sara Novak Water anoles, semiaquatic ...

In many ancient cultures, lizards were more than just common reptiles seen scurrying on walls. They were believed to possess a spiritual essence that connected them with unseen forces. In Hindu ...

One day, Jonathan Losos found himself trying to capture a lizard on a research trip near the Bahamas. He's a professor of biology at Washington University in St. Louis. JONATHAN LOSOS: It was a wily ...