Of the 10,272 currently recognized reptile species, the trade of fewer than 8% are regulated
by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora …

A growing body of research demonstrates the impacts of invasive alien plants on native
animals, but few studies consider thermal effects as a driver of the responses of native …

Forests across the world are considered to be a huge socio-economic and environmental
benefit to host and adjacent communities. This study focuses on assessing the impacts of …

Measures of physiological performance capacity, such as bite force, form the functional
basis of sexual selection. Information about fighting ability may be conveyed through a …

An updated checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Sri Lanka is presented.
These include representatives of eleven of the 17 known extant subfamilies with 341 valid …

Urbanization has dramatically altered habitats for local species worldwide. While some
species are unable to meet the challenges that these alterations bring, others are able to …

Abstract The Madras Hedgehog Paraechinus nudiventris (Horsefield, 1851) is a species
endemic to a few isolated patches in southern India threatened by habitat loss and direct …

The agamas of the genus Ceratophora show the common characteristic of a horn-like
extension at the tip of the snout. This horn is boneless, formed by soft tissue. Within the …

Sexual selection acts on multiple traits that signal information about the quality of a signaller
to either a rival or a potential mate (Andersson, 1994; Johnstone, 1995; Brooks & …