Temperature profoundly impacts both the phenotypes and distributions of organisms. These
thermal effects exert strong selective pressures on behaviour, physiology and life history …

Direct interactions among conspecific and heterospecific animals are often mediated by
aggressive behavior. We analyze the ecology and evolution of resource-related …

Biotic invasions can predominantly alter the dynamics, composition, functions, and structure
of natural ecosystems. Social insects, particularly ants, are among the most damaging …

Invasive alien species (IAS) are one of the major drivers of change that can negatively affect
biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services and human health; islands are particularly …

Highlights•Invasive lizards are more exploratory, bold and neophilic than a noninvasive
species.•Behaviour of native lizards was repeatable for all three behavioural traits.•Only …

The house gecko Hemidactylus frenatus is currently displacing an ecologically similar, all-
female parthenogenetic gecko H. garnotii on a global scale. We tested the previously …

Biological invasions are a contemporary global threat because invasive species can have
substantial negative economic and ecological impacts. Invasive species can outcompete …

Here, we update the current list of amphibian and reptile fauna present in the Balearic
Islands, probably the most outstanding case in the Mediterranean and of the most in the …

Lacertids are the dominant group of lizards throughout the Mediterranean Basin. Their role
in food web transfer of matter and energy from arthropods and other small invertebrates to …

Direct interference competition between sympatric taxa affects habitat use and shelter-site
selection in species within most major vertebrate lineages. However, studies on interspecific …