Habitat connectivity and plant characteristics affecting a fossorial skink, Typhlacontias brevipes

KL Utsumi, MA Eifler, TE Muradzikwa… - African Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plant traits and connectivity influence habitat usage, but fine‐scale ecological characteristics
that determine fossorial animal movement patterns remain unclear. To understand the …

Movement and space use in three sympatric lacertid lizards (Acanthodactylus): Inter‐ and intraspecific comparisons

DA Eifler, MA Eifler, M Orton, KL Utsumi… - African Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Competition can be keen within and between closely related species but can be reduced
when sympatric individuals differ in resource use. To determine how sympatric, closely …

Diversity of motility patterns in benthic diatoms

KG Bondoc-Naumovitz, E Crosato, KY Wan - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Diatoms, a highly successful group of photosynthetic algae, contribute to a quarter of global
primary production. Many species are motile, despite having no appendages and a …

SEX-BASED VARIATION IN BEHAVIOR FOR THE LITTLE STRIPED WHIPTAIL (ASPIDOSCELIS INORNATUS)

ME Tryban, KL Utsumi, CNB Olson, JL Yang… - The Southwestern …, 2024 - BioOne
In many animals, the sexes exhibit differences in ecology that can reflect differences in their
daily requirements and abilities. Ecological preferences are often linked to differences in …