Research in Macaronesia has led to substantial advances in ecology, evolution and
conservation biology. We review the scientific developments achieved in this region, and …

Birds and mammals are the only vertebrates which receive comprehensive attention in
studies of dispersal of fleshy-fruited plant species. However, recently the importance of …

Island faunas can be characterized by gigantism in small animals and dwarfism in large
animals, but the extent to which this so-called 'island rule'provides a general explanation for …

Plant–lizard interactions are still poorly studied, despite lizards are known to interact with
flowering plants in many parts of the world. They are commonly reported on islands although …

Simple Summary The role of lizards as potential pollinators is increasingly recognized,
especially on islands. However, there are very few studies at the community level that have …

Seed dispersal is a key component of the interactions between plants and animals. There is
little research on the effects of lizard seed dispersal, which is more common on islands than …

Abstract The Galápagos Archipelago, a unique and ever-changing natural experiment, has
seen an increase in introduced species due to increased human mobility. Among these …

Living lizards exploit almost all terrestrial ecosystems where they play the roles of both
predator and prey in complex food webs. Bels et al.(Biomechanics of feeding in Vertebrates …

Lizards have been reported as important pollinators on several oceanic islands. Here we
evaluate the potential role of Galápagos lava lizards (Microlophus spp.) as pollinators …

In the Galápagos Islands, much attention has been devoted to the radiation of iconic species
like Darwin's finches, yet the Galápagos Islands offer an overlooked but equally remarkable …