Increases in agricultural intensity due to anthropogenic demands alongside the need to
reduce the reliance on pesticides have resulted in an urgent need for sustainable options for …

Economic escape theory predicts flight initiation distance (FID, predator–prey distance when
fleeing from an approaching predator begins), but currently cannot account for an observed …

Most taxa show consistent individual differences in behavior, a phenomenon often referred
to as animal “personalities.” While the links between individual personality and fitness have …

Foraging mode plays a pivotal role in traditional reconstructions of squamate evolution.
Transitions between modes are said to spark concerted changes in the morphology …

The chemical senses are crucial for squamates (lizards and snakes). The extent to which
squamates utilize their chemosensory system, however, varies greatly among taxa and …

Animal feeding ecology and diet are influenced by the fear of predation. While the
mechanistic bases for such changes are well understood, technical difficulties often prevent …

Despite its role in whole-animal performance, the adaptation of muscle physiology related to
terrestrial locomotion remains underexplored. We tested evolutionary models based on …

Despite the complexity of nature, most comparative studies of phenotypic evolution consider
selective pressures in isolation. When competing pressures operate on the same system, it …

Foraging mode is a functional trait with cascading impacts on ecological communities. The
foraging syndrome hypothesis posits a suite of concurrent traits that vary with foraging mode; …

Understanding the ecological function of an animal's pigmentation pattern is an intriguing
research challenge. We used quantitative information on lizard foraging behaviour to search …