Although social behavior in vertebrates spans a continuum from solitary to highly social, taxa
are often dichotomized as either 'social'or 'non‐social'. We argue that this social dichotomy is …

How sociality evolves and is maintained remains a key question in evolutionary biology.
Most studies to date have focused on insects, birds, and mammals but data from a wider …

In recent decades, husbandry techniques have generally improved to better facilitate the
general health and welfare of captive reptiles, although many harmful practices remain. In …

Covering diverse species from garter snakes to Komodo dragons, this book delves into the
evolutionary origins and fascinating details of the mysterious social lives of reptiles. Reptiles …

Mitigation translocation of nuisance animals is a commonly used management practice
aimed at resolution of human–animal conflict by removal and release of an individual …

Previous research has shown that competition, familiarity, diet, and relatedness can all
influence aggregation patterns in garter snakes. We controlled for these factors and …

Many animal species exist in fission–fusion societies, where the size and composition of
conspecific groups change spatially and temporally. To help investigate such phenomena …

Social buffering comprises the reduction of stress an organism experiences when in the
presence of a companion and has been well documented in highly social animals, such as …

It has been suggested that social behavior in squamates evolved partly due to increased
interaction opportunities at communal dens and/or due to vivipary. Ball pythons are not …

Social learning is widespread in the animal kingdom and is involved in behaviours from
navigation and predator avoidance to mate choice and foraging. While social learning has …