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Behavior as a Tool for Welfare Improvement and Conservation Management in the Endangered Lizard (Gallotia bravoana)

Authors

G Mesa-Avila, M Molina-Borja

2007

Publication/Journal

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords

behavior, behaviour, gallotia bravoana, la gomera, canary islands, management, welfare, species recovery, lizard

Rapid solving of a problem apparatus by juvenile black-throated monitor lizards (Varanus albigularis albigularis)

Authors

JD Manrod, R Hartdegen, GM Burghardt

2007

Publication/Journal

Animal Cognition

Keywords

lizard, varanus, learning, problem solving, enrichment

Of tongues and noses: chemoreception in lizards and snakes

Authors

K Schwenk

1995

Publication/Journal

Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Keywords

lizard, snake, sensory perception, senses, plasticity, learning

Comparison of chemosensory behavior and prey trail-following in the varanoid lizards Varanus gouldii and Heloderma suspectum

Authors

CM Garrett, DM Boyer, WC Card, DT Roberts, JB Murphy, D Chiszar

1996

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

squamata, lizard, varanidae, helodermatidae, postingestion elevation in tongue-flick rate, strike-induced chemosensory searching

Sex differences in adrenal function in the lizard Cnemidophorus sexlineatus: II. Responses to acute stress in the laboratory

Authors

M Grassman, DL Hess

1992

Publication/Journal

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Keywords

corticosterone, gonadal steroids, lizard, cnemidophorus sexlineatus, handling

Plasma corticosterone levels in the male iguanid lizard Sceloporus cyanogenys under various physiological conditions

Authors

DR Daugherty, IP Callard

1972

Publication/Journal

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords

sceloporus cyanogenys, lizard, corticosterone

Social status, gonadal state, and the adrenal stress response in the lizard, Anolis carolinensis

Authors

N Greenberg, T Chen, D Crews

1984

Publication/Journal

Hormones and Behavior

Keywords

anolis carolinensis, lizard, social dominance hierarchy, corticosterone, stress

Chronic low humidity-stress in the lizard Anolis carolinensis: changes in diurnal corticosterone rhythms

Authors

CH Summers, MF Norman

1988

Publication/Journal

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Keywords

lizard, anolis carolinensis, corticosterone, ovarian activity, stress, humidity

Behavioral endocrinology of physiological stress in a lizard

Authors

N Greenberg

1990

Publication/Journal

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Keywords

lizard, anolis carolinensis, stress, social behavior, social behaviour

Seasonal and interpopulational variation in plasma levels of corticosterone in the side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana)

Authors

BS Wilson, JC Wingfield

1994

Publication/Journal

Physiological zoology

Keywords

corticosterone, uta stansburiana, lizard, reptile, glucocorticosteroid, stress

Is corticosterone involved in the reproductive processes of the male lizard, Podarcis sicula sicula?

Authors

C Manzo, M Zerani, A Gobbetti, MM Di Fiore, F Angelini

1994

Publication/Journal

Hormones and Behavior

Keywords

corticosterone, testosterone, lizard, podarcis sicula sicula, mating, aggressive behavior, aggression

Reproductive and post-reproductive hormone levels in the lizard Sceloporus virgatus

Authors

AJ Abell

1998

Publication/Journal

Acta Zoologica Mexicana

Keywords

reproduction, horomones, lizard, post-reproduction

Defensive tactics in lizards and snakes: the potential contribution of the Neotropical fauna

Authors

M Martins, Del Claro, K.

1996

Publication/Journal

Anais do XIV Encontro Anual de Etologia

Keywords

lizard, snake, defensive behaviour, defensive behavior, anti-predator

Social status differentiates rapid neuroendocrine responses to restraint stress

Authors

TJ Ling, GL Forster, MJ Watt, WJ Korzan, KJ Renner, CH Summers

2009

Publication/Journal

Physiology & Behavior

Keywords

restraint, social status, corticosterone, dopamine, serotonin, amygdala, raphé, lizard, anolis carolinensis

Assessment of Motivation in the Lizard, Chalcides Ocellatus

Authors

TM Skelton, NK Waran, RJ Young

1996

Publication/Journal

Animal Welfare

Keywords

animal welfare, eyed skink, lizard, motivation, substrate deprivation

High sensitivity to short wavelengths in a lizard and implications for understanding the evolution of visual systems in lizards

Authors

LJ Fleishman, ER Loew, MJ Whiting

2011

Publication/Journal

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Keywords

vision, pigments, colour, lizard, ultraviolet, photoreceptor

Display and Communications in Reptiles- An Historical Perspective

Authors

GW Ferguson

1977

Publication/Journal

American Zoologist

Keywords

display, communication, reptiles, releasers, releasing mechanisms, lizard, anohs carolinensis, quantative studies, display movements, display acts, qualitative variations, adaptive, variations, visually oriented acts, behavioral observation, behavioural

Differences induced by incubation temperature, versus androgen manipulation, in male leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius)

Authors

V Huang, D Crews

2012

Publication/Journal

Physiology & Behavior

Keywords

temperature-dependent sex determination, castration, lizard, sociosexual behavior, androgens

Use of portable ultrasonography as a nondestructive method for estimating reproductive effort in lizards

Authors

CA Gilman, BO Wolf

2007

Publication/Journal

Journal of Experimental Biology

Keywords

ultrasound imaging, lizard, egg size, energetics, clutch size, life history, reproduction.

The response of a sleepy lizard social network to altered ecological conditions

Authors

SS Godfrey, A Sih, CM Bull

2013

Publication/Journal

Animal Behaviour

Keywords

ecological variation, extrapair association, lizard, pair bond, resource availability, skink, social network, temporal network dynamics, tiliqua rugosa

Effects of early social isolation on the behaviour and performance of juvenile lizards, Chamaeleo calyptratus

Authors

C Ballen, R Shine, M Olsson

2014

Publication/Journal

Animal Behaviour

Keywords

colour, lizard, ontogeny of social behaviour, social flexibility, social isolation

The diet of free-roaming Australian Central Bearded Dragons (Pogona vitticeps)

Authors

DG Oonincx, JP van Leeuwen, WH Hendriks, AF van der Poel

2015

Publication/Journal

Zoo Biology

Keywords

agamid, australia, lizard, stomach content

Does enrichment improve reptile welfare? Leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) respond to five types of environmental enrichment

Authors

MJ Bashaw, MD Gibson, DM Schowe, AS Kucher

2016

Publication/Journal

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords

captivity, exploration, welfare, gentle handling, lizard, squamata