Sleep is an essential part of animal biology, yet its ecological aspects such as predator avoidance remain understudied, especially in the wild. Sleep behaviour is likely to be subject to selection ...

The cold blast could immobilize iguanas and cause them to fall out of trees. The lizards start getting sluggish in ...

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Global change processes such as urbanization are likely to affect sleep behavior, by altering abiotic (e.g., thermal and illumination) and biotic conditions (e.g., predation pressure) that influence ...

Hurricanes took a big toll on people last year, but what about the effect on wildlife? There are often questions about where birds go during big storms, but if you’ve ever wondered what lizards do, we ...