"These results bring us closer to unraveling the mechanisms." Scientists discover concerning changes in lizards: 'We are ...

Sure, creatures that reproduce asexually get to avoid some of the hangups that come with sex, but the strategy brings its own problems. First and foremost, how do you prevent genetic deterioration ...

Learn why living in a city makes a certain species of lizard more social, revealing an effect of urbanization on animal ...

Lizards that once dwelled in forests but now slink around urban areas have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers have found. The Puerto Rican crested anole, a brown lizard with ...

The iguanid lizard Platynotus semitaeniatus is adapted morphologically and behaviorally to utilize rock crevices to escape predation. Attendant reproductive adaptations reveal an adaptive compromise ...

A team led by biologists at The University of Texas at Arlington has published a study supporting the theory that species that reproduce asexually have more harmful genetic mutations than those ...

A female lizard at a UK zoo just gave birth without any contact with a male — and the babies are her exact clones. This rare phenomenon, called parthenogenesis, is shaking up the science world. Could ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The evolution of reproductive strategies depends on local environmental conditions. When environments are seasonal, selection favors ...

For the rose-bellied lizard of Mexico and Southern Texas, not all body parts are created equal. In some male lizards, the left testis has evolved to fill with melanin, so it becomes darker than the ...

Brown anoles are not only quick little roach killers, a recent study reveals that they have the ability to thrive when ...