Our results highlight strong seasonal patterns in both host clinical signs and Oo prevalence and support the efficacy of using gross clinical signs of disease in combination with qPCR on skin swabs to assess disease dynamics in free-living snakes. Leer más.
Body size tends to exert a negative effect on the dispersal capacity of island squamates, but this relationship is positive in a subgroup of recently introduced commensal species. Leer más.
Larval fire salamanders, independent of their habitat, recognize chemical cues from potential predators and alter their behaviour accordingly. Leer más.
Overall, our results suggest that local resource levels predict population density and body size in these lizards, and that nesting seabirds in particular can substantially affect lizard body size. Leer más.
