The interplay between morphological (structures) and behavioral (acts) signals in contest assessment is still poorly understood. During contests, males of the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) display both morphological (i.e. static color patches) and behavioral (i.e. raised-body display, foot shakes) traits. We set out to evaluate the role of these putative signals in determining the outcome and intensity of contests by recording agonistic behavior in ten mesocosm enclosures.  Leer más.

Thermal tolerance and preferred temperature experimental procedures were conducted on the western and eastern subspecies of critically endangered Montseny Brook newt (C. arnoldi). Leer más.

On a finer scale, E. orbicularis in the Valencian region can be classified into five distinct genetic populations. Morphometric analyses revealed sexual dimorphism in the plastron shape and slight variation among genetic populations. Leer más.

In July 2023, an adult female Aesculapian Snake, Zamenis longissimus (Laurenti, 1768), was found emaciated during routine field work, with multiple skin lesions spread across the dorsal, ventral and lateral sides of itd body. Leer más.