Lizard Ecology

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Lizard Ecology

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The foraging mode of lizards has been a central theme in guiding research in lizard biology for three decades. Foraging mode has been shown to be a pervasive evolutionary force molding the diet, ecology, behavior, anatomy, biomechanics, life history, and physiology of lizards. This 2007 volume reviews the knowledge on the effects of foraging mode on these and other organismal systems to show how they have evolved, over a wide taxonomic survey of lizard groups. The reviews presented here reveal the continuous nature of foraging strategies in lizards and snakes, providing the reader with a review of the field, and will equip researchers with fresh insights and directions for the sit-and-wait vs. wide foraging paradigm. This will serve as a reference book for herpetologists, evolutionary biologists, ecologists and animal behaviorists.

Review of the hardback:'A major strength of the book is the integration of many subfields of ecology and evolutionary biology into a cohesive collection … this volume serves as a good base to easily determine what remains to be done in the realm of foraging biology … This publication will certainly be a useful resource for those interested in the evolution of animal foraging and traits associated with different foraging strategies, but it will also appeal to other herpetologists, behavioural ecologists, and evolutionary ecologists.'

Source: The Quarterly Review of Biology

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of contributors
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Preface
pp xi-xiv
- By Stephen M. Reilly, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences; Director, Ohio Center for Ecology and Evolutionary studies Ohio University, Lance D. McBrayer, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology Georgia Southern University; Curator of Herpetology, Savannah Science Museum Collections Georgia Southern University, Donald B. Miles, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Ohio University
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Historical introduction: on widely foraging for Kalahari lizards
pp 1-10
- By Raymond B. Huey, Department of Zoology University of Washington, Eric R. Pianka, Department of Zoology University of Texas
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I - Organismal patterns of variation with foraging mode
pp 11-12
- By Stephen M. Reilly, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences; Director, Ohio Center for Ecology and Evolutionary studies Ohio University, Lance D. McBrayer, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology Georgia Southern University; Curator of Herpetology, Savannah Science Museum Collections Georgia Southern University, Donald B. Miles, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Ohio University
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1 - Movement patterns in lizards: measurement, modality, and behavioral correlates
pp 13-48
- By Gad Perry, Department of Range, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management Texas Tech University
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2 - Morphology, performance, and foraging mode
pp 49-93
- By Donald B. Miles, Department of Biological Sciences Ohio University, Jonathan B. Losos, Department of Biology Washington University, Duncan J. Irschick, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Tulane University
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3 - Physiological correlates of lizard foraging mode
pp 94-119
- By Kevin E. Bonine, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Arizona
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4 - Lizard energetics and the sit-and-wait vs. wide-foraging paradigm
pp 120-140
- By Tracey K. Brown, Biological Sciences Department California State University, Kenneth A. Nagy, Department of Organismic Biology University of California
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5 - Feeding ecology in the natural world
pp 141-172
- By Laurie J. Vitt, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and Zoology Department University of Oklahoma, Eric R. Pianka, Section of Integrative Biology School of Biological Sciences University of Texas at Austin
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6 - Why is intraspecific niche partitioning more common in snakes than in lizards?
pp 173-208
- By Richard Shine, School of Biological Sciences University of Sydney, Michael Wall, School of Biological Sciences University of Sydney
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7 - Herbivory and foraging mode in lizards
pp 209-236
- By Anthony Herrel, Department of Biology University of Antwerp
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8 - Lizard chemical senses, chemosensory behavior, and foraging mode
pp 237-270
- By William E. Cooper, Jr., Department of Biology Indiana University–Purdue University at Ft. Wayne
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9 - Patterns of head shape variation in lizards: morphological correlates of foraging mode
pp 271-301
- By Lance D. McBrayer, Department of Biology Georgia Southern University, Clay E. Corbin, Department of Biological and Allied Health Sciences Bloomsburg University
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10 - Prey capture and prey processing behavior and the evolution of lingual and sensory characteristics: divergences and convergences in lizard feeding biology
pp 302-333
- By Stephen M. Reilly, Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department of Biological Sciences Ohio University, Lance D. McBrayer, Department of Biology Georgia Southern University
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11 - The meaning and consequences of foraging mode in snakes
pp 334-368
- By Steven J. Beaupre, Department of Biological Sciences University of Arkansas, Chad E. Montgomery, Department of Biological Sciences University of Arkansas
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II - Environmental influences on foraging mode
pp 369-370
- By Stephen M. Reilly, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences; Director, Ohio Center for Ecology and Evolutionary studies Ohio University, Lance D. McBrayer, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology Georgia Southern University; Curator of Herpetology, Savannah Science Museum Collections Georgia Southern University, Donald B. Miles, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Ohio University
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12 - The foraging biology of the Gekkota: life in the middle
pp 371-404
- By Aaron M. Bauer, Department of Biology Villanova University
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13 - Foraging mode in the African cordylids and plasticity of foraging behavior in Platysaurus broadleyi
pp 405-426
- By Martin J. Whiting, School of Animal Plant and Environmental Sciences University of the Witwatersrand
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14 - Interactions between habitat use, behavior, and the trophic niche of lacertid lizards
pp 427-449
- By Bieke Vanhooydonck, Department of Biology University of Antwerp, Anthony Herrel, Department of Biology University of Antwerp, Raoul Van Damme, Department of Biology University of Antwerp
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15 - Food acquisition modes and habitat use in lizards: questions from an integrative perspective
pp 450-490
- By Roger A. Anderson, Department of Biology Western Washington University
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16 - The evolution of foraging behavior in the Galápagos marine iguana: natural and sexual selection on body size drives ecological, morphological, and behavioral specialization
pp 491-507
- By Maren N. Vitousek, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Princeton University, Dustin R. Rubenstein, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior Cornell University, Martin Wikelski, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Princeton University
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17 - The evolution of the foraging mode paradigm in lizard ecology
pp 508-521
- By Lance D. McBrayer, Department of Biology Georgia Southern University, Donald B. Miles, Department of Biological Sciences Ohio University, Stephen M. Reilly, Department of Biological Sciences Ohio University
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Index
pp 522-531
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of contributors
pp vii-x

Preface
pp xi-xiv

Historical introduction: on widely foraging for Kalahari lizards
pp 1-10

I - Organismal patterns of variation with foraging mode
pp 11-12

1 - Movement patterns in lizards: measurement, modality, and behavioral correlates
pp 13-48

2 - Morphology, performance, and foraging mode
pp 49-93

3 - Physiological correlates of lizard foraging mode
pp 94-119

4 - Lizard energetics and the sit-and-wait vs. wide-foraging paradigm
pp 120-140

5 - Feeding ecology in the natural world
pp 141-172

6 - Why is intraspecific niche partitioning more common in snakes than in lizards?
pp 173-208

7 - Herbivory and foraging mode in lizards
pp 209-236

8 - Lizard chemical senses, chemosensory behavior, and foraging mode
pp 237-270

9 - Patterns of head shape variation in lizards: morphological correlates of foraging mode
pp 271-301

10 - Prey capture and prey processing behavior and the evolution of lingual and sensory characteristics: divergences and convergences in lizard feeding biology
pp 302-333

11 - The meaning and consequences of foraging mode in snakes
pp 334-368

II - Environmental influences on foraging mode
pp 369-370

12 - The foraging biology of the Gekkota: life in the middle
pp 371-404

13 - Foraging mode in the African cordylids and plasticity of foraging behavior in Platysaurus broadleyi
pp 405-426

14 - Interactions between habitat use, behavior, and the trophic niche of lacertid lizards
pp 427-449

15 - Food acquisition modes and habitat use in lizards: questions from an integrative perspective
pp 450-490

16 - The evolution of foraging behavior in the Galápagos marine iguana: natural and sexual selection on body size drives ecological, morphological, and behavioral specialization
pp 491-507

17 - The evolution of the foraging mode paradigm in lizard ecology
pp 508-521

Index
pp 522-531

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