• May 24, 2021 A new study by ecologists warns that heat-induced male infertility will see some species succumb to the effects of climate change earlier than thought. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The researchers surveyed the lizard populations in these mountain ranges in 2014 and 2015, and then again in 2021 and 2022. (topsciencenews.com)
  • U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry, second from left, during climate negotiations in 2021. (theconversation.com)
  • To tackle this question, the researchers measured natural selection in real time in two wild populations of brown anole lizards on islands in the Bahamas. (phys.org)
  • Although there has been a tremendous focus on the impact of climate change on natural populations, our study is the first to take an experimental approach towards understanding how evolution might compensate for some of the effects of warming," says Dartmouth Associate Professor Ryan Calsbeek, the study's senior author. (phys.org)
  • We found that not only can human-induced climate change exert natural selection on wild animal populations, but that this selection can be quite strong," says Logan. (phys.org)
  • PhD supervisor Associate Professor Bill Bateman, also from Curtin's School of Molecular and Life Sciences, said the research analysed three populations of the King's skink, a large lizard from the south-west region of Western Australia. (azocleantech.com)
  • Knob-scaled lizards live in typically small populations widely scattered from the Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico on the Gulf of Mexico south to the middle of Guatemala in Central America . (encyclopedia.com)
  • They found that about half of the lizard populations at lower elevations had disappeared in the seven-year interval. (topsciencenews.com)
  • This loss of low-elevation populations is a signature pattern of climate change, according to the researchers. (topsciencenews.com)
  • The researchers compared their findings to historical records from the same mountain ranges and found that the average extinction rate of the lizard populations at low elevations had tripled over the past seven years, relative to the preceding 42 years. (topsciencenews.com)
  • After decades of surveying Sceloporus lizard populations in Mexico, an international research team has found that rising temperatures have driven 12% of the country's lizard populations to extinction. (aaas.org)
  • Changes to global temperatures and precipitation, exacerbated by climate change, may affect tick populations and their habitats, according to a recent article. (nih.gov)
  • So things like climate and seasonality play a large role in contributing to tick populations, tick questing behavior, and therefore, transmission to people. (cdc.gov)
  • Also among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists is a collection of 55 Tina Turner singles from 1975-2023, Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" will finally be available to watch in your living room and Adam Sandler voices a 74-year-old lizard in Netflix's animated "Leo. (wkbn.com)
  • June 27, 2023 The lower jaws of lizards, birds, fish and even dinosaurs are comprised of multiple bones per side. (sciencedaily.com)
  • A climate-induced change of male dragon lizards into females occurring in the wild has been confirmed for the first time, according to recent research. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The more we learn about them, the better-equipped we'll be to predict evolutionary responses to climate change and the impact this can have on biodiversity globally. (sciencedaily.com)
  • June 28, 2022 For a long time, climate scientists have struggled to link extreme weather events to climate change. (sciencedaily.com)
  • A Dartmouth-led study of brown anole lizards suggests some tropical reptiles may be able to adapt quickly to climate change rather than go extinct as widely expected. (phys.org)
  • Some tropical reptiles may be able to adapt quickly to climate change rather than go extinct as widely expected, a Dartmouth-led study finds. (phys.org)
  • The other population was transplanted from a relatively cool interior forest to a warmer peninsula nearby with a greater range of temperatures, which mimicked the rapid onset of climate change . (phys.org)
  • Nevertheless, there is a paucity of data describing the genetic architecture underlying thermal performance curves for most species, and these data will be critical for predicting the evolutionary responses of ectotherms to climate change. (phys.org)
  • Their results suggest climate change may have little impact on many species of tropical lizards, contradicting a host of other studies that predict their widespread extinction in a rapidly warming planet. (phys.org)
  • Will Climate Change alter your retirement? (luf.org)
  • Scientists around the world are largely agreed that the climate is changing and will continue to change. (luf.org)
  • The response of insects to climate change. (wikipedia.org)
  • Climate of Change: Living in a Warmer World. (wikipedia.org)
  • Global average temperatures are now only about 2.5 degrees Celsius short of where they were 40 million years ago, but climate change likely won't result in larger lizards. (upi.com)
  • We're changing the atmosphere so fast that the rate of climate change is probably faster than most biological systems can adapt to. (upi.com)
  • It is predicted that climate change will cause species extinctions and distributional shifts in coming decades, but data to validate these predictions are relatively scarce. (researcher.life)
  • Global extinction projections were validated with local extinctions observed from 1975 to 2009 for regional biotas on four other continents, suggesting that lizards have already crossed a threshold for extinctions caused by climate change. (researcher.life)
  • Climate change alone threatens the viability of these bastions of biodiversity. (fasterthanexpected.com)
  • Climate change is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity on Earth, as it alters the environmental conditions that living organisms depend on. (topsciencenews.com)
  • This means that climate change is causing extinctions at an increasing rate, as predicted by previous studies. (topsciencenews.com)
  • They hope to find evidence of adaptation to warmer temperatures, which could indicate that some lizards may be able to cope with climate change. (topsciencenews.com)
  • Measuring the cost of climate change. (climatechange.ie)
  • As climate change regulations are on the chopping. (climatechange.ie)
  • US Energy Department tells staff to stop using the phrases climate change and Paris. (climatechange.ie)
  • Staff at the US Energy Department were reportedly told to stop using the phrases "climate change", "emissions reduction" and "Paris Agreement" in all briefings. (climatechange.ie)
  • They think that more insects can change their growth rate, which could help them adjust to climate change. (wn.com)
  • Patagonia contributes millions of dollars towards climate change and initiatives for sustainable agricultural practices. (loungelizard.com)
  • The expected impact of climate change on North American lizards is much worse than first thought. (phys.org)
  • Other threats include invasive red fire ants (that outcompete the native harvesters), drought from climate change, and illegal collection for the pet trade. (biologicaldiversity.org)
  • In what's likely to be the hottest year on record, nations are gathering to try and hash out faster action on climate change. (theconversation.com)
  • Negotiating global progress on climate change involves walking a fine line, as a former UN official explains. (theconversation.com)
  • Temperature sensitivity makes western fence lizards vulnerable to climate change. (theconversation.com)
  • A new satellite that will help scientists monitor climate change and natural disasters will be built and funded by the UK. (yahoo.com)
  • Andrew Griffith, minister in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, said: 'Earth observation will play an absolutely vital role in tackling global challenges like climate change and disaster relief, providing the data we need at speed, while supporting key UK industries like agriculture and energy. (yahoo.com)
  • Variable vulnerability to climate change in New Zealand lizards. (otago.ac.nz)
  • Veganism isn't the answer to climate change, nor is eschewing air travel. (counterpunch.org)
  • Who kicked the carbon-footprint-individual-responsibility-for-climate-change bandwagon into gear? (counterpunch.org)
  • Climate change researchers count reptiles in northeastern Australia. (pulseplanet.com)
  • Climate change is having a significant impact on Alaska's tundra. (pulseplanet.com)
  • DNA from reptiles and amphibians can help researchers see how they these animals have adapted to past climate change. (pulseplanet.com)
  • Unraveling an ecosystem to discover the effects of climate change is challenging work for Science Diarist Steve Williams. (pulseplanet.com)
  • Could climate change dry out a rain forest? (pulseplanet.com)
  • With clear prose and accessible explanations, Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid delves into the fascinating science of climate change biology. (nwbooklovers.org)
  • For many lizards, global climate change is a matter of life and death. (aaas.org)
  • Climate change is a long-term shift in atmospheric conditions occurring worldwide. (hww.ca)
  • However, the substantial increase in greenhouse gases produced by human activities in the last 100 years has enhanced the natural process and provoked an accelerated change in climate. (hww.ca)
  • Experts and scientists agree that human activities contribute to climate change. (hww.ca)
  • Climate change is already having an impact on all kinds of wildlife. (hww.ca)
  • In the past, climate change usually occurred at a pace that allowed wild plants and animals time to adjust. (hww.ca)
  • Climate change is also believed to be one of the factors responsible for the widespread decline of amphibians, including Costa Rica's Golden Toad, now feared to be extinct. (hww.ca)
  • Scientists, on the other hand, say we are in a biodiversity crisis (opens in new window) that is so serious it rivals climate change in terms of ecological disaster: the rapid extinction of species at a rate 100-1000 times faster than what is normal in the natural world. (csuchico.edu)
  • They're more concerned about climate change, even though the two issues are inextricably linked. (csuchico.edu)
  • Climate change has been identified as one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss. (csuchico.edu)
  • The result is an acceleration of climate change with more extreme weather events and increased vulnerability to those events for all species, including human beings. (csuchico.edu)
  • Many of the proposed actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore ecosystems for one issue have co-benefits for the other, so the IPBES report strongly recommends that climate change mitigation and biodiversity be addressed together. (csuchico.edu)
  • Koala habitat is threatened by urbanisation, agricultural activities and by increased temperatures and droughts caused by climate change. (mdpi.com)
  • We don't know exactly how or why it's happening, but our data show it is clearly correlated with climate change. (reptilesmagazine.com)
  • If these animals are adjust[ing], it gives us hope that some species are going to be able to keep up with climate change. (reptilesmagazine.com)
  • During the last years, lizard field surveys in this region have shown that it constitutes a biodiversity "hotspot" for this fauna, and several microendemic species have been described for some high plateaus isolated areas, which are the most vulnerable to extinction due to climate change. (fundacionbyb.org)
  • The article , published October 2020 in the Journal of Medical Entomology, considers the effects of climate change on ticks and tick-borne diseases (TTBD). (nih.gov)
  • We expect climate change to change the entomological risk from tick-borne diseases globally, and the way it does that is by changing tick survival, the duration of their life cycle, and other factors. (nih.gov)
  • 11 Some bird species that host ticks are expanding their ranges north, and studies of emerging Lyme disease in Quebec, Canada, suggest that climate change makes it possible for tick vectors to survive in an area that once would have been too cold. (nih.gov)
  • Being a Democrat, he does want more gun control and mouths empty words about climate change, but I can live with that -- he's pitching himself as just a gluten-free version of a Trump supporter. (blogspot.com)
  • The researchers, who have long studied Australia's bearded dragon lizards, have been able to show that a reptile's sex determination process can switch rapidly from one determined by chromosomes to one determined by temperature. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Hotter temperatures are messing with the gender of Australia's bearded dragon lizards, a new study finds. (nbcnews.com)
  • Small changes in climate can have a large impact on the creatures living in Australia's Carbine Tableland. (pulseplanet.com)
  • Using field data from 131 adult lizards and controlled breeding experiments, Dr Holleley and colleagues conducted molecular analyses which showed that some warmer lizards had male chromosomes but were actually female. (sciencedaily.com)
  • A study of tongue-flicking behavior in Xenosaurus platyceps found that the young ones flicked their tongues to smell prey whether the lizards were in their hiding places or not, while the adult lizards did most of their tongue-flicking only when they were in holes or cracks. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Some ancient lizards' bad luck has become a gold mine of information for scientists. (sciencenews.org)
  • They predicted the lizards that ran fastest at warmer temperatures, and across a broader range of temperatures, would be more likely to survive the harsher environmental conditions of the peninsula. (phys.org)
  • Their predictions proved accurate: The transplanted lizards that ran fastest at warmer and broader temperatures had a higher survival rate through the breeding season. (phys.org)
  • In a 2013 study , Logan and Calsbeek measured the impact of microclimates, rather than global environmental temperatures, on four species of lizards in Honduras. (phys.org)
  • The warm temperatures and abundant rainfall allow these lizards to reproduce rapidly and outcompete native species for resources. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • The warm temperatures enable these lizards to remain active for more extended periods, increasing their foraging opportunities and reproductive success. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • Adaptation to warming temperatures via shifting their habitats will only cause new challenges since it would increase the competition for resources in the new location, thus leading to extinctions of the lizards previously living there and/or for the new arrivals. (windows2universe.org)
  • This is because temperatures are warmer at lower elevations, and the lizards at lower elevations were presumably not able to tolerate the increasing heat. (topsciencenews.com)
  • These increases have had a direct impact on climate, and average global temperatures have risen significantly. (hww.ca)
  • Cold-blooded species, whose body temperature fluctuates with the outside temperature, are used to a relatively stable climate in the tropics, so even small environmental temperature increases may cause heat stress and push them toward extinction. (phys.org)
  • Students will identify lizards in peril of extinction and investigate the impacts of extinction on local food webs. (windows2universe.org)
  • A new study by researchers from the University of Arizona (UArizona) shows that the pace of climate-driven extinction is accelerating, especially for species that live in mountainous regions. (topsciencenews.com)
  • An extinction model based on this discovery also forecasts a grim future for these ecologically important critters, predicting that a full 20% of all lizard species could be extinct by the year 2080. (aaas.org)
  • The study also revealed that a distinct lineage of the Yarrow's spiny lizard from the Mule Mountains , near Bisbee, may be completely extinct by 2025. (topsciencenews.com)
  • We captured lizards at 3 sites in interior valleys and 2 Pacific islands in the arid‒semiarid Mediterranean ecosystem of South America, where lizards naturally occupy the same microhabitats as kissing bugs ( Mepraia spp. (cdc.gov)
  • Abstract Hibernation is a natural condition of animals that lives in the temperate zone, although some tropical lizards also experience hibernation annually, such as the lizard native from South America, Salvator merianae, or "tegu" lizard. (bvsalud.org)
  • Lizards must move quickly to catch prey and elude predators, so before transplanting the population, the researchers took each lizard back to the laboratory and measured how its running ability related to its body temperature. (phys.org)
  • The researchers surmised that while the transplanted lizards were heat stressed, the faster ones may have increased their survival chances by remaining active longer during the day - thus permitting more time for food intake and outcompeting rivals-and by being better at evading predators. (phys.org)
  • The researchers' next step is determining whether the faster, more heat-tolerant lizards pass on their speedy characteristics to their offspring. (phys.org)
  • Curtin University researchers have found that King's skink lizards can re-regenerate their tails, which may help them conserve energy and escape predators, potentially improving their survival and evolutionary fitness. (azocleantech.com)
  • Like other lizards, these species flick their tongues to pick up chemical odors from their insect prey. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Because the lizard eats harvester ants and not much else, pesticides that kill its ant prey also harm the lizard. (biologicaldiversity.org)
  • The loss of these lizards is alarming because reptiles play important roles as predators and prey in their ecosystems and are valuable indicators of environmental health. (biologicaldiversity.org)
  • From the native inhabitants to the non-native intruders, these reptiles have found their way into the Sunshine State's tropical climate. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • The giant lizard weighed up to 60 pounds, and unlike modern large reptiles, which are carnivores, it ate only plants. (upi.com)
  • Some of their musical imagery includes reptiles and ancient places, and Jim Morrison was of course 'The Lizard King,' so it all kind of came together," said Head. (upi.com)
  • Time's running out for these lizards," said Collette Adkins Giese, a Center biologist and lawyer focused on protecting reptiles and amphibians. (biologicaldiversity.org)
  • Although studies have shown how lizards could become experimentally infected by T. cruzi protozoa ( 8 , 9 ) and one showed an association between kissing bug infection and lizard abundance ( 10 ), most studies have not included reptiles as potential vertebrates involved in persistence and transmission of T. cruzi protozoa. (cdc.gov)
  • Florida, known for its vibrant and diverse ecosystem, plays host to a wide array of lizard species. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • Climate action should be framed not as a sacrifice but as an investment that can generate economic savings and improve human and ecosystem health today. (theconversation.com)
  • In this lesson, students are introduced to the characteristics of lizards that complicate their chances for survival as Earth's global temperature climbs. (windows2universe.org)
  • During the mid-Eocene period, nearly 50 million years ago, the Earth's climate was warmer, making the Geiseltal area more swampy and subtropical. (discovermagazine.com)
  • For thousands of years, the Earth's climate has remained relatively stable. (hww.ca)
  • Overall the time and energy to regenerate a 'complete' tail varies because the growth is dependent on other factors, such as the species of lizard, its overall health, the level of tissue trauma at the amputation site and any other energetic demands that the lizard faces. (azocleantech.com)
  • Duméril's fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus dumerilii) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. (wikipedia.org)
  • Runners-up included a giant lizard and a koala, but the kangaroo won. (backpacker.com)
  • We kids used to go through the backyards of the whole neighborhood, looking for birds, lizards, and snakes-things of that sort. (medscape.com)
  • Lead researcher Jason Head from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln believes his study will show how climate helped the reptile evolve. (upi.com)
  • Lizards have been proposed as model organisms for a variety of studies and particularly the South American genus Liolaemus is emerging as a model system itself. (fundacionbyb.org)
  • Duméril's fringe-fingered lizard eats insects, mainly Saharan silver ants. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unlike the knob-scaled lizards, the Chinese crocodile lizard lives most of its life in or near shallow forest ponds, where it eats tadpoles and fishes. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Fifteen-year-old Kade Wilson contacted the Center for help in protecting the lizards after learning that a shopping center would be built in a field near his home, where he enjoyed finding the lizards, also known as "horny toads. (biologicaldiversity.org)
  • However, many of these lizards are invasive and have had a significant impact on the state's ecosystems. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • The native lizard species have evolved in the state's unique ecosystems and have adapted to the local climate over thousands of years. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • This unintentional introduction poses a significant risk, as these lizards can quickly spread and disrupt local ecosystems. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • Unintentional introduction of invasive lizard species can have detrimental effects on native ecosystems. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • These invasive lizards often outcompete native species for resources such as food and habitat. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • The typical habitat of Duméril's fringe-fingered lizard is mainly found in the deserts of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Tunisia and the Western Sahara. (wikipedia.org)
  • Despite their name, these formidable-looking lizards with numerous horns on their heads were once common throughout Oklahoma, but have now nearly disappeared due to habitat destruction, pesticides and introduced fire ants. (biologicaldiversity.org)
  • Today's petition documents that the Texas horned lizard has undergone massive declines in Oklahoma and continues to be threatened by loss of habitat and many other factors. (biologicaldiversity.org)
  • We need to protect the lizard and its habitat while we still can. (biologicaldiversity.org)
  • In this article, we will explore the various invasive lizard species found in Florida, their adaptation to the tropical climate, the unintentional and intentional ways in which they were introduced, and we will provide detailed profiles of some of the most notable invasive lizard species in the region. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • At one time, scientists included the Chinese crocodile lizard in this family. (encyclopedia.com)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY - The Center for Biological Diversity, concerned scientists and a 15-year-old lizard enthusiast filed a formal petition today seeking state endangered species protection in Oklahoma for the Texas horned lizard. (biologicaldiversity.org)
  • The president of the COP28 climate summit claimed there is "no science" that says the phase out of fossil fuels is required to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels, in comments made in a recorded panel discussion last month. (yahoo.com)
  • As disasters and heat intensify, can the world meet the urgency of the moment at the COP28 climate talks? (theconversation.com)
  • These lizards have evolved to withstand the hot and humid conditions, making them well-suited to the region. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • While these ticks were generally confined to mild and humid climates of the mid-Atlantic, southern New England, the Great Lakes of the eastern U.S., and the Pacific Coast of the western U.S., they, along with their diseases, are now being found at higher altitudes and latitudes. (nih.gov)
  • Lizards may unknowingly hitchhike on cargo, vehicles, or even potted plants, leading to their unintentional introduction into new areas. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T197433A2482977.en. (wikipedia.org)
  • 5 ) suggested that lizards and snakes in the far western part of the United States could become exposed to Anaplasma phagocytophilum when fed on by infected ticks. (cdc.gov)
  • We assessed 4 lizard species in Chile for Trypanosoma cruzi , the causative agent of Chagas disease, and 1 species for its ability to transmit the protozoan to uninfected kissing bugs. (cdc.gov)
  • We also evaluated the competence of the most abundant lizard species to transmit T. cruzi protozoa to kissing bugs. (cdc.gov)
  • Green lizards transmit this bacterium. (cdc.gov)
  • Florida is home to a rich diversity of lizard species, including both native and non-native species. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • If the lizard cannot dig up the underground colony, it places its burrow near the colony to exploit over a longer time. (wikipedia.org)
  • The silver ants in turn have special scouts who watch the burrow of the fringed lizard and alert the workers as soon as the lizard enters the burrow to protect itself from the heat of the sun, upon which the ants swarm out to gather food. (wikipedia.org)
  • Dragons that are genetically male hatch as females and give birth to other lizards. (nbcnews.com)
  • We captured 103 green lizards ( Lacerta viridis ) and collected blood from 40 (30 males and 10 females). (cdc.gov)
  • We collected 235 I. ricinus ticks (118 larvae and 117 nymphs) from 63 green lizards and 271 questing I. ricinus ticks (132 nymphs, 76 males, and 63 females) from the same area and immediately stored them in 70% ethanol. (cdc.gov)
  • While self-amputating its tail may save the lizard's life, there are negative trade-offs for the lizard, mainly relating to the fact that its tail doesn't grow back exactly as it was before, which could affect its mobility, ability to defend itself against predators, and potentially even affect its social status amongst other lizard s," Mr Barr said. (azocleantech.com)
  • The large size of the Lizard King certainly protected it from many predators. (upi.com)
  • To avoid being eaten by predators, the normally flat-bodied lizard can puff up and appear very fat, causing its body scales to protrude so the lizard cannot be easily swallowed. (biologicaldiversity.org)
  • Unfortunately neither survival option is viable for our global lizard population. (windows2universe.org)
  • This suggests that the lizards may prefer insects but will eat just about anything they can find. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Their ability to adapt to the tropical climate is one of the factors that have contributed to their successful establishment in Florida. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
  • He says that for the past several decades, the effect of deforestation has been as great as that of climate change's unflagging march, doubling the rising stress on tropical wildlife. (fasterthanexpected.com)
  • Complimentary activities include beach picnics, nature trails and tennis, and with a year-round tropical climate, sublime beaches, inviting lagoon and protected national park, guests can venture into the flora and fauna with a resident Naturalist, snorkel in the pristine waters or enjoy a sunset cruise. (elegantresorts.co.uk)
  • It is a very tropical climate. (medscape.com)
  • This genus is the most prominent of northwestern Patagonia, and almost half the lizard species from this area are endemic. (fundacionbyb.org)
  • The full research paper, Re-regeneration to reduce negative effects associated with tail loss in lizards, which was published in Scientific Reports, can be found online here. (azocleantech.com)
  • This Changing Planet program focuses on the challenges lizards face in overcoming the effects of a warming climate. (windows2universe.org)
  • Many businesses put a premium on profit above all else, and many consumers have realized that approach has resulted in climate issues with devastating effects globally. (loungelizard.com)
  • He is an expert in desert ecology and herpetology and will share his long-term ongoing research of southern California lizards and the effects of a changing climate. (californianativeplants.com)
  • 90% (36/40) of lizards and 37% of ticks removed from lizards were infected with family Anaplasmataceae bacteria. (cdc.gov)
  • was detected in Ixodes ricinus ticks feeding on sand lizards and sand lizard blood samples ( 7 , 8 ). (cdc.gov)
  • In our study, we sought to confirm these previous findings by determining whether family Anaplasmataceae bacteria were present in lizards and their feeding ticks in Slovakia. (cdc.gov)
  • We isolated DNA from lizard blood using a DNeasy Blood & Tissue Kit (QIAGEN, Hilden Germany) and isolated DNA from ticks by alkaline hydrolysis. (cdc.gov)
  • Lead researcher PhD candidate James Barr, from Curtin's School of Molecular and Life Sciences, said many species of lizards use the ability to self-amputate a portion of their tail, called caudal autotomy, as a defence mechanism when they are being attacked by a predator. (azocleantech.com)
  • This means that the next time the lizard needs to self-amputate, this would have to happen closer to the body, resulting in the loss of a larger portion of the tail. (azocleantech.com)
  • This in turn would require more energy to regrow the tail, which over time can directly affect the physical fitness and well-being of the lizard. (azocleantech.com)
  • We found these lizards were able to re-grow back a portion of their tail that had already been regenerated with a cartilage rod following a tail-loss event, such as from the bite of a predator. (azocleantech.com)
  • If a lizard doesn't need to re-grow its entire tail, but rather re-grow only a necessary portion, it really could save a lot of time and energy for the lizard, which it then can divert to other activities. (azocleantech.com)
  • It has also been proposed that lizards are able to 'decide' how much of their energy they want to allocate to tail regrowth, and balance that against their requirements for reproductive output ," Associate Professor Bateman said. (azocleantech.com)
  • The study, she said, "is showing that climate extremes can very rapidly fundamentally alter the biology of an organism. (nbcnews.com)