Anolis carolinensis Eaten by Eumeces laticeps

Copeia ◽  
1940 ◽  
Vol 1940 (4) ◽  
pp. 266
Author(s):  
M. Graham Netting
Keyword(s):  
Anolis Carolinensis ◽  
Eumeces Laticeps

Energy Budget for the Lizard, Anolis carolinensis

1972 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
James F. Kitchell ◽  
John T. Windell
Keyword(s):  
Energy Budget ◽  
Anolis Carolinensis

scholarly journals Elevated Evolutionary Rates among Functionally Diverged Reproductive Genes across Deep Vertebrate Lineages

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher J. Grassa ◽  
Rob J. Kulathinal
Keyword(s):  
Gene Ontology ◽  
Comparative Genomics ◽  
Danio Rerio ◽  
Mus Musculus ◽  
Functional Divergence ◽  
Anolis Carolinensis ◽  
Egg Laying ◽  
Reproductive Systems ◽  
Evolutionary Patterns ◽  
Reproductive Genes

Among closely related taxa, proteins involved in reproduction generally evolve more rapidly than other proteins. Here, we apply a functional and comparative genomics approach to compare functional divergence across a deep phylogenetic array of egg-laying and live-bearing vertebrate taxa. We aligned and annotated a set of 4,986 1 : 1 : 1 : 1 : 1 orthologs in Anolis carolinensis (green lizard), Danio rerio (zebrafish), Xenopus tropicalis (frog), Gallus gallus (chicken), and Mus musculus (mouse) according to function using ESTs from available reproductive (including testis and ovary) and non-reproductive tissues as well as Gene Ontology. For each species lineage, genes were further classified as tissue-specific (found in a single tissue) or tissue-expressed (found in multiple tissues). Within independent vertebrate lineages, we generally find that gonadal-specific genes evolve at a faster rate than gonadal-expressed genes and significantly faster than non-reproductive genes. Among the gonadal set, testis genes are generally more diverged than ovary genes. Surprisingly, an opposite but nonsignificant pattern is found among the subset of orthologs that remained functionally conserved across all five lineages. These contrasting evolutionary patterns found between functionally diverged and functionally conserved reproductive orthologs provide evidence for pervasive and potentially cryptic lineage-specific selective processes on ancestral reproductive systems in vertebrates.

Effects of MIF-I, sex, and weight on tonic immobility in lizards (Anolis carolinensis)

1982 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1017-1019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances M. Cashner ◽  
Sarah W. Delatte ◽  
Thomas K. Von Almen ◽  
Gayle A. Olson ◽  
Richard D. Olson
Keyword(s):  
Tonic Immobility ◽  
Anolis Carolinensis

Aggression, and the Acquisition and Function of Social Dominance in Female Anolis Carolinensis

Behaviour ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 133 (15-16) ◽  
pp. 1265-1279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cliff H. Summers ◽  
Thomas J. Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Social Dominance ◽  
Anolis Carolinensis ◽  
Resource Acquisition ◽  
Male Courtship ◽  
Body Color ◽  
Courtship Display ◽  
And Function

AbstractFemale green anoles, Anolis carolinensis, were paired in terraria to investigate behavioral components of social interaction. Resources (perching sites, prey, and males as potential mates) were limited to assess their importance to cohabiting females. During interaction, paired females exhibited aggressive social behavior which contributed to the development of dominant-subordinate relationships. Dominant status and its relationship to differential resource acquisition was defined primarily by frequency of displacement of another female. Along with displacement, dominant females also had increased frequency of assertion displays, challenge displays, attacks and biting (Figs 1 & 2). Subordinate females were displaced more often and assumed submissive postures. No differences were found between dominant and subordinate females for perch site selection, body color or in prey capturing latency or success (Figs 3 & 4). Perch site elevation was not different between dominant and subordinate females, but was significantly lower than males. The color of paired females was not different unless males were present, in which case dominant females were darker. Paired females also respond differently to courtship display (Fig. 5). Dominant females responded with displays significantly more often than subordinate females to male courtship, indicating receptivity. The role of dominant-subordinate relationships among female A. carolinensis may include courtship and reproductive success as an important component, with consequences for the outcome of aggressive and reproductive social interactions with males.

Deferred agonistic behavior in a long-lived scincid lizard Eumeces laticeps

Oecologia ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. E. Cooper ◽  
L. J. Vitt
Keyword(s):  
Agonistic Behavior ◽  
Eumeces Laticeps
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