1. As animals move through their environments, they encounter a variety of substrates, which have important effects on their locomotor performance. Habitat modification can alter the types of substrates available for locomotion. In particular, many types of artificial substrates have been added to urban areas, but effects of these novel surfaces on animal locomotion are little known. In this study, we assessed locomotor performance of two Anolis lizard species (A. cristatellus and A. stratulus) on substrates that varied in inclination and surface roughness. Rough substrates represented the tree trunks and branches typically used in natural forest habitats, whereas smooth, vertical substrates captured the qualities of artificial surfaces, ...
Behavioral adjustments may allow organisms to cope with the drastic environmental change caused by u...
Locomotion is important to animals because it has direct implications for fitness through its role i...
Effectively moving across variable substrates is important to all terrestrial animals. The effects o...
1. As animals move through their environments they encounter a variety of substrates, which have imp...
Urbanization significantly alters habitats for arboreal species, increasing the frequency of very sm...
Urban habitats are drastically modified from their natural state, creating unique challenges and sel...
As the human population increases, urban areas are expanding and bringing humans and wildlife into c...
Urban habitats are drastically modified from their natural state, creating unique challenges and sel...
1. For arboreal lizards, the ability to cling or adhere to the substrate is critical for locomotion ...
Determining whether organisms have preferences for certain aspects of the habitat is important for u...
The radiation of Anolis lizards in the Caribbean is associated with a diversification of the functio...
Persistence of animals in urban habitats, a stark environmental contrast to natural habitats, can be...
As the human population increases, urban areas are expanding and bringing humans and wildlife into c...
Urbanization is a global change phenomenon that is increasing in frequency and magnitude worldwide. ...
Background: Fitness is strongly related to locomotor performance, which can determine success in for...
Behavioral adjustments may allow organisms to cope with the drastic environmental change caused by u...
Locomotion is important to animals because it has direct implications for fitness through its role i...
Effectively moving across variable substrates is important to all terrestrial animals. The effects o...
1. As animals move through their environments they encounter a variety of substrates, which have imp...
Urbanization significantly alters habitats for arboreal species, increasing the frequency of very sm...
Urban habitats are drastically modified from their natural state, creating unique challenges and sel...
As the human population increases, urban areas are expanding and bringing humans and wildlife into c...
Urban habitats are drastically modified from their natural state, creating unique challenges and sel...
1. For arboreal lizards, the ability to cling or adhere to the substrate is critical for locomotion ...
Determining whether organisms have preferences for certain aspects of the habitat is important for u...
The radiation of Anolis lizards in the Caribbean is associated with a diversification of the functio...
Persistence of animals in urban habitats, a stark environmental contrast to natural habitats, can be...
As the human population increases, urban areas are expanding and bringing humans and wildlife into c...
Urbanization is a global change phenomenon that is increasing in frequency and magnitude worldwide. ...
Background: Fitness is strongly related to locomotor performance, which can determine success in for...
Behavioral adjustments may allow organisms to cope with the drastic environmental change caused by u...
Locomotion is important to animals because it has direct implications for fitness through its role i...
Effectively moving across variable substrates is important to all terrestrial animals. The effects o...