Evolutionary Ecology of Lizards: Lessons from a Special Issue

Abstract

Lizards constitute exciting investigation subjects in evolutionary ecology for innumerable reasons (e.g., [19]). Facts as disparate as the complex relationships between the habitats they occupy and their diversification history, the ecological patterns of spatial segregation among species, the physiological strategies permitting their occurrence in extreme habitats, the intricate components of visual communication, and the potential consequences of extreme antipredator strategies have been explored in this Special Issue. In doing so, it has accomplished its crucial goal of bridging and forwarding the knowledge on the diverse disciplines of ecology to which the study of lizards represents an outstanding contribution.