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Comparative genomics provides insights into molecular adaptation to hypermetamorphosis and cantharidin metabolism in blister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Alessandra RICCIERI, Lucrezia SPAGONI, Ming LI, Paolo FRANCHINI, Marianna N. ROSSI, Emiliano FRATINI, Manuela CERVELLI, Marco A. BOLOGNA, Emiliano MANCINI
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Importance of plant and fruit traits on the structure of bird seed dispersal networks in different disturbed habitats Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Zheng WANG, Wei TAI, Xuan ZHANG, Shouguo LIU, Yixing NIU, Wenwen CHEN, Ning LI
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Red pandas with different diets and environments exhibit different gut microbial functional composition and capacity Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Yunwei LU, Liang ZHANG, Xu LIU, Yue LAN, Lixia WU, Jiao WANG, Kongju WU, Chaojie YANG, Ruiqing LV, Dejiao YI, Guifu ZHUO, Yan LI, Fujun SHEN, Rong HOU, Bisong YUE, Zhenxin FAN
The red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is a distinctive mammal known for its reliance on a diet primarily consisting of bamboo. The gut microbiota and overall health of animals are strongly influenced by diets and environments. Therefore, conducting research to explore the taxonomical and functional variances within the gut microbiota of red pandas exposed to various dietary and environmental conditions could
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Enhanced capacity of a leaf beetle to combat dual stress from entomopathogens and herbicides mediated by associated microbiota Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Yuxin ZHANG, Handan XU, Chengjie TU, Runhua HAN, Jing LUO, Letian XU
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Urbanization drives biotic homogenization of the avian community in China Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Jiewen DENG, Younan ZHU, Yuelong LUO, Yongjing ZHONG, Jiahao TU, Jiehua YU, Jiekun HE
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Seasonal remodeling of visceral organs in the invasive desert gecko Tarentola annularis Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Shahar DUBINER, Shai MEIRI, Eran LEVIN
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Recovery of small rodents from open-pit marble mining: Effects on communities, populations, and individuals Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Nan WU, Yao WANG, Jie WANG, Yaqian ZHANG, Baoshuang HU, Jinyu GUO, Zhenfei ZHENG, Youbing ZHOU
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Constraints of digestion on swimming performance and stress tolerance vary with habitat in freshwater fish species Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Yongfei ZHANG, Yulian LUO, Keren HUANG, Qianying LIU, Cheng FU, Xu PANG, Shijian FU
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Combining phylogeography and ecological niche modeling to infer the evolutionary history of the Cordoba vesper mouse (Calomys venustus) Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Juan Diego PINOTTI, María Laura MARTIN, Marina Beatriz CHIAPPERO, Verónica ANDREO, Raúl Enrique GONZÁLEZ-ITTIG
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Environment and traits affect parasite and host species positions but not roles in flea–mammal networks Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Boris R. KRASNOV, Georgy I. SHENBROT, Irina S. KHOKHLOVA, M. Fernanda LÓPEZ BERRIZBEITIA, Sonja MATTHEE, Juliana P. SANCHEZ, Luther VAN DER MESCHT
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Cryptic diversity begets challenges and opportunities in biodiversity research Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Rui CHENG, Arong LUO, Michael ORR, Deyan GE, Zhong'e HOU, Yanhua QU, Baocheng GUO, Feng ZHANG, Zhongli SHA, Zhe ZHAO, Mingqiang WANG, Xiaoyu SHI, Hongxiang HAN, Qingsong ZHOU, Yuanning LI, Xingyue LIU, Chen SHAO, Aibing ZHANG, Xin ZHOU, Chaodong ZHU
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A review of age estimation methods in non-avian reptiles by growth marks in hard tissues Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Diana SZÉKELY, Florina STĂNESCU, Paul SZÉKELY, Alexandra E. TELEA, Dan COGĂLNICEANU
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Blind date: female fossorial amphisbaenians prefer scent marks of large and healthy males Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-21 José MARTÍN, Gonzalo RODRÍGUEZ-RUIZ, Álvaro NAVARRO-CASTILLA, Isabel BARJA, Pilar LÓPEZ
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Introduced and extinct: neglected archival specimens shed new light on the historical biogeography of an iconic avian species in the Mediterranean Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Giovanni FORCINA, Miguel CLAVERO, Marie MEISTER, Christina BARILARO, Monica GUERRINI, Filippo BARBANERA
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Brain size mediates the choice of breeding strategy in the red-backed shrike Lanius collurio Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Joanna T. BIALAS, Łukasz DYLEWSKI, Marcin TOBOLKA
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Climatic gradients and forest composition shape bat communities in Eastern Mediterranean pine plantations Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Claudia ALLEGRINI, Carmi KORINE, Boris R. KRASNOV
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The difference and variation of gut bacterial community and host physiology can support adaptation during and after overwintering in frog population Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-07 Jun-Kyu PARK, Yuno DO
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Distinct metabolic responses to thermal stress between invasive freshwater turtle Trachemys scripta elegans and native freshwater turtles in China Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Shufen JIANG, Changyi ZHANG, Xiao PAN, Kenneth B. STOREY, Wenyi ZHANG
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of the kiang (Equus kiang) illuminates genomic basis for its high-altitude adaptation Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Chuang ZHOU, Xiaofeng ZHENG, Kexin PENG, Kaize FENG, Bisong YUE, Yongjie WU
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Evolution and conservation genetics of pangolins Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Tongtong GU, Jingyang HU, Li YU
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Temporal transcriptomic changes in willow leaves oviposited by Plagiodera versicolora Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-25 Bin LI, Fengjie LIU, Xin HE, Xiaolong LIU, Min LU
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Just a matter of size? Evaluating allometry and intersexual heterometry in Pagurus bernhardus using ratios and indices (Decapoda, Anomura) Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Michel SCHMIDT, Ines MARTIN, Roland R. MELZER
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Incidence of beak deformities in austral thrushes (Turdus falcklandii) increases with urbanization and flocking behavior Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Cristian Andres GOROSITO, Alex Edward JAHN, Victor Rodolfo CUETO
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Climate heterogeneity, season variation, and sexual dimorphism modulate the association between MHC II diversity and parasite variation in striped hamster Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Pengbo LIU, Guichang LI, Ning ZHAO, Qiyong LIU, Xiaobo LIU, Xiuping SONG, Xinfei SHI, Xinchang LUN, Lu ZHANG, Jun WANG, Liang LU
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Morphology of the wings and attachment apparatus in the evolution of the family Hippoboscidae (Diptera) Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Aleksandra A. YATSUK, Tatiana A. TRISELEVA, Emilia P. NARCHUK, Aleksandr V. MATYUKHIN, Andrey F. SAFONKIN
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Adaptation in brain structure and respiratory and olfactory structures across environmental gradients in African and North American muroid rodents Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-03 Peter J. TAYLOR, Aluwani NENGOVHELA, Christiane DENYS, Graham R. SCOTT, Catherine M. IVY
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New genes driven by segmental duplications share a testis-specific expression pattern in the chromosome-level genome assembly of tree sparrow Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Shengnan WANG, Yue SHEN, Zhaocun LIN, Yuquan MIAO, Chengqi WANG, Wenya ZHANG, Yingmei ZHANG
Based on a chromosome-level genome assembly, a burst of new genes with different structures but a similar testis-specific expression pattern was detected in tree sparrow.
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Artificial light affects foraging behavior of a synanthropic bat Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Wenyu ZOU, Pan WU, Xinyi WEI, Daying ZHOU, Yingchun DENG, Yunke JIANG, Bo LUO, Wenqin LIU, Jiaxin HUO, Shichen PENG, Jiang FENG
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Study of the pollen type in Neotropical hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae: Macroglossinae) collected in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Georgette Paola ANCAJIMA, Maicon ALICRIN DA SILVA, Paulo Eduardo DE OLIVEIRA, Marcelo DUARTE
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Gram-negative bacterial diversity and evidence of international clones of multidrug-resistant strains in zoo animals Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 João Pedro Rueda FURLAN, Micaela Santana RAMOS, Fábio Parra SELLERA, Irys Hany Lima GONZALEZ, Patrícia Locosque RAMOS, Eliana Guedes STEHLING
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Metabolic regulation reduces the oxidative damage of arid lizards in response to moderate heat events Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-28 Xingzhi HAN, Baojun SUN, Qiong ZHANG, Liwei TENG, Fushun ZHANG, Zhensheng LIU
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Molecular evolution of wound healing-related genes during cetacean secondary aquatic adaptation Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Jieqiong KANG, Long GU, Boxiong GUO, Wenqi RONG, Shixia XU, Guang YANG, Wenhua REN
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Small mammal community composition impacts bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) population dynamics and associated seroprevalence of Puumala orthohantavirus Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-29 Felicitas Maria BUJNOCH, Daniela REIL, Stephan DREWES, Ulrike M. ROSENFELD, Rainer G. ULRICH, Jens JACOB, Christian IMHOLT
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Physiological phenotypes differ among color morphs in introduced common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis) Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Ali AMER, Sierra SPEARS, Princeton L. VAUGHN, Cece COLWELL, Ethan H. LIVINGSTON, Wyatt MCQUEEN, Anna SCHILL, Dustin G. REICHARD, Eric J. GANGLOFF, Kinsey M. BROCK
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The first chromosome-level genome assembly and transcriptome sequencing provide insights into cantharidin production of the blister beetles Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-25 Chuang ZHOU, Xiaofeng ZHENG, Lei WANG, Bisong YUE, Chao DU, Xu LIU
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Comparative phylogeography reveals dissimilar genetic differentiation patterns in two sympatric amphibian species Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-25 Tao PAN, Caiwen ZHANG, Pablo OROZCO TERWENGEL, Hui WANG, Ling DING, Liuyang YANG, Chaochao HU, Wengang LI, Wenliang ZHOU, Xiaobing WU, Baowei ZHANG
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Antifertility effects of EP-1 (quinestrol and levonorgestrel) on Pacific rats (Rattus exulans) Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Jing LIU, Feiyun TU, Ming LIU, Jichao WANG, Zhibin ZHANG
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Spatial and temporal patterns of sarcoptic mange in wombats using the citizen science tool, WomSAT Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-22 Sujatha MAYADUNNAGE, Hayley Jade STANNARD, Peter WEST, Julie M. OLD
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Trophic niche and adaptation in highland lizards: sex has greater influences than species matching Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Shengnan YANG, Jiapeng QU, Ke TANG, Xinquan ZHAO, Huakun ZHOU, Junhua HU
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A molecular phylogeny for all 21 families within Chiroptera (bats) Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Xiangyu HAO, Qin LU, Huabin ZHAO
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Are population cycles recovering? Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Vasily D. YAKUSHOV, Boris I. SHEFTEL
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Toxicity assessment of microcystin-leucine arginine in planarian Dugesia japonica Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Baijie JIN, Xiangjun LI, Qingling ZHANG, Wen ZHOU, Yingyu LIU, Zimei DONG, Guangwen CHEN, Dezeng LIU
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Livestock grazing is associated with the gut microbiota and antibiotic resistance genes in sympatric plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-12 Jidong ZHAO, Tuo FENG, Xiaolei AN, Xiaoning CHEN, Ning HAN, Jing WANG, Gang CHANG, Xiang HOU
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Physiological strategies in wild rodents: immune defenses of commensal rats Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Ivana MIRKOV, Dina TUCOVIC, Jelena KULAS, Anastasija MALESEVIC, Dragan KATARANOVSKI, Milena KATARANOVSKI, Aleksandra POPOV ALEKSANDROV
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Comparative analysis of trophic niche using stable isotopes provides insight into resource use of giant pandas Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Wanxin LEI, Wei WEI, Dan PU, Shibu QUBI, Hong ZHOU, Mingsheng HONG, Junfeng TANG, Han HAN
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The male's scent triggered a neural response in females despite ambiguous behavioral response in Asian house rats Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-07 Weichao WANG, Jingru GE, Yaohua ZHANG, Jianxu ZHANG
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Three-dimensional forest foodscape in large herbivores' habitat based on UAV with LiDAR detection Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-08 Heng BAO, Guangshun JIANG
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Molecular phylogeography of Hipposideros pratti in China Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Wei LIU, Jinhe WANG, Yan HAO, Xinhang SONG, Yaping YANG, Jing LI, Jingying HE, Yanzhen BU, Hongxing NIU
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Quercetin promotes the secretion of musk by regulating the hormone level and microbial structure of forest musk deer Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Xinyu BO, Jialing CHEN, Jinzhan MU, Xianggui DONG, Zhanjun REN, Jinyao LIU, Shuhui WANG
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Avian lower beak is always overlooked: its coordinate role in shaping species-specific beak should not be underestimated. Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Yalin Cheng,Fumin Lei
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Autotomy does not affect the locomotor performance of a scorpion. Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Aijia Mao,Shichang Zhang
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Resolving phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic revision in the Pseudogastromyzon (Cypriniformes, Gastromyzonidae) genus: molecular and morphological evidence for a new genus, Labigastromyzon Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Jingchen CHEN, Yiyu CHEN, Wenqiao TANG, Haotian LEI, Jinquan YANG, Xiaojing SONG
The Pseudogastromyzon genus, consisting of species predominantly distributed throughout southeastern China, has garnered increasing market attention in recent years due to its ornamental appeal. However, the overlapping diagnostic attributes render the commonly accepted criteria for interspecific identification unreliable, leaving the phylogenetic relationships among Pseudogastromyzon species unexplored
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Unveiling human impacts on pollinators and pollination in the urbanization era. Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-02 Si-Chong Chen,Zhi-An Hu,Can Dai
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The combined effect of bromadiolone and ivermectin (iBr) in controlling both rodents and their fleas Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Ming LIU, Xinrong WAN, Wei LIU, Xingan MA, Zhibin ZHANG
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Seasonal variation and host sex affect bat–bat fly interaction networks in the Amazonian savannahs Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Paulo MEJIA, Gustavo Lima URBIETA, Bruna da Silva XAVIER, Isaí Jorge de CASTRO, José Júlio DE TOLEDO, Gustavo GRACIOLLI, Lucio André VIANA DIAS, William Douglas CARVALHO
Bats are the second-most diverse group of mammals in the world, and bat flies are their main parasites. However, significant knowledge gaps remain regarding these antagonistic interactions, especially since diverse factors such as seasonality and host sex can affect their network structures. Here, we explore the influence of such factors by comparing species richness and composition of bat flies on
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Taxonomy, distribution, and contemporary exposure of terrestrial mammals to floods and human pressure across different areas for biodiversity conservation in China Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Roman SHARNUUD, Eric I. AMECA
A significant research focus is placed on identifying animal species and areas at future risk to human-induced alterations of the environment and long-term changes in climatic conditions. Yet, the extent to which exposure to extreme climatic events and intense human pressure can increase the risk of harmful impacts on species remains poorly investigated. Focusing on terrestrial mammals in China, one
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Dietary tannins alter growth, behavior, and the gut microbiome of larval amphibians Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Maya L. MAURER, José F. GOYCO-BLAS, Kevin D. KOHL
Research has shown that leached plant toxins negatively impact the growth and development of larval amphibians. However, tadpoles may encounter these same toxins in food material, and differential exposure routes and distribution of toxic chemicals can yield variable downstream effects on animals. To date, most research understanding the interactions between dietary plant toxins and herbivores has
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DNA metabarcoding reveals seasonal changes in diet composition across four arthropod-eating lizard species (Phrynosomatidae: Sceloporus) Integr. Zool. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2023-08-07 Mauricio HERNÁNDEZ, Stephanie HEREIRA-PACHECO, Antton ALBERDI, Aníbal H. DÍAZ DE LA VEGA-PÉREZ, Arturo ESTRADA-TORRES, Sergio ANCONA, Yendi E. NAVARRO-NOYA
Diet composition and its ecological drivers are rarely investigated in coexisting closely related species. We used a molecular approach to characterize the seasonal variation in diet composition in four spiny lizard species inhabiting a mountainous ecosystem. DNA metabarcoding revealed that the lizards Sceloporus aeneus, S. bicanthalis, S. grammicus, and S. spinosus mostly consumed arthropods of the