Our study examined the relationship between lizards and ticks inhabiting the Angelo Coast Range Reserve, California. This study focuses on the lizard tick load and how it can be used as a …

For the hypothesis that tick load diminishes host fitness. 2.9% of lizards with four or more females attached (Bull et al. 1989) this blood loss may be significant.

To improve the calcium content of insect prey... 1. “Gut load” . Feed insects a calcium-rich diet for at least 24-48 hours prior to feeding out to ensure the insect’s digestive tract is full of calcium. …

Our study focuses on the effects of landscape, patch, population and physiological predictors to understand tick load in lizard populations inhabiting a fragmented landscape.

We collected three faecal samples from each lizard, a sample at the beginning and at the end of the non-activity season and at the end of the following activity season. We measured parasite …

Our results showed that fire reduces the ectoparasite load of P. algirus (the cleaning effect), suggesting that postfire environments provide a temporal window of opportunity for lizards to …

We measured each lizard’s heat tolerance before and after treatment with these drugs and compared these values with those of control lizards receiving a placebo treatment.