Relationships between head size, bite force, prey handling efficiency and diet in two sympatric lacertid lizards

By D. Verwaijen, R. Damme, Anthony Herrel. 2002

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, Parasitology

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Sexual dimorphism of heads and abdomens: Different approaches to 'being large' in female and male lizards (2013, unknown): “…32.3 18.1 32.7 2.85 Oviparous 32 35 Brana 1996 Kaliontzopoulou et al. 2011 Lacertidae Podarcis melisellensis 11.5 39.8 14.9 46.0 4.3 Oviparous 25 13 Verwaijen et al. 2002 Arnold et al. 2007, Poulakakis et al. 2005 Lacertidae Podarcis muralis 17.7 39.4 20.5 36.7 5.48 Oviparous 39 42 Brana 1996…”
Ecological consequences of ontogenetic changes in head shape and bite performance in the Jamaican lizard Anolis lineatopus (2006, methodology): “We chose to examine bite force as a performance trait as it is affected directly by changes in head dimensions (Herrel et al ., 1999, 2001) and affects diet composition in some lizard species (Herrel et al ., 2001; Verwaijen et al ., 2002).”
Multiple signals in chameleon contests: designing and analysing animal contests as a tournament (2006, background): “Head size is associated with bite force in lizards (Herrel et al. 2001; Verwaijen et al. 2002) and, consequently, may convey information on potential costs of fighting.”
From set menu to a la carte. Linking issues in trophic ecology of Mediterranean lacertids (2004, background): “differed in their consumption of hard prey (Herrel et al., 2001; Verwaijen et al., 2002).”
Functional basis for sexual differences in bite force in the lizard Anolis carolinensis (2007, background): “Moreover, the increased handling times observed for females (Preest, 1994) as a result of their lower bite forces (Verwaijen et al., 2002) may increase the risk of predation.”
Trait matching and phylogeny as predictors of predator–prey interactions involving ground beetles (2018, background): “It is still unclear which traits (if any) will correctly approximate energy intake and handling time, but traits such as predator/ prey body size ratio (Brose et al. 2008; Petchey et al. 2008) and biting force/ resource toughness (Verwaijen et al. 2002) could be important.”
Morphology, performance and fighting capacity in male lizards, Gallotia galloti (2005, background): “Herrel, Van Damme & De Vree 1996; Herrel et al. 1999; Verwaijen, Van Damme & Herrel 2002 ).”
Bite force in vertebrates: opportunities and caveats for use of a nonpareil whole-animal performance measure (2008, background): “…of natural selection for reduced trophic competition (e.g. eating prey of different size or hardness) between the sexes (Herrel et al., 2001a; Verwaijen et al., 2002; Radford & du Plessis, 2003) or could be the result of sexual selection for male bite performance or head size (Anderson &…”