Lizards cooperatively tunnel to construct a long-term home for family members.

Constructing a home to protect offspring while they mature is common in many vertebrate groups, but has not previously been reported in lizards. Here we provide the first example of a lizard that constructs a long-term home for family members, and a rare case of lizards behaving cooperatively. The g...

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Main Authors: Steve McAlpin, Paul Duckett, Adam Stow
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/394cce7aa988465695a83c1c2393181c
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