Lizard species found to reduce head bobbing mating ritual when predators are around

(Phys.org) —A team made up of researchers from several universities in the U.S. has found that male brown anoles (Anolis sagrei)—a type of lizard, dramatically reduced its head bobbing mating dance when predators were introduced. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers describe their field study of the lizards and how it resulted in the discovery that an animal was able to change its mating behavior so quickly.

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