Resting out in the open on rocks can be a risky business for Aegean wall lizards. (sciencedaily.com)
Russell Burke, a biologist at Hoftstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., who has studied Italian wall lizards in the U.S., says the species would be «at least as good as, and possibly better than» other bio-indicators, such as mice and plants. (scientificamerican.com)
Thanks to the buffet of fish scraps and bird poo provided by the resident seagull colony, living conditions for wall lizards on the tiny island of Diavates, in Greece's Aegean Sea, are good. (newscientist.com)