Social Systems

Animals use social systems to increase their odds of surviving and reproducing. We explore how these social systems allow animals to exist in areas where individuals on their own might not be so successful.

Little Scrub Island Ground Lizard project

Read the accompanying article here and watch the video down below.

Before you go... Check out some related research below!

• Social networks and social foraging of the lava lizard (Microlophus atacamensis)
Utsumi et al. 2022 and Eifler and Eifler 2014

• Collective behavior in the Dominica ground lizard (Pholidoscelis fuscatus)
Grotbeck et al. 2019

• We are planning a future project to examine social behavior in the Baja blue rock lizard (Petrosaurus thalassinus)
Morales-Mendez et al. 2024