Table 2. Species for which habitat use has been shown to affect various aspects of a lizard's life history.

Survivorship Comments Source
Lacerta vivipara

Winter survival of juveniles lower in resource poor habitats thanresource rich habitats

Boudjemadi et al. (1999)
Psammdromus algirus

Juvenile survivorship decreased with increase in vegetative cover due to higher densities of predators

Survival higher in parts of shrub patches that allow easiest ad closest access to basking sites

Civantos and Forsman (2000);see also Civantos et al.   (1999), Civantos (2000)

Díaz (1992)

Sceloporus virgatus

Lizards in a wooded habitat tended to survive better than lizards in an open habitat

Smith (1998)
Uta stansburiana

Dominant lizards have "higher quality" home ranges with better microhabitats, which increase survivorship compared to subordinate lizards

Fox et al. (1981)
Reproduction    
Anolis bimaculatus

Females forced to perch lower than normal produced fewer eggs

Rummel and Roughgarden  (1985)
Anolis gingivus

Female anoles forced to perch higher than normal produced fewer eggs

Rummel and Roughgarden  (1985)
Cnemidophorus gularis

Higher proportion of females reproductive in mesquite upland habitat than juniper habitat

Gannon and Willis (1990)
Sceloporus virgatus

Females in a wooded habitat matured earlier than females in an open habitat

Smith (1998)
Growth    
Anolis bimaculatus

Anoles forced to perch lower than normal grew slower

Rummel and Roughgarden  (1985)
Anolis gingivus

Anoles forced to perch higher than normal grew slower

Rummel and Roughgarden  (1985)
Cnemidophorus hyperythrus

Lizards in different habitat grew at different rates

Karasov and Anderson (1984)
Lacerta vivipara

Yearlings grew faster in wetter habitats than in drier habitats

Lorenzon et al. (1999)
Sceloporus virgatus

Lizards in a wooded habitat grew faster than lizards in an open habitat

Smith (1998)