High predation risk decimates survival during the reproduction season
R. Smolinsky, Z. Hiadlovska, S. Marsala, P. Skrabanek, M. Skrobanek, N. Martinkova
This study examines sex-specific predation risk and escape rates in sand lizards during the reproduction season, finding similar predation risk but higher survival due to escape rates, and low survival in females during mating and egg-laying.
bioRxiv · Mar 31, 2022Ecology