Laurie Joseph Vitt

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Produções bibliográficas

• COOPER, W. E. ; PEREZ-MELLADO, V ; BAIRD, T ; CALDWELL, J. P. ; VITT, L. J. . Effects of risk, cost, and their interaction on optimal escape by nonrefuging Bonaire whiptail lizards, Cnemidophorus murinus. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology , v. 14, n.2, p. 288-293, 2003.

• VITT, L. J. ; AVILA-PIRES, T C S ; ZANI, P. A. ; ESPOSITO, M C ; SARTORIUS, S. S. . Life at the interface: ecology of Prionodactylus oshaughnessyi in the western Amazon and comparisons with P-argulus and P- eigenmanni. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 81, n.2, p. 302-312, 2003.

• VITT, L. J. ; AVILA-PIRES, T C S ; ZANI, P. A. ; SARTORIUS, S. S. ; ESPOSITO, M C . Life above ground: ecology of Anolis fuscoauratus in the Amazon rain forest, and comparisons with its nearest relatives. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 81, n.1, p. 142-156, 2003.

• COOPER, We ; PEREZ-MELLADO, V ; VITT, L. J. ; BUDZYNSKI, B . Cologne as a pungency control in tests of chemical discrimination: effects of concentration, brand, and simultaneous and sequential presentation. Journal Of Ethology, v. 21, n.2, p. 101-106, 2003.

• VITT, L. J. ; PIANKA, E. R. ; COOPER, We ; SCHWENK, K . History and the global ecology of squamate reptiles. American Naturalist, v. 162, n.1, p. 44-60, 2003.

• VITT, L. J. ; Blackburn, D. G. . Specializations of the chorioallantoic placenta in the Brazilian scincid lizard, Mabuya heathi: A new placental morphotype for reptiles. Journal of Morphology , v. 254, n.2, p. 121-131, 2002.

• COOPER, W. E. ; VITT, L. J. . Distribution, extent, and evolution of plant consumption by lizards. Journal of Zoology , v. 257, p. 487-517, 2002.

• COOPER, W. E. ; PEREZMELLADO, V ; VITT, L. J. ; BUDZINSKY, B . Behavioral responses to plant toxins by two onmivorous lizard species. Physiology and Behavior , v. 76, n.2, p. 297-303, 2002.

• COOPER, W. E. ; PEREZMELLADO, V ; VITT, L. J. . Responses to major categories of food chemicals by the lizard Podarcis lilfordi. Journal Of Quemical Ecology, v. 28, n.4, p. 709-720, 2002.

• COOPER, W. E. ; Caldwell, J. P. ; Perez-Mellado, V. ; VITT, L. J. ; Baird, T. A. . Food-chemical discrimination and correlated evolution between plant diet and plant-chemical discrimination in lacertiform lizards. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 80, p. 655-663, 2002.

• COOPER, W. E. ; VITT, L. J. ; PEREZ-MELLADO, V. . Lingual and biting responses to selected lipids by the lizard Podarcis lilfordi. Physiology and Behavior , v. 75, p. 237-241, 2002.

• VITT, L. J. ; COOPER, W. E. ; PERERA, A ; PEREZ-MELLADO, V . Escaping predators on vertical surfaces: Lacerta perspicillata in limestone quarries of Lithaca. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 80, n.10, p. 1803-1809, 2002.

• VITT, L. J. ; AVILA-PIRES, T. C. S ; ZANI, P. A. ; ESPOSITO, M. C. . Life in shade: The ecology of Anolis trachyderma (Squamata : Polychrotidae) in Amazonian Ecuador and Brazil, with comparisons to ecologically similar anoles. Copeia , n.2, p. 275-286, 2002.

• VITT, L. J. ; SARTORIUS, S. S. ; AVILA-PIRES, T. C. S. ; ESPÓSITO, M. C. . Life on the leaf litter: The ecology of Anolis nitens tandai in the Brazilian Amazon. Copeia , v. 2001, p. 401-412, 2001.

• HUEY, R. B. ; PIANKA, E. R. ; VITT, L. J. . How often do most lizards run on empty ? . Ecology, v. 82, p. 1-7, 2001.

• COOPER, W. E., Jr. ; VITT, L. J. ; CALDWELL, J. P. ; FOX, S. F. . Foraging modes of some American lizards: relationships among measurement variables and discreteness of modes. Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 57, p. 65-76, 2001.

• VITT, L. J. ; SARTORIUS, S. S. ; PIRES, T. C. A. ; ESPÓSITO, M. C. . Life at River's edge: ecology of Kentropyx altamazonica in the Brazilian Amazon. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 79, p. 1855-1865, 2001.

• GLOR, R. E. ; VITT, L. J. ; LARSON, A. . A molecular phylogenetic analysis of diversification in Amazonian Anolis lizards. Molecular Ecology , v. 10, p. 2661-2668, 2001.

• WINEMILLER, K. O. ; PIANKA, E. R. ; VITT, L. J. ; JOERN, A. . Food web laws or niche theory?Six independent empirical tests. American Naturalist, v. 158, p. 193-199, 2001.

• COOPER, W. E., JR ; AL-JOHANY, A. M. ; VITT, L. J. ; HABEGGER, J. J. . Responses to chemical cues from animal and plant foods by actively foraging insectivorous and omnivorous scincine lizards. The Journal of Experimental Zoology , v. 287, n.14, p. 327-339, 2000.

• RAMIREZ-BAUTISTA, A. ; BALDERAS-VALDIVIA, C. ; VITT, L. J. . Reproductive Eology of the Whiptail Lizard Cnemidophorus lineatissimus (Squamata: Teiidae) in a Tropical Dry Forest. Copeia , v. 2000, n.3, p. 712-722, 2000.

• VITT, L. J. . Ecological consequences of body size in neonatal and small-bodied lizards. Herpetological Monograph , v. 14, p. 388-400, 2000.

• VITT, L. J. ; SARTORIUS, S. S. ; AVILA-PIRES, T. C. S. ; ESPÓSITO, M. C. ; MILLES, D. B. . Niche segregation among sympatric Amazonian teiid lizards. Oecologia , v. 122, n.3, p. 410-420, 2000.

• VITT, L. J. ; SOUZA, R. A. ; SARTORIUS, S. S. ; AVILA-PIRES, T. C. S. ; ESPÓSITO, M. C. . Comparative ecology of sympatric Gonatodes (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in the western Amazon of Brazil. Copeia , v. 2000, p. 83-95, 2000.

• VITT, L. J. ; SARTORIUS, S. S. . Hobos, Tidbits, and lizard models: The utility of electronic devices in field studies of ectotherm thermoregulation. Functional Ecology , v. 13, n.5, p. 670-674, 1999.

• VITT, L. J. ; ZANI, P. A. ; ESPÓSITO, M. C. . Historical ecology of Amazonian lizards: Implications for community ecology. Oikos (Copenhagen) , v. 87, p. 286-294, 1999.

• SARTORIUS, S. S. ; VITT, L. J. ; COLLI, G. R. . Use of naturally and anthropogenically disturbed habitats in Amazonian rainforest by Ameiva ameiva. Biological Conservation , v. 90, n.2, p. 91-101, 1999.

• CALDWELL, J. P. ; VITT, L. J. . Dietary asymmetry in leaf litter frogs and lizards in a transitional northern Amazonian rain forest. Oikos (Copenhagen) , v. 84, n.3, p. 383-397, 1999.

• VITT, L. J. ; SARTORIUS, S. S. ; AVILA-PIRES, T. C. S. ; ESPÓSITO, M. C. . Use of time, space, and food in the gymnophthalmid lizard Prionodactylus eigenmanni from the western Amazon of Brazil. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 76, n.9, p. 1681-1688, 1998.

• VITT, L. J. ; ZANI, P. A. ; AVILA-PIRES, T. C. S. ; ESPÓSITO, M. C. . Geographical variation in the ecology of the gymnophthalmid lizard Neusticurus ecpleopus in the Amazon rain forest. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 76, n.9, p. 1671-1680, 1998.

• RAMIREZ-BAUTISTA, A. ; VITT, L. J. . Reproductive biology of Urosaurus bicarinatus (Sauria: Phrynosomatidae) from a tropical dry forest of Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist , v. 43, n.3, p. 381-390, 1998.

• VITT, L. J. ; AVILA-PIRES, T. C. S. . Ecology of two sympatric species of Neusticurus (Gymnophthalmidae) in the western Amazon of Brazil. Copeia , v. 1998, n.3, p. 570-582, 1998.

• VITT, L. J. ; ZANI, P. A. . Prey use among sympatric lizard species in lowland rain forest of Nicaragua. Journal of Tropical Ecology , v. 14, n.4, p. 537-559, 1998.

• RAMIREZ-BAUTISTA, A. ; BARBA-TORRES, J. ; VITT, L. J. . Reproductive cycle and brood size of Eumeces lynxe (Sauria: Scincidae) from Pinal de Amoles, Queretero, Mexico. Journal of Herpetology , v. 32, n.1, p. 18-24, 1998.

• AVILA-PIRES, T. C. S. ; VITT, L. J. . A new species of lizard of the genus Neusticurus (Reptilia: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Rio Juru , Brazil. Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 54, n.2, p. 235-245, 1998.

• VITT, L. J. ; AVILA-PIRES, T. C. S. ; CALDWELL, J. P. ; OLIVEIRA, V. R. L. . The impact of individual tree harvesting on thermal environments of lizards in Amazonian rain forest. Conservation Biology , v. 12, n.3, p. 654-664, 1998.

• VITT, L. J. ; ZANI, P. A. . Ecological relationships among sympatric lizards in a transitional forest in the northern Amazon of Brazil. Journal of Tropical Ecology , v. 14, n.1, p. 63-86, 1998.

• VITT, L. J. ; ZANI, P. A. ; CALDWELL, J. P. ; ARAUJO, M. C. ; MAGNUSSON, W. E. . Ecology of whiptail lizards (Cnemidophorus) in the Amazon region of Brazil. Copeia , v. 1997, n.4, p. 745-757, 1997.

• VITT, L. J. ; ZANI, P. A. ; AVILA-PIRES, T. C. S. . Ecology of the arboreal tropidurid lizard Tropidurus (=Plica) umbra in the Amazon region. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 75, n.11, p. 1876-1882, 1997.

• RAMIREZ-BAUTISTA, A. ; VITT, L. J. . Reproductive ecology of Anolis nebulosus (Sauria: Polychrotidae) from the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 53, p. 423-431, 1997.

• IRSCHICK, D. J. ; VITT, L. J. ; ZANI, P. A. ; LOSOS, J. B. . A comparison of evolutionary radiations in mainland and Caribbean Anolis lizards. Ecology (Durham) , v. 78, n.7, p. 2191-2203, 1997.

• NIEWIAROWSKI, P. H. ; CONGDON, J. D. ; DUNHAM, A. E. ; VITT, L. J. ; TINKLE, D. W. . Tales of lizard tails: Effects of tail autotomy on subsequent survival and growth of free-ranging hatchling Uta stansburiana. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 75, n.4, p. 542-548, 1997.

• VITT, L. J. ; ZANI, P. A. . Ecology of the nocturnal lizard Thecadactylus rapicauda (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in the Amazon region. Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 53, n.2, p. 165-179, 1997.

• VITT, L. J. ; CALDWELL, J. P. ; ZANI, P. A. ; TITUS, T. A. . The role of habitat shift in the evolution of lizard morphology: evidence from tropical Tropidurus. PNAS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America , v. 94, n.8, p. 3828-3832, 1997.

• VITT, L. J. ; ZANI, P. A. ; LIMA, C. M. . Heliotherms in tropical rain forest: The ecology of Kentropyx calcarata (Teiidae) and Mabuya nigropunctata (Scincidae) in the Curu -Una of Brazil. Journal of Tropical Ecology , v. 13, n.2, p. 199-220, 1997.

• VITT, L. J. ; ZANI, P. A. ; MONTEIRO-DE-BARROS, A. A. . Ecological variation among populations of the gekkonid lizard Gonatodes humeralis in the Amazon basin. Copeia , v. 1997, n.1, p. 32-43, 1997.

• COOPER, W. E., JR ; VITT, L. J. . Maximizing male reproductive success in the broad-headed skink (Eumeces laticeps) by mate guarding, size-assortative pairing, and opportunistic extra-pair mating. Amphibia-Reptilia , v. 18, n.1, p. 59-73, 1997.

• VITT, L. J. . Ecological observations on the tropical colubrid snake Leptodeira annulata. Herpetological Natural History , v. 4, p. 69-76, 1996.

• VITT, L. J. ; AVILA-PIRES, T. C. S. ; ZANI, P. A. . Observations on the ecology of the rare Amazonian lizard, Enyalius leechii (Polychrotidae). . Herpetological Natural History , v. 4, p. 77-82, 1996.

• VITT, L. J. ; ZANI, P. A. . Organization of a taxonomically diverse lizard assemblage in Amazonian Ecuador. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 74, n.7, p. 1313-1335, 1996.

• VITT, L. J. ; ZANI, P. A. . Ecology of the lizard Ameiva festiva (Teiidae) in southeastern Nicaragua. Journal of Herpetology , v. 30, n.1, p. 110-117, 1996.

• VITT, L. J. ; ZANI, P. A. . Ecology of the South American lizard Norops chrysolepis (Polychrotidae). . Copeia , v. 1996, n.1, p. 56-68, 1996.

• VITT, L. J. ; ZANI, P. A. . Ecology of the elusive tropical lizard Tropidurus [=Uracentron] flaviceps (Tropiduridae) in lowland rain forest of Ecuador. Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 52, p. 121-132, 1996.

• VITT, L. J. ; ZANI, P. A. ; CALDWELL, J. P. . Behavioural ecology of Tropidurus hispidus (Spix) on isolated rock outcrops in Amazonia. Journal of Tropical Ecology , v. 12, n.1, p. 81-101, 1996.

• VITT, L. J. ; ZANI, P. A. ; DURTSCHE, R. D. . Ecology of the lizard Norops oxylophus (Polychrotidae) in lowland forest of southeastern Nicaragua. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 73, p. 1918-1927, 1995.

• VITT, L. J. . The ecology of tropical lizards in the caatinga of northeast Brazil. Occasional Papers Of Oklahoma Museaum Of Natural History, v. 1, p. 1-29, 1995.

• VITT, L. J. ; ZANI, P. A. ; CALDWELL, J. P. ; CARRILO, E. O. . Ecology of the lizard Kentropyx pelviceps (Sauria: Teiidae) in lowland rain forest of Ecuador. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 73, p. 691-703, 1995.

• VITT, L. J. ; ZANI, P. A. . Techniques for capturing arboreal lizards. . Herpetological Review, v. 26, p. 136-137, 1995.

• VITT, L. J. ; CARVALHO, C. M. . Niche partitioning in a tropical wet season: lizards in the lavrado area of northern Brazil. . Copeia , p. 305-329, 1995.

• VITT, L. J. ; COLLI, G. R. . Geographical ecology of a neotropical lizard: Ameiva ameiva (Teiidae) in Brazil. . Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 72, p. 1986-2008, 1994.

• VITT, L. J. ; CALDWELL, J. P. . Resource utilization and guild structure of small invertebrates in the Amazon forest leaf litter. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society , v. 234, p. 463-476, 1994.

• COOPER, W. E. ; VITT, L. J. . Tree and substrate selection in the semi-arboreal scincid lizard Eumeces laticeps. . Herpetological Journal , v. 4, p. 20-23, 1994.

• COOPER, W. E ; VITT, L. J. ; CALDWELL, J. P. . Movement and substrate tongue-flicks in phrynosomatid lizards.. Copeia , p. 234-237, 1994.

• VITT, L. J. ; ZANI, P. A. ; CALDWELL, J. P. ; DURTSCHE, R. D. . Ecology of the whiptail lizard Cnemidophorus deppii on a tropical beach.. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 71, p. 2391-2400, 1993.

• VITT, L. J. . Ecology of isolated open formation Tropidurus (Reptilia: Tropiduridae) in Amazonian lowland rain forest. . Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 71, p. 2370-2390, 1993.

• VITT, L. J. ; CALDWELL, J. P. . Ecological observations on cerrado lizards in Rondônia, Brazil. Journal of Herpetology , v. 27, p. 46-52, 1993.

• VITT, L. J. ; COOPER, W. E. . Female mate choice of large male broad-headed skinks. . Animal Behaviour , v. 45, p. 683-693, 1993.

• VITT, L. J. ; CARVALHO, C. M. . Life in the trees: the ecology and life history of Kentropyx striatus (Teiidae) in the lavrado area of Roraima, Brazil, with comments on tropical teiid life histories.. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 70, p. 1995-2006, 1992.

• VITT, L. J. . Vitt rejoins. Research And Exploration, v. 8, p. 378-379, 1992.

• VITT, L. J. . Mimicry of millipedes and centipedes by elongate terrestrial vertebrates. Research And Exploration, v. 8, p. 76-85, 1992.

• PECHMANN, J. H. K. ; SCOTT, D. E. ; SEMLITSCH, R. D. ; CALDWELL, J. P. ; VITT, L. J. ; GIBBONS, J. W. . Declining amphibian populations: the problem of separating human impacts from natural fluctuations. . Science , v. 253, p. 892-895, 1991.

• VITT, L. J. . Ecology and life history of the widely foraging lizard Kentropyx calcarata (Teiidae) in Amazonian Brazil.. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 69, p. 2791-2799, 1991.

• VITT, L. J. ; BLACKBURN, D. G. . The ecology and life history of the viviparous lizard Mabuya bistriata (Scincidae) in the Brazilian Amazon. Copeia , p. 917-927, 1991.

• VITT, L. J. ; COOPER, W. E. . Influence of detectability and escape on natural selection of conspicuous autotomous defenses. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 69, p. 757-764, 1991.

• VITT, L. J. . Ecology and life history of the scansorial arboreal lizard Plica plica (Iguanidae) in Amazonian Brazil.. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 69, p. 504-511, 1991.

• VITT, L. J. . An introduction to the ecology of cerrado lizards. Journal of Herpetology , v. 25, p. 79-90, 1991.

• COOPER, W. E. ; BUTH, D. G. ; VITT, L. J. . Prey odor discrimination by ingestively naive coachwhip snakes (Masticophis flagellum).. Journal of Chemical Ecology , v. 1, p. 86-91, 1990.

• ANDERSON, R. A. ; VITT, L. J. . Sexual selection versus alternative causes of sexual dimorphism in teiid lizards.. Oecologia , v. 84, p. 145-157, 1990.

• VITT, L. J. ; CALDWELL, P. ; WILBUR, H. M. ; SMITH, D. C. . Amphibians as harbingers of decay. Bioscience (Washington) , v. 40, p. 418-418, 1990.

• COOPER, W. E. ; VITT, L. J. ; HEDGES, R. ; HUEY, R. B. . Locomotor impairment and defense in gravid lizards (Eumeces laticeps): behavioral shift in activity may offset costs of reproduction in an active forager. . Behaviour Ecology Sociobiology, v. 27, p. 153-157, 1990.

• HOWLAND, J. M. ; VITT, L. J. ; LOPEZ, P. T. . Life at the edge: the ecology and life history of the tropidurine iguanid lizard Uranoscodon superciliosum.. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 68, p. 1366-1373, 1990.

• COOPER, W. E. ; VITT, L. J. . Sexual dimorphism of head and body size in the iguanid lizard Sceloporus undulatus: paradoxical results.. American Naturalist, v. 133, p. 729-735, 1989.

• COOPER, W. E. ; VITT, L. J. . Prey odor discrimination by the broad-headed skink (Eumeces laticeps). . The Journal of Experimental Zoology , v. 249, p. 11-16, 1989.

• VITT, L. J. ; COOPER, W. E. . Maternal care in skinks (Sauria: Eumeces). . Journal of Herpetology , v. 23, p. 29-34, 1989.

• VITT, L. J. ; DICKSON, N. A. . Urosaurus graciosus Hallowell. Catalogue Of American Amphibians And Reptiles, p. 448.1-448.3, 1988.

• VITT, L. J. ; COOPER, W. E. . Feeding responses of broad-headed skinks (Eumeces laticeps) to velvet ants (Dasymutilla occidentalis).. Journal of Herpetology , v. 22, p. 485-488, 1988.

• COOPER, W. E. ; VITT, L. J. . Orange head coloration of the male broad-headed skink (Eumeces laticeps), a sexually selected social cue. . Copeia , p. 1-6, 1988.

• VITT, L. J. ; COOPER, W. E. . Ethological isolation, sexual behavior and pheromones in the fasciatus species group of the lizard genus Eumeces.. Ethology , v. 75, p. 328-336, 1987.

• COOPER, W. E. ; VITT, L. J. . Deferred agonistic behavior in a long-lived scincid lizard Eumeces laticeps: field and laboratory data on the roles of body size and residence in agonistic strategy. . Oecologia , v. 72, p. 321-326, 1987.

• TRAUTH, S. E. ; COOPER, W. E. ; VITT, L. J. ; PERRILL, S. A. . Cloacal anatomy of the broad-headed skink, Eumeces laticeps, with a description of a female pheromonal gland. . Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 43, p. 458-466, 1987.

• VITT, L. J. . Book Review: Ecology and Natural History of Desert Lizards, by E. R. Pianka.. Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 43, p. 266-288, 1987.

• COOPER, W. E. ; VITT, L. J. . Intraspecific and interspecific aggression in lizards of the scincid genus Eumeces: chemical detection of conspecific sexual competitors. Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 43, p. 7-14, 1987.

• COOPER, W. E. ; MENDONCA, M. T. ; VITT, L. J. . Induction of orange head coloration and activation of courtship and aggression by testosterone in the male broad-headed skink (Eumeces laticeps). . Journal of Herpetology , v. 21, p. 96-101, 1987.

• VITT, L. J. ; CALDWELL, J. P. . Book Review: Predator - Prey Relationships, edited by M. E. Feder and G. V. Lauder. . Copeia , p. 1038-1039, 1986.

• COOPER, W. E. ; MENDONCA, M. ; VITT, L. J. . Induction of sexual receptivity in the female broad-headed skink, Eumeces laticeps, by estradiol-17b.. Hormones and Behavior , v. 20, p. 235-242, 1986.

• COOPER, W. E. ; GARSTKA, W. R. ; VITT, L. J. . Female sex pheromone in the lizard Eumeces laticeps. . Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 42, p. 361-366, 1986.

• VITT, L. J. . Reproductive tactics of sympatric gekkonid lizards with a comment on the evolutionary and ecological consequences of invariant clutch size.. Copeia , p. 773-786, 1986.

• VITT, L. J. ; COOPER, W. E. . Tracking of female conspecific odors by male broad-headed skinks (Eumeces laticeps).. Ethology , v. 71, p. 242-248, 1986.

• VITT, L. J. ; COOPER, W. E. . Thermal dependence of tongue-flicking and comments on studies of tongue-flicking as an index of squamate behavior.. Ethology , v. 71, p. 177-186, 1986.

• COOPER, W. E. ; VITT, L. J. . Interspecific odour discriminations among syntopic congeners in scincid lizards (genus Eumeces).. Behaviour, v. 97, p. 1-9, 1986.

• VITT, L. J. ; COOPER, W. E. . Tail loss, tail color, and predator escape in Eumeces (Lacertilia: Scincidae): age-specific differences in costs and benefits.. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 64, p. 584-592, 1986.

• VITT, L. J. ; COOPER, W. E. . Foraging and feeding habits of a diurnal predator (Lacertilia: Scincidae: Eumeces laticeps) feeding on hidden prey.. Journal of Herpetology , v. 20, p. 404-411, 1986.

• VITT, L. J. ; COOPER, W. E. . Skink reproduction and sexual dimorphism: Eumeces fasciatus in the southeastern United States, with notes on Eumeces inexpectatus. Journal of Herpetology , v. 20, p. 65-76, 1986.

• COOPER, W. E. ; VITT, L. J. . Responses of the skinks, Eumeces fasciatus and E. laticeps to airborne conspecific odors: further appraisal.. Journal of Herpetology , v. 19, p. 481-486, 1985.

• COOPER, W. E. ; VITT, L. J. . Interspecific odor discrimination by a lizard (Eumeces laticeps).. Animal Behaviour , v. 34, p. 367-376, 1985.

• COOPER, W. E. ; VITT, L. J. . Blue tails and autotomy: enhancement of predation avoidance in juvenile skinks. Zeitschr Tierpsych, v. 70, p. 265-276, 1985.

• VITT, L. J. ; COOPER, W. E. . The relationship between reproduction and lipid cycling in Eumeces laticeps with comments on brooding ecology. . Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 41, p. 419-432, 1985.

• COOPER, W. E. ; CAFFREY, C. ; VITT, L. J. . Aggregation in the banded gecko, Coleonyx variegatus.. Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 41, p. 342-350, 1985.

• VITT, L. J. ; COOPER, W. E. . The evolution of sexual dimorphism in the skink Eumeces laticeps: an example of sexual selection.. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 63, p. 995-1002, 1985.

• COOPER, W. E. ; CAFFREY, C. ; VITT, L. J. . Diel activity patterns in the banded gecko, Coleonyx variegatus. . Journal of Herpetology , v. 19, p. 308-311, 1985.

• VITT, L. J. . On the biology of the little known anguid lizard, Diploglossus lessonae.. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) , v. 36, p. 69-76, 1985.

• VITT, L. J. ; HOWLAND, J. M. ; DUNHAM, A. E. . The effect of formalin fixation on weight of lizard eggs. . Journal of Herpetology , v. 19, p. 297-299, 1985.

• VITT, L. J. ; SEIGEL, R. A. . Life history traits of lizards and snakes. American Naturalist, v. 125, p. 480-484, 1985.

• VITT, L. J. ; COOPER, W. E. . Detection of conspecific odors by the female broad-headed skink, Eumeces laticeps.. The Journal of Experimental Zoology , v. 229, p. 49-54, 1984.

• SELS, R. C. V. L. ; VITT, L. J. . Desert lizard reproduction: seasonal and annual variation in Urosaurus ornatus (Iguanidae).. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 62, n.1779, 1984.

• BLACKBURN, D. G. ; VITT, L. J. ; BEUCHAT, C. A. . Eutherian-like reproductive specializations in a viviparous reptile.. PNAS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America , v. 81, p. 4860-4863, 1984.

• VITT, L. J. ; CAMPBELL, J. A. . Book Review: The snakes of Honduras by L. D. Wilson and J. R. Meyer. Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 40, p. 345-346, 1984.

• VITT, L. J. ; COOPER, W. E. . Conspecific odor detection by the male broad-headed skink, Eumeces laticeps: effects of sex and site of odor source and of male reproductive condition.. The Journal of Experimental Zoology , v. 230, p. 199-209, 1984.

• COOPER, W. E. ; VITT, L. J. ; VANGILDER, L. D. ; GIBBONS, J. W. . Natural nest sites and brooding behavior of Eumeces fasciatus. . Herpetological Review , v. 14, p. 65-66, 1984.

• VITT, L. J. ; AVERY, H. W. . How to get blood from a turtle. Copeia , p. 209-210, 1984.

• VITT, L. J. ; BLACKBURN, D. G. . Reproduction in the lizard Mabuya heathi (Scincidae): a commentary on viviparity in New World Mabuya. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 61, p. 2798-2806, 1983.

• VITT, L. J. ; VANGILDER, L. D. . Ecology of a snake community in northeastern Brazil. . Amphibia-Reptilia , v. 4, p. 273-296, 1983.

• VITT, L. J. . Tail loss in lizards: the significance of foraging and predator escape modes. . Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 39, p. 151-162, 1983.

• VITT, L. J. . Reproduction and sexual dimorphism in the tropical teiid lizard, Cnemidophorus ocellifer. . Copeia , p. 356-366, 1983.

• VITT, L. J. . Ecology of an anuran-eating guild of terrestrial tropical snakes.. Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 39, p. 52-66, 1983.

• VITT, L. J. ; GOLDBERG, S. R. . Reproductive ecology of two tropical iguanid lizards: Tropidurus torquatus and Platynotus semitaeniatus. . Copeia , p. 131-141, 1983.

• VITT, L. J. . Reproductive tactics of Ameiva ameiva (Lacertilia: Teiidae) in a seasonally fluctuating tropical habitat. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 60, p. 3113-3120, 1982.

• VITT, L. J. . Sexual dimorphism and reproduction in the microteiid lizard, Gymnophthalmus multiscutatus.. Journal of Herpetology , v. 16, p. 325-329, 1982.

• VITT, L. J. ; BALLINGER, R. E. . The adaptive significance of a complex caudal adaptation in the tropical gekkonid lizard, Lygodactylus klugei. Canadian Journal of Zoology , v. 60, p. 2582-2587, 1982.

• CONGDON, J. D. ; VITT, L. J. ; SELS, R. C. V. L. ; OHMART, R. D. . The ecological significance of water flux rates in arboreal desert lizards of the genus Urosaurus. . Physiological Zoology , v. 55, p. 317-322, 1982.

• VITT, L. J. ; LAERM, J. . Checklist of amphibians and reptiles of Georgia. Georgia Journal Of Science, v. 40, p. 75-83, 1982.

• VITT, L. J. . Book review: The behavioral ecology of the Komodo monitor, by Walter Auffenberg. Copeia , p. 733-734, 1982.

• VITT, L. J. ; PRICE, H. J. . Ecological and evolutionary determinants of relative clutch mass in lizards.. Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 38, p. 237-255, 1982.

• VITT, L. J. ; PRICE, H. J. . Ecological and evolutionary determinants of relative clutch mass in lizards. Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 38, p. 237-255, 1982.

• VITT, L. J. . Tail autotomy and regeneration in the tropical skink Mabuya heathi. Journal of Herpetology , v. 15, p. 454-457, 1981.

• VITT, L. J. ; SELS, R. C. V. L. ; OHMART, R. D. . Ecological relationships among arboreal desert lizards. Ecology (Durham) , v. 62, p. 398-410, 1981.

• VITT, L. J. ; T. E. LACHER, JR . Behavior, habitat, diet, and reproduction of the iguanid lizard Polychrus acutirostris in the caatinga of northeastern Brazil. Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 37, p. 53-63, 1981.

• VITT, L. J. . Lizard reproduction: habitat specificity and constraints on relative clutch mass. American Naturalist , v. 117, p. 506-514, 1981.

• CONGDON, J. D ; VITT, L. J. ; HADLEY, N. F. . Reply to Schall. American Naturalist , v. 117, p. 217-222, 1981.

• LAERM, J., ; FREEMAN, B. J. ; VITT, L. J. ; MEYERS, J. M. ; LOGAN, L. . Vertebrates of Okefenokee Swamp. Brimleyana, v. 4, p. 47-73, 1980.

• VITT, L. J. . Ecological observations on sympatric Philodryas (Colubridae) in northeastern Brazil. . Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) , v. 34, p. 87-98, 1980.

• VITT, L. J. ; CONGDON, J. D. . Body shape, reproductive effort, and relative clutch mass in lizards: resolution of a paradox. American Naturalist , v. 112, p. 595-608, 1978.

• VITT, L. J. ; OHMART, R. D. . Herpetofauna of the lower Colorado River: Davis Dam to the Mexican border. Proc Western Found Vertrebate Zoology, v. 2, p. 33-72, 1978.

• VITT, L. J. ; SELS, R. C. V. L. ; OHMART, R. D. . Lizard reproduction: annual variation and environmental correlates in the iguanid lizard Urosaurus graciosus. . Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 34, p. 241-253, 1978.

• CONGDON, J. D. ; VITT, L. J. ; HADLEY, N. F. . Parental investment: comparative reproductive energetics in bisexual and unisexual lizards, genus Cnemidophorus. The American Naturalist, v. 112, p. 509-521, 1978.

• VITT, L. J. . Caloric content of lizard and snake (Reptilia) eggs and bodies and the conversion of weight to caloric data. Journal of Herpetology , v. 13, p. 65-72, 1978.

• VITT, L. J. ; CONGDON, J. D. ; DICKSON, N. A. . Adaptive strategies and energetics of tail autotomy in lizards. Ecology (Durham) , v. 58, p. 326-337, 1977.

• VITT, L. J. ; OHMART, R. D. . Ecology and reproduction of lower Colorado River lizards: II. Cnemidophorus tigris (Teiidae), with comparisons. Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 33, p. 223-234, 1977.

• VITT, L. J. ; OHMART, R. D. . Ecology and reproduction of lower Colorado River lizards: I. Callisaurus draconoides (Iguanidae).. Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 33, p. 214-222, 1977.

• VITT, L. J. . Observations on clutch and egg size and evidence for multiple clutches in some lizards of southwestern United States. Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 33, p. 333-339, 1977.

• VITT, L. J. ; OHMART, R. D. . Ecology, reproduction, and reproductive effort in the iguanid lizard Urosaurus graciosus on the lower Colorado River. Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 31, p. 56-65, 1975.

• VITT, L. J. . Observations on reproduction in five species of Arizona snakes. Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 31, p. 83-84, 1975.

• VITT, L. J. ; OHMART, R. D. . Reproduction and Ecology of a Colorado River population of Sceloporus magister (Sauria: Iguanidae). Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 30, p. 410-417, 1974.

• VITT, L. J. ; CONGDON, J. D. ; PLATZ, J. E. ; HULSE, A. C. . Territorial aggressive encounters and tail breaks in the lizard Sceloporus magister.. Copeia , p. 990-993, 1974.

• VITT, L. J. . Winter aggregations, size classes, and relative tail breaks in the tree lizard, Urosaurus ornatus (Sauria: Iguanidae). Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 30, p. 182-183, 1974.

• VITT, L. J. . Body temperatures of high latitude reptiles. Copeia , p. 255-256, 1974.

• VITT, L. J. . Reproductive effort and energy comparisons of adults, eggs and neonates of Gerrhonotus coeruleus principis. . Journal of Herpetology , v. 8, p. 165-168, 1974.

• CONGDON, J. D. ; VITT, L. J. ; KING, W. W. . Geckos: adaptive significance and energetics of tail autotomy. Science , v. 184, p. 1379-1380, 1974.

• VITT, L. J. ; HULSE, A. C. . Observations on the feeding habits and tail display of the Sonoran coral snake, Micruroides euryxanthus. . Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 29, p. 302-304, 1973.

• VITT, L. J. . Reproductive biology of the anguid lizard Gerrhonotus coeruleus principis. Herpetologica. Herpetologica (Austin) , v. 29, p. 176-184, 1973.

• ZUG, G. R. ; VITT, L. J. ; CALDWELL, J. P. . Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles. San Diego: Academic Press, 2001.

• VITT, L. J. ; TORRE, S. L. . Guia para la Investigacion de las Lagartijas de Cuyabeno A Research Guide to the Lizards of Cuyabeno. Quito, Ecuador: Centro de Biodiversidad y Ambiente, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, 1996.

• VITT, L. J. ; PIANKA, E. R. . Lizard Ecology: Historical and Experimental Perspectives. Princeton University Press, 1994.

• WRIGHT, J. W. ; VITT, L. J. . Biology of Whiptail Lizards, Genus Cnemidophorus. Normam: the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 1993.

• VITT, L. J. ; JACOBS, J. . Reproductive Biology of Reptiles: A Symposium. Herpetologica, 1982.

• VANZOLINI, P. E. ; RAMOS-COSTA, A. M. M. ; VITT, L. J. . Repteis das Caatingas. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 1980.

• VITT, L. J. . Geckos of the Amazon River Basin. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine, , v. 43, p. 12 - 20, 01 jan. 1996.

• VITT, L. J. . Lizards of the Amazon. Newsletter of the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, , v. 9, p. 6 - 7, 01 jan. 1996.

• VITT, L. J. . In Search of El Dorado. Newsletter of the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, , v. 9, p. 7 - 8, 01 jan. 1996.

• VITT, L. J. . Tropidurid Lizards in the Amazon. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine, , v. 49, p. 24 - 31, 01 jan. 1996.

• VITT, L. J. . Legends of the Cobra Grande, Snakes of the Amazon. Newsletter of the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, , v. 10, p. 6 - 11, 01 jan. 1996.

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