Sex-based differences in habitat use via drone imagery
Field test of step-selection analysis using drone imagery to examine sex-based differences in habitat use in a desert lizard community.
Collaborative field research across institutions
Students from three universities across four states collaborated on field research in the Chihuahuan Desert — one of the program's most geographically diverse cohorts.
Morphology–habitat relationships in Saharan lizards
An international cohort examined the relationship between body morphology and microhabitat use in a North African desert ecosystem — Lizard Camp's first session on the African continent.
Habitat use and escape behavior in sand dune lizards
Students studied how lizards in the Salt Basin Sand Dunes select and use habitat and respond to predation risk — producing two separate lines of research from a single field season.
Food and space partitioning among desert lizard species
The team examined how multiple lizard species partition food resources and space in a shared desert environment — a question at the intersection of community ecology and behavior.
Social networks and space use in Great Basin lizard communities
Students mapped social network structure and home range overlap in a diverse Great Basin lizard community — one of the program's largest cohorts, conducted in a challenging field season.
Age-based differences in movement patterns
The program's largest cohort examined how age shapes movement decisions in lizards — tracking juvenile and adult individuals across the same landscape to reveal distinct behavioral strategies.
How habitat structure shapes lizard behavior
Students investigated how variation in physical habitat structure — vegetation density, substrate type, and cover availability — influences activity, movement, and social interactions.
Foraging mode influences on lizard community ecology
The inaugural Lizard Camp session examined how foraging mode — sit-and-wait versus active foraging — structures the ecology of a Great Basin desert lizard community. The program has run every year since.