Behavior of Lizards: Evolutionary and Mechanistic Perspectives
暫譯: 蜥蜴的行為：演化與機制的觀點

主要特點：

蜥蜴作為許多與演化、生態學、生理學及形態學相關的生物問題的焦點生物，從個體到社群層面在多個空間與時間尺度上進行研究。本書由來自世界各地的專家貢獻，探討這些生物的演化與適應背後的行為。它涵蓋了理解自然選擇與性選擇在塑造蜥蜴行為特徵中所扮演角色的概念性、實證性及方法論的途徑。
這本詳盡的插圖參考書應能激發對研究這些迷人且高度多樣化的脊椎動物行為特徵的概念性與方法論途徑的討論。

Vincent Bels was born in Verviers, Belgium. He completed his PhD on the association between ethology and functional morphology at the University of Liège (Liège, Belgium). He used lizards as a key model to investigate the process of behavioral ritualization. He was Research Fellow and then Assistant Professor at the University of Liège (Belgium) for more than 10 years. Then he taught Biology, Zoology and Ecology, and developed an applied research program on feeding behavior in domestic animals at the Haute Ecole Condorcet and its associated Agronomic Centre (Belgium) for 10 years. He became Professor at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (Paris, France) in 2005, and in this capacity served as joint director of a Mixed Research Unit (CNRS/MNHN, France) for over 7 years, as a member of the Scientific Committee of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (Paris, France) for 8 years, and as a member of the Scientific Sections of the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS, France) for a similar period. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles, 10 chapters, and 6 books. The major theme of his research publications is the study of feeding, drinking and displaying in lizards, although he also published some papers on feeding and locomotion in fishes and birds. His main objective is the integration of behavioral and morphological studies into a comprehensive understanding of the "Form-Function" complex as it relates to the evolution of the trophic system of Vertebrates.

Tony Russell was born in London, UK. He completed his BSc at the University of Exeter and his PhD at the University of London. Upon completion of his PhD he took up a short teaching appointment at the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland before beginning his work at the University of Calgary, during which time he served for six years as head of the Department of Biological Sciences. After 40 years of teaching various aspects of vertebrate biology and evolutionary biology he retired from his faculty position in 2013, but continues with his research. He has authored over 300 peer-reviewed scientific articles, 19 chapters, and three books. Although he has published on many groups of vertebrates, the continuing focus of his research has been the structure, function and evolution of geckos. His field work has taken him to Australia, New Zealand, many islands in the Eastern Caribbean, Namibia, and, most recently, Trinidad and Tobago. He has received recognition for his contributions including the NSERC 25 Years of Excellence Award, the Alberta Foundation for Environmental Excellence Award, and the University of Calgary Distinguished Faculty Award. Outside the University he has served as President of the Canadian Society of Zoologists, and President of the International Society of Vertebrate Morphologists.

文森特·貝爾斯出生於比利時的維爾維爾。他在列日大學（比利時列日）完成了關於行為學與功能形態學之間關聯的博士學位。他以蜥蜴作為主要模型來研究行為儀式化的過程。他在列日大學（比利時）擔任研究員，然後擔任助理教授超過10年。之後，他在康多塞高等學校及其附屬農業中心（比利時）教授生物學、動物學和生態學，並開發了一個針對家畜進食行為的應用研究計劃，持續了10年。他於2005年成為法國巴黎國立自然歷史博物館的教授，並在此職位上擔任法國國家科學研究中心/國立自然歷史博物館混合研究單位的聯合主任超過7年，並作為巴黎國立自然歷史博物館科學委員會的成員任職8年，以及在法國國家科學研究中心的科學部門擔任類似的職位。他已發表超過100篇經過同行評審的文章、10章和6本書籍。他的研究出版物的主要主題是蜥蜴的進食、飲水和展示行為的研究，儘管他也發表了一些關於魚類和鳥類的進食和運動的論文。他的主要目標是將行為學和形態學的研究整合成對脊椎動物營養系統演化的「形狀-功能」複合體的全面理解。

托尼·拉塞爾出生於英國倫敦。他在埃克塞特大學完成了學士學位，並在倫敦大學獲得博士學位。完成博士學位後，他在博茨瓦納、萊索托和史瓦濟蘭的短期教學任期後，開始在卡爾加里大學工作，期間擔任生物科學系主任六年。經過40年的教學，涵蓋脊椎動物生物學和演化生物學的各個方面，他於2013年從教職上退休，但仍繼續進行研究。他已發表超過300篇經過同行評審的科學文章、19章和三本書籍。儘管他在許多脊椎動物群體上都有發表，但他研究的持續重點是壁虎的結構、功能和演化。他的實地工作帶他前往澳大利亞、新西蘭、東加勒比海的許多島嶼、納米比亞，以及最近的特立尼達和多巴哥。他因其貢獻而獲得多項榮譽，包括NSERC 25年卓越獎、阿爾伯塔環境卓越基金會獎和卡爾加里大學傑出教職員獎。在大學之外，他曾擔任加拿大動物學會會長和國際脊椎動物形態學會會長。