With Valentines Day right around the corner, those who study the animal kingdom are exploring one of the more interesting mating rituals they've come across: that of the Southern Alligator Lizard.

The side-splotched lizard (*Uta stansburiana*) is a reptile commonly found in California, the United States. In spring, the coloration around the necks of males becomes strikingly diverse among ...

Alligator mating season is about to hit Southern California. A ton of them are already in the area. They’re actually just a few inches long, and weigh about an ounce. That’s because they’re Southern ...

Male side-blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana) have three heritable throat colors, associated with three divergent mating strategies. In the 19 December Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...