title: Social Cost of Tail Loss in Uta stansburiand.
abstract: Tail removal from dominant juvenile Uta stansburiana resulted in a decrease in social status in dyadic encounters. Most lizards were affected after removal of two-thirds of their tails. In some pairs, dominant lizards lost status after removal of one-third of their tails but regained dominance after the other member of the pair lost two-thirds of its tail. Tail loss in nature may impose a social handicap to successful home range acquisition and thereby increase risk of death.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rostker