Lorenzo Rugiero

Marine Conservation Institute — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Amphibian and Reptile Biology(47), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(27), Species Distribution and Climate Change(22), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(15), Turtle Biology and Conservation(15)

Publications70 total

Decline of large dytiscid beetles in Central Italy: a previously overlooked conservation concern
Journal of Insect Conservation·2026
Predation of an adult Aesculapian snake Zamenis longissimus by a western whip snake Hierophis viridiflavus
Herpetological Bulletin·2025Open Access
Size matters: exploring sexual size dimorphism and mandible length in stag beetles across tree-size gradients in central Italy
RENDICONTI LINCEI·2025
Phenology, sex-ratio and protandry in three stag beetle species (Lucanidae) from central Italy
Journal of Natural History·2023· 2 cited
Diverse aging rates in ectothermic tetrapods provide insights for the evolution of aging and longevity
Science·2022· 101 citedOpen Access
Natural History Observations on a Population of Vesperus luridus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Central Italy
Conservation·2021Open Access
Testing hypotheses of habitat use and temporal activity in relation to body plan in a Mediterranean lizard community
Canadian Journal of Zoology·2021· 2 cited
Ontogenetic Habitat Use and Density of the Green Lizard (Lacerta bilineata) in Contrasted Landscapes in France and Italy
Conservation·2021· 10 citedOpen Access
A 28-years-long monitoring study suggests heavy decline and habitat shifts in three populations of a Mediterranean tortoise species
Animal Biology·2020· 2 cited
Asynchrony of actuarial and reproductive senescence: a lesson from an indeterminate grower
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society·2020· 3 citedOpen Access
Snakes and the Eternal City: variation in community metrics, body size and population density of snakes in contrasted landscapes of suburban Rome (Italy)
Herpetological Journal·2020· 1 cited
A 28-years-long monitoring study suggests heavy decline and habitat shifts in three populations of a Mediterranean tortoise species
Figshare·2020· 1 citedOpen Access
Negative density dependence of sympatric Hinge-back Tortoises (Kinixys erosa and K. homeana) in West Africa
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología·2019Open Access
Declining occupancy rates in the hibernacula of aspic vipers (Vipera aspis) in Italy and France; evidence for climatic effects?
Iris (Roma Tre University)·2018· 14 cited
Spring basking by Vipera aspis: Observations from Italy and France on the displacement distances of basking vipers from their hibernacula
Herpetological Bulletin·2018· 2 cited
Long‐term, climate‐change‐related shifts in feeding frequencies of a Mediterranean snake population
Ecological Research·2015· 19 citedOpen Access
Attributes of basking sites of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) in central Italy
Amphibia-Reptilia·2015· 12 citedOpen Access
Sighting frequency decreases over two decades in three populations of Testudo hermanni from central Italy
Biodiversity and Conservation·2014· 8 cited
04. Long-term, climate change-related shifts in monthly patterns of roadkilled Mediterranean snakes ( Hierophis viridiflavus )
Herpetological Journal·2014· 19 cited
Climate-change-related shifts in annual phenology of a temperate snake during the last 20 years
Acta Oecologica·2013· 39 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Luca Luiselli(43), Massimo Capula(26), Godfrey C. Akani(13), Dario Capizzi(11), Leonardo Vignoli(7), Fabio Petrozzi(6), Ernesto Filippi(5), Russell L. Burke(5), Francesco M. Angelici(4), Luca Luiselli(4), Giuliano Milana(4), Edem A. Eniang(4), Claudio Anibaldi(3), Xavier Bonnet(2), Giovanni Amori(2), Silvia Del Vecchio(2), Daniel Franco(2), Roger Meek(2), Marco Alberto Bologna(2), Gabriel Hoinsoudé Segniagbeto(2)