List of publications of Dr. E. S. Roitberg
Research field: Zoology (Herpetology) and Evolutionary biology
Eplanova G.V. & Roitberg E.S. 2015. Sex identification of juvenile sand lizards, Lacerta agilis using digital images. Amphibia-Reptilia 36, 3: 215-222.
Roitberg E. S., Eplanova G. V., Kotenko T. I., Amat F., Carretero M. A., Kuranova V. N, Bulakhova N. A., Zinenko O. I., Yakovlev V. A. 2015. Geographic variation of life-history traits in the sand lizard, Lacerta agilis: testing Darwin's fecundity-advantage hypothesis Journal of Evolutionary Biology 28, 3: 613-629.
Roitberg E. S., Kuranova V. N., Bulakhova N. A., Orlova V. F., Eplanova G.V., Zinenko O. I., Shamgunova R.R., Hofmann S., Yakovlev V. A. 2013. Variation of reproductive traits and female body size in the most widely-ranging reptile species: testing the effects of reproductive mode, lineage, and climate. Evolutionary Biology 40: 420-438.
Smirina E. M. & Roitberg E. S. 2012. On investigations of the reptilian growth in the directions suggested by A. M. Sergeev. Zoologichesky Zhurnal, 70, 4: 85-96.
Roitberg E. S., Orlova V. F., Kuranova V. N., Bulakhova N. A., Zinenko O. I., Ljubisavljevic K., Shamgunova R. R., Carretero M. A., Clasen A., Fokt M. & Böhme W. 2011. Inter-observer and intra-observer differences in measuring body length: a test in the common lizard, Zootoca vivipara. Amphibia-Reptilia 32: 477-484.
ROITBERG E. S. (2007). Variation in sexual size dimorphism within a widespread lizard species. In: Sex, Size, and Gender Roles:Evolutionary Studies of Sexual Size Dimorphism. Fairbairn D. G., Blanckenhorn W. U. & Szekely T. (Eds). Oxford University Press, New York, p. 143-153, 216-217.
ROITBERG E. S. (2006). Book Review: Lizard Social Behavior. Herpetological Review 37, 1: 122–123.
ROITBERG E. S. & SMIRINA E. M. (2006a). Age, body size and growth of Lacerta agilis boemica and L. strigata (Reptilia, Lacertidae): a comparative study of two closely related lizard species based on skeletochronology. Herpetological Journal, 16: 133–148.
ROITBERG E. S. & SMIRINA E. M. (2006b). Adult body length and sexual size dimorphism in Lacerta agilis boemica (Reptilia, Lacertidae): between-year and interlocality variation. In: Mainland and Insular Lizards. A Mediterranean Perspective (Corti, C., Lo Cascio, P., and Biaggini, M., eds). Florence University Press, Florence, 175–187.
ROITBERG E. S. & SMIRINA E. M. (2005). The relationship between body length and femur bone thickness in Lacerta agilis boemica and L. strigata. Implications for growth inferences from skeletochrono-logical data. In: Herpetologia Petropolitana. Ananjeva N. & Tsinenko O. (eds.). St. Petersburg, Societas Europaea Herpetologica, p. 298-300.
ROITBERG E. S., MAZANAEVA L. F., ILYINA E. V. & ORLOVA V. F. (2000). Die Echsen des Dagestans (Nordkaukasus, Russland): Artenliste und aktuelle Verbreitungsdaten (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae, Agamidae, Anguidae, Scincidae et Lacertidae) – Faunistische Abhandlungen, Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden, 22, 8: 97-118.
Darevsky I. S., Roitberg E. S. 1999. A new subspecies of Lacerta caucasica (Sauria, Lacertidae) from the south-east of Chechen Republic - Russian Journal of Herpetology, 6, 3: 209-214.
ROITBERG E. S. (1999a). Morphological differentiation between the nominative and Daghestanian forms of Lacerta caucasica (Sauria, Lacertidae) complex in their contact zone: sympatric populations of Daghestan and south-eastern Chechen Republic. – Russian Journal of Zoology, 3, 1: 43-52.
ROITBERG E. S. (1999b). Phenetic relationships between Lacerta caucasica, L. daghestanica and L. praticola (Reptilia, Lacertidae): a multivariate trend in external morphology - Natura Croatica, Zagreb, 8, 3: 189-200.
ROITBERG E. S. & ROSTOVA N. S. (1999). Correlations between meristic scale characters in Lacerta (Sauria): an analysis of the individual variability and population differentiation patterns. - 8th Ordinary General Meeting of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica, Irakleio, Greece, 6-10 September 1999. Programme & Abstracts: 131-133.
ROYTBERG E. S. & SMIRINA E. M. (1995). Age- and size composition of some populations of Lacerta agilis boemica and L. strigata (Sauria, Lacertidae) from eastern North Caucasus. - G.A.Llorente, M.A.Carretero, X.Santos (eds.). Scientia Herpetologica: 224-228.
FU J., DAREVSKY I. S., MACCULLOCH R.D., KUPRIYANOVA L. A., ROITBERG E. S., SOKOLOVA T. M. & MURPHY R. W. (1995). Genetic and morphological differentiation among Caucasian rock lizards of the Lacerta caucasica complex. - Russian Journal of Herpetology, 2, 1: 36-42.
ROYTBERG E. S. (1994a). A comparative study of intra- and inter-population variation in two sympatric lizards, Lacerta agilis boemica and L. strigata in Daghestan. - Russian Journal of Herpetology, 1, 1: 77-85.
ROITBERG E. S. (1994b). A morphological analysis of the Caucasian rock lizards, Lacerta caucasica caucasica and L. c. daghestanica from a contact zone. - Russian Journal of Herpetology, vol.1, N 2, 179-184.
ROYTBERG E. S. (1991). Variation of head shield pattern in lizards of the genus Lacerta. (Sauria, Lacertidae): trends and constraints. - Zoologichesky Zhurnal, 1991, 70, 4: 85-96 (Russian, with English summary).
ROYTBERG E. S. (1987). Discrete variants of scutellation in the lizards Lacerta agilis and L. strigata from Daghestan. - Proceedings of the Zoological Institute, Leningrad, 158: 131-138 [Russian, with English summary].
ROYTBERG E. S. (1982). Evaluation of the possibility of hybridization between Lacerta agilis and L.strigata (Sauria, Lacertidae) in Daghestan. - Zoologichesky Zhurnal, 61, 2: 249-253. [Russian, with English summary]
Research field: Experimental Animal Psychology
ROITBERG E. & FRANZ H. (2004). Oddity learning by African dwarf goats (Capra hircus) - Animal Cognition, 7, 1: 61-67.
FRANZ H., ROITBERG E., LÖHRKE B., NÜRNBERG G., DIETL G. & KINZELBACH R. (2002). Visual discrimination learning of group housed goats at an automated learning device - Arch. Tierz., Dummerstorf, 45, 4: 387-401.
FRANZ H., ROITBERG E. (2001). Ein Vergleich des Lernerfolges von Zwergziegen bei simultaner Zweifach- oder Vierfachwahlmöglichkeit in visuellen Differenzierungsaufgaben - Arch. Tierz., Dummerstorf, 44, 6: 11-19.
