Testing video playback to lizards in the field

Video and computer technology have emerged as a powerful tool for controlling visual stimuli and investigating questions about perception in a variety of animal taxa, including spiders (Clark and Uetz, 1990, 1992, 1994), birds (Evans and Marler, 1991; Evans et al., 1993a, 1993b), lizards (Macedonia et al., 1994; Macedonia and Stamps, 1994), anuran amphibians (Roster et al. 1995), and teleost fishes (Rosenthal et al., 1996; Rowland et al., 1995a, 1995b). Video playback and computer animation of test stimuli afford several benefits over