▪ Abstract Evolutionary physiology represents an explicit fusion of two complementary
approaches: evolution and physiology. Stimulated by four major intellectual and …

Thermal and water balance are coupled in anurans, and species with particularly permeable
skin avoid overheating more effectively than minimizing variance of body temperature. In …

The fundamental niche can be viewed as the set of conditions and resources that allow a
given organism to survive and reproduce in the absence of biotic interactions. Quantitative …

Zoogeographical effects on the basal metabolic rate (BMR) of 487 mammal species were
analyzed using conventional and phylogenetically independent ANCOVA. Minimal BMR …

Geckos are the only major lizard group consisting mostly of nocturnal species. Nocturnality
is presumed to have evolved early in gecko evolution and geckos possess numerous …

Microevolutionary studies often find that complex quantitative characters are highly
evolvable and adapted to the local environment, while macroevolutionary studies often …

The proximal mechanisms determining social dominance are not well understood. We used
the highly territorial lizard A. cristatellus to test two main hypotheses:(1) that male social …

Many animals are active only during a particular time (eg, day vs. night), a partitioning that
may have important consequences for species coexistence. An open question is the extent …

Current paradigms relating to reptilian temperature regulation are derived almost entirely
from data on diurnally active species, although many reptile species are nocturnal. We …

To study the correlated evolution of locomotor behavior and exercise physiology, we
conducted an artificial selection experiment. From the outbred Hsd: ICR strain of Mus …