Evolution of a Model System: New Insights from the Study of Anolis Lizards

MM Muñoz, LO Frishkoff, J Pruett… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Following decades of intensive study, Anolis lizards have emerged as a biological model
system. We review how new research on anoles has advanced our understanding of …

Nesting in Anolis Lizards: An Understudied Topic in a Well-Studied Clade

JE Pruett, JM Hall, S Tiatragul… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Maternal nesting behavior in oviparous species strongly influences the environmental
conditions their embryos experience during development. In turn, these early-life conditions …

A general framework for jointly modelling thermal and hydric constraints on developing eggs

MR Kearney, U Enriquez‐Urzelai - Methods in Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Eggs are a vulnerable stage because they are sensitive to thermal and hydric conditions
and yet cannot behaviourally avoid stressful environments. A general mechanistic model of …

Coexistence or extinction: Dynamics of multiple lizard species with competition, dispersal and intraguild predation

J Deng, H Shu, S Tang, L Wang, XS Wang - Journal of Mathematical …, 2024 - Springer
Biological invasions significantly impact native ecosystems, altering ecological processes
and community behaviors through predation and competition. The introduction of non-native …

Fluctuating environments hinder the ability of female lizards to choose suitable nest sites for their embryos

DA Warner, C Kelly, JE Pruett, A Fargevieille… - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2023 - Springer
Nesting behavior is an important part of reproduction that affects maternal fitness. Females
of most oviparous species choose microhabitats for nesting that have positive effects on …

Communal egg-laying by the Frontier Bow-fingered Gecko Altiphylax stoliczkai (Steindachner, 1867) in Ladakh, India

D Patel, C Ramesh, S Ghosal… - Journal of Threatened …, 2023 - threatenedtaxa.org
Communal egg-laying behaviour in the Frontier Bow-fingered Gecko Altiphylax stoliczkai
was investigated within Ladakh's Indian trans Himalayan region during the summer of 2019 …

Heat tolerance of reptile embryos in a changing world: Physiological mechanisms and ecological effects

JM Hall - 2020 - search.proquest.com
Aspects of global change (eg climate change, urbanization) create stressful thermal
environments that threaten biodiversity. Oviparous, non-avian reptiles have received …