Search Results - "Cruz, Felix B."

Thermo-physiological changes and reproductive investment in a liolaemid lizard at the extreme of the slow-fast continuum by Stellatelli, Oscar A, Bonavita, Mauro I, Victorel, Candela, Gómez Alés, Rodrigo, Moreno Azócar, Débora L, Block, Carolina, Cruz, Félix B

“…Gravid female lizards often experience reduced thermal preferences and impaired locomotor performance. These changes have been attributed to the physical…”
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Chasing the Patagonian sun: comparative thermal biology of Liolaemus lizards by Azócar, Débora Lina Moreno, Vanhooydonck, Bieke, Bonino, Marcelo F., Perotti, M. Gabriela, Abdala, Cristian S., Schulte, James A., Cruz, Félix B.

“…The importance of the thermal environment for ectotherms and its relationship with thermal physiology and ecology is widely recognized. Several models have…”
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The influence of temperature seasonality on elevational range size across latitude: a test using Liolaemus lizards by Sheldon, Kimberly S., Leaché, Adam D., Cruz, Félix B.

“…Aim: Identifying factors that limit species distributions is a fundamental question in ecology with implications for understanding global biodiversity patterns…”
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Climate change and lizards: changing species' geographic ranges in Patagonia by Bonino, Marcelo F., Moreno Azócar, Débora L., Schulte, James A., Cruz, Félix B.

“…Ectothermic organisms strongly depend on temperature, making them an excellent model to study the impact of global climatic change (GCC). Under global warming,…”
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Behavioral compensation buffers body temperatures of two Liolaemus lizards under contrasting environments from the temperate Pampas: a Bogert effect? by Stellatelli, Oscar A., Block, Carolina, Villalba, Agustina, Vega, Laura E., Dajil, Juan E., Cruz, Félix B.

“…Postural adjustments and microhabitat selection are two behavioral mechanisms that lizards extensively use to regulate their body temperatures. The Bogert…”
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Anuran forelimb muscle tendinous structures and their relationship with locomotor modes and habitat use by Oliveira-Lagoa, Silvia De, Cruz, Felix B, Azocar, Debora L. Moreno, Lavilla, Esteban O, Abdala, Virginia

“…The interaction between organisms and their environment is central in functional morphology. Differences in habitat usage may imply divergent morphology of…”
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Thermal sensitivity of cold climate lizards and the importance of distributional ranges by Bonino, Marcelo F., Moreno Azócar, Débora L., Schulte, James A., Abdala, Cristian S., Cruz, Félix B.

“…One of the fundamental goals in macroecology is to understand the relationship among species’ geographic ranges, ecophysiology, and climate; however, the…”
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Refuge Use in a Patagonian Nocturnal Lizard, Homonota darwini: The Role of Temperature by Aguilar, Rocío, Cruz, Félix B

“…The thermal quality of diurnal refuges is important to the performance and survival of nocturnal reptiles. We studied refuge use on both slopes of an…”
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Effects of different substrates on the sprint performance of lizards by Tulli, Maria Jose, Abdala, Virginia, Cruz, Felix B

“…The variation in substrate structure is one of the most important determinants of the locomotor abilities of lizards. Lizards are found across a range of…”
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Drivers and patterns of bite force evolution in liolaemid lizards by Cruz, Félix B, Moreno Azocar, Débora Lina, Vanhooydonck, Bieke, Schulte, James A, Abdala, Cristian S, Herrel, Anthony

“…Abstract Phenotypic variation is the result of selection on traits that are relevant in a given ecological context. Phylogenetic history, genetic drift, and…”
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Translating niche features: Modelling differential exposure of Argentine reptiles to global climate change by Nori, Javier, Moreno Azócar, Débora L., Cruz, Felix B., Bonino, Marcelo F., Leynaud, Gerardo C.

“…Global climate change affects the distributions of ectotherms and may be the cause of several conservation problems, such as great displacement of climatic…”
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Are the number and size of scales in Liolaemus lizards driven by climate? by TULLI, María José, CRUZ, Félix B.

“…Ectothermic vertebrates are sensitive to thermal fluctuations in the environments where they occur. To buffer these fluctuations, ectotherms use different…”
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Sex-specific evolution of bite performance in Liolaemus lizards (Iguania: Liolaemidae): the battle of the sexes by VANHOOYDONCK, BIEKE, CRUZ, FELIX B, ABDALA, CRISTIAN S, AZÓCAR, DÉBORA L. MORENO, BONINO, MARCELO F, HERREL, ANTHONY

“…Although differential selective pressures on males and females of the same species may result in sex-specific evolutionary trajectories, comparative studies of…”
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When a general morphology allows many habitat uses by TULLI, María J., CRUZ, Félix B., KOHLSDORF, Tiana, ABDALA, Virginia

“…During the last decades the study of functional morphology received more attention incorporating more detailed data corresponding to the internal anatomy that…”
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Influence of temperature variation on incubation period, hatching success, sex ratio, and phenotypes in Caiman latirostris by Simoncini, Melina S., Leiva, Pamela M.L., Piña, Carlos I., Cruz, Felix B.

“…Temperature is crucial for reptiles, also during embryonic development, particularly for species with temperature‐dependent sex determination. Under natural…”
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Effects on the thermoregulatory efficiency of two native lizards as a consequence of the habitat modification by the introduction of the exotic tree Acacia longifolia by Stellatelli, Oscar A., Vega, Laura E., Block, Carolina, Cruz, Félix B.

“…Habitat modification alters several aspects of the original fauna, among them the opportunity for thermoregulation. Here, we studied the thermal biology of…”
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Thermal biology of Phymaturus lizards: evolutionary constraints or lack of environmental variation? by Cruz, Felix B., Belver, Luciana, Acosta, Juan C., Villavicencio, Héctor J., Blanco, Graciela, Cánovas, Maria G.

“…Several aspects of the biology of Phymaturus lizards including their herbivorous diet, specialized microhabitat use, and viviparous reproductive mode are…”
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Sexual size dimorphism and allometry in Liolaemus of the L. laurenti group (Sauria: Liolaemidae): Morphologic lability in a clade of lizards with different reproductive modes by Cabrera, María P., Scrocchi, Gustavo J., Cruz, Félix B.

“…Sexual size dimorphism is a common aspect in animals and different hypotheses to this regard were generated. Additionally, Rensch's rule is an empirical…”
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Energetics in Liolaemini lizards: implications of a small body size and ecological conservatism by Cruz, Félix B, Antenucci, Daniel, Luna, Facundo, Abdala, Cristian S, Vega, Laura E

“…Liolaemini lizards occur in southern South America in a variety of dietary habits across a broad latitudinal and altitudinal distribution. We studied standard…”
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Anatomy of the Crus and Pes of Neotropical Iguanian Lizards in Relation to Habitat use and Digitally Based Grasping Capabilities by Abdala, Virginia, Tulli, María José, Russell, Anthony P., Powell, George L., Cruz, Félix B.

“…ABSTRACT Ecomorphological studies of lizards have explored the role of various morphological traits and how these may be associated with, among other things,…”
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