Search Results - "Litmer, Allison R."
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Latitudinal gradients in sexual dimorphism: Alternative hypotheses for variation in male traits
Published in Ecology and evolution (01-12-2021)“…Biological patterns across latitudinal gradients elucidate a number of striking natural clines from which numerous processes can be further explored. The…”
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Cycling temperature treatments affect estimates of digestive performance in prairie lizards (Sceloporus consobrinus)
Published in Journal of experimental biology (15-02-2024)“…In nature, many organisms experience a daily range of body temperatures. Thermal performance at stable temperatures is often extrapolated to predict function…”
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Thermal sensitivity of digestion in Sceloporus consobrinus, with comments on geographic variation
Published in Journal of thermal biology (01-02-2024)“…Individual variation in energetics, environment, and genetics can influence population-level processes. However, it is often assumed that locally measured…”
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Critical thermal tolerance of invasion: Comparative niche breadth of two invasive lizards
Published in Journal of thermal biology (01-12-2019)“…Understanding the evolution of thermal tolerance in ectotherms is particularly important given the current period of rapid change in the environment and…”
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Balancing Act: an Interdisciplinary Exploration of Trade-offs in Reproducing Females
Published in Integrative and comparative biology (09-07-2024)“…Trade-offs resulting from the high demand of offspring production are a central focus of many subdisciplines within the field of biology. Yet, despite the…”
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Neutrophil: Lymphocyte Ratios as a Measure of Chronic Stress in Populations of the Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) across a Habitat Quality Gradient
Published in Copeia (01-07-2020)“…Amphibians are currently facing widespread population declines, primarily due to the introduction of anthropogenic stressors, which have the potential to alter…”
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Neutrophil: Lymphocyte Ratios as a Measure of Chronic Stress in Populations of the Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) Across a Habitat Quality Gradient
Published 01-01-2018“…Amphibians are currently facing widespread population declines, primarily due to the introduction of anthropogenic stressors. Anthropogenic stressors have the…”
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