Search Results - "Méndez‐de‐la‐Cruz, Fausto R."

Estimating the temporal and spatial extent of gene flow among sympatric lizard populations (genus Sceloporus) in the southern Mexican highlands by Grummer, Jared A., Calderón-Espinosa, Martha L., Nieto-Montes de Oca, Adrián, Smith, Eric N., Méndez-de la Cruz, Fausto R., Leaché, Adam D.

“…Interspecific gene flow is pervasive throughout the tree of life. Although detecting gene flow between populations has been facilitated by new analytical…”
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Genetic variation and origin of parthenogenesis in the Aspidoscelis cozumela complex: evidence from mitochondrial genes by Manríquez-Morán, Norma L, Cruz, Fausto R Méndez-de la, Murphy, Robert W

“…Parthenogenesis is a form of clonal reproduction. Eggs develop in the absence of sperm and offspring are genetically identical to their mother. Although common…”
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Thermoregulatory strategies of three reclusive lizards (genus Xantusia) from the Baja California peninsula, Mexico, under current and future microenvironmental temperatures by Arenas‐Moreno, Diego M., Lara‐Resendiz, Rafael A., Domínguez‐Guerrero, Saúl F., Pérez‐Delgadillo, Ana G., Muñoz‐Nolasco, Francisco J., Galina‐Tessaro, Patricia, Méndez‐de la Cruz, Fausto R.

“…The thermal quality of the habitat is key for the regulation of body temperature in terrestrial ectotherms and, therefore, permits them to carry out their…”
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Exceptional parallelisms characterize the evolutionary transition to live birth in phrynosomatid lizards by Domínguez-Guerrero, Saúl F., Méndez-de la Cruz, Fausto R., Manríquez-Morán, Norma L., Olson, Mark E., Galina-Tessaro, Patricia, Arenas-Moreno, Diego M., Bautista- del Moral, Adán, Benítez-Villaseñor, Adriana, Gadsden, Héctor, Lara-Reséndiz, Rafael A., Maciel-Mata, Carlos A., Muñoz-Nolasco, Francisco J., Santos-Bibiano, Rufino, Valdez-Villavicencio, Jorge H., Woolrich-Piña, Guillermo A., Muñoz, Martha M.

“…Viviparity, an innovation enhancing maternal control over developing embryos, has evolved >150 times in vertebrates, and has been proposed as an adaptation to…”
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Inferring introgression using RADseq and DFOIL: Power and pitfalls revealed in a case study of spiny lizards (Sceloporus) by Lambert, Shea M., Streicher, Jeffrey W., Fisher‐Reid, M. Caitlin, Méndez de la Cruz, Fausto R., Martínez‐Méndez, Norberto, García-Vázquez, Uri Omar, Nieto Montes de Oca, Adrián, Wiens, John J.

“…Introgression is now commonly reported in studies across the Tree of Life, aided by recent advancements in data collection and analysis. Nevertheless,…”
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Reproductive Activity of Three Sympatric Viviparous Lizards at Omiltemi, Guerrero, Sierra Madre del Sur, Mexico by Ramírez-Pinilla, Martha P, Calderón-Espinosa, Martha L, Flores-Villela, Oscar, Muñoz-Alonso, Antonio, Méndez de la Cruz, Fausto R

“…We studied the reproductive characteristics of sympatric populations of Sceloporus formosus scitulus, Sceloporus omiltemanus (Phrynosomatidae), and Mesaspis…”
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Behavioral and physiological polymorphism in males of the austral lizard Liolaemus sarmientoi by Fernández, Jimena B., Bastiaans, Elizabeth, Medina, Marlin, Méndez De la Cruz, Fausto R., Sinervo, Barry R., Ibargüengoytía, Nora R.

“…Integrative behavioral studies show that the interplay between individual physiology and social behavior influences the ecology of the species, ultimately…”
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Demography of a Semelparous, High-Elevation Population of Sceloporus bicanthalis (Lacertilia: Phrynosomatidae) from the Nevado de Toluca Volcano, Mexico by Rodríguez-Romero, Felipe, Smith, Geoffrey R, Méndez-Sánchez, Fernando, Hernández-Gallegos, Oswaldo, Nava, Petra Sánchez, Méndez de la Cruz, Fausto R

“…We studied demography of a population of viviparous lizard, Sceloporus bicanthalis, from Nevado de Toluca Volcano, Mexico, using mark-recapture methods. Age…”
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Reptiles of Banco Chinchorro: Updated List, Life History Data, and Conservation by Charruau, Pierre, Díaz de la Vega Pérez, Aníbal H, de la Cruz, Fausto R. Méndez

“…One of the most useful strategies for biological conservation is the creation of protected natural areas. In addition, periodic updates of management plans are…”
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Environmental heterogeneity shapes physiological traits in tropical direct‐developing frogs by Percino‐Daniel, Ruth, Contreras López, José M., Téllez‐Valdés, Oswaldo, Méndez de la Cruz, Fausto R., Gonzalez‐Voyer, Alejandro, Piñero, Daniel

“…Tropical ectotherm species tend to have narrower physiological limits than species from temperate areas. As a consequence, tropical species are considered…”
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Maternal transmission of bacterial microbiota during embryonic development in a viviparous lizard by Montoya-Ciriaco, Nina, Hereira-Pacheco, Stephanie, Estrada-Torres, Arturo, Dendooven, Luc, Méndez de la Cruz, Fausto R, Gómez-Acata, Elizabeth Selene, Díaz de la Vega-Pérez, Aníbal H, Navarro-Noya, Yendi E

“…We investigated the presence and diversity of bacteria in the embryos of the viviparous lizard and their amniotic environment. We compared this diversity to…”
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Thermal physiology responds to interannual temperature shifts in a montane horned lizard, Phrynosoma orbiculare by Domínguez‐Guerrero, Saúl F., Bodensteiner, Brooke L., Pardo‐Ramírez, Alexis, Aguillón‐Gutierrez, David R., Méndez‐de la Cruz, Fausto R., Muñoz, Martha M.

“…As climate change marches on, rapidly rising temperatures shatter records every year, presenting ever‐growing physiological challenges to organisms worldwide…”
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Volcanic ash from Puyehue‐Cordón Caulle eruptions affects running performance and body condition of Phymaturus lizards in Patagonia, Argentina by Ibargüengoytía, Nora R., Cabezas‐Cartes, Facundo, Boretto, Jorgelina M., Piantoni, Carla, Kubisch, Erika L., Fernández, Mariela S., Lara‐Resendiz, Rafael A., Méndez‐de la Cruz, Fausto R., Scolaro, Alejandro, Sinervo, Barry

“…The Puyehue‐Cordón Caulle eruption of 4 June 2011 dispersed about 100 million tonnes of pyroclastic materials resulting in ash accumulations of 30 cm depth on…”
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Diversity and conservation of amphibians and reptiles of a protected and heavily disturbed forest of central Mexico by Ga-Pérez, Aníbal H Díaz de la V, Iménez-Arcos, Víctor H, Centenero-Alcalá, Eric, la Ruz, Fausto R Méndez-de, Ngo, Andre

“…The high loss rate of forest ecosystem by deforestation in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt is one of the principal ecological problems of central Mexico, even…”
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Taxonomic Assessment of the Subspecific Status of Phrynosoma orbiculare (Sauria: Phrynosomatidae) In the Southern Portion of Its Distribution by Barajas, Ruth Moreno, Rodríguez-Romero, Felipe, Rodríguez, Alma S. Velázquez, de la Cruz, Fausto R. Méndez

“…Phrynosoma orbiculare is an endemic species of lizards in Mexico and is distributed from the northern part of the country to the central highlands. This…”
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Living in the mountains: Thermal ecology and freezing tolerance of the lizard Abronia taeniata (Squamata: Anguidae) by Fierro-Estrada, Natalia, Méndez-de la Cruz, Fausto R., Tellez-Valdes, Oswaldo

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A revision of the Mexican Anolis (Reptilia, Squamata, Dactyloidae) from the Pacific versant west of the Isthmus de Tehuantepec in the states of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Puebla, with the description of six new species by Köhler, Gunther, Pérez, Raúl Gómez Trejo, Petersen, Claus Bo P, De La Cruz, Fausto R Méndez

“…We revise the species of anoles occurring along the Pacific versant of Mexico west of the Isthmus de Tehuantepec in the states of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Puebla…”
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Climate change and collapsing thermal niches of desert reptiles and amphibians: Assisted migration and acclimation rescue from extirpation by Sinervo, Barry, Lara Reséndiz, Rafael A., Miles, Donald B., Lovich, Jeffrey E., Rosen, Philip C., Gadsden, Héctor, Gaytán, Gamaliel Casteñada, Tessaro, Patricia Galina, Luja, Víctor H., Huey, Raymond B., Whipple, Amy, Cordero, Víctor Sánchez, Rohr, Jason B., Caetano, Gabriel, Santos, Juan C., Sites, Jack W., Méndez de la Cruz, Fausto R.

“…Recent climate change should result in expansion of species to northern or high elevation range margins, and contraction at southern and low elevation margins…”
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Seri Indian traditional knowledge and molecular biology agree: no express train for island-hopping spiny-tailed iguanas in the Sea of Cortés by Davy, Christina M, Méndez de la Cruz, Fausto R, Lathrop, Amy, Murphy, Robert W

“…Aim The role of human activities in species biogeography can be difficult to identify, but in some cases molecular techniques can be used to test hypotheses of…”
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Forest cover and geographical distance influence fine-scale genetic structure of leaf-toed geckos in the tropical dry forests of western Mexico by French, Connor M, Berezin, Casey-Tyler, Overcast, Isaac, Méndez De La Cruz, Fausto R, Basu, Saptarsi, Martínez Bernal, Roberto Lhemish, Murphy, Robert W, Hickerson, Michael J, Blair, Christopher

“…Abstract The biodiversity within tropical dry forests (TDFs) is astounding and yet poorly catalogued due to inadequate sampling and the presence of cryptic…”
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