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Life‐history differences across latitude in common side‐blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana) by Smith, Geoffrey D., Zani, Peter A., French, Susannah S.

“…Life‐history strategies are known to shift with latitude in many species. While life‐history variation related to body size, reproductive investment, and…”
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What does the scientific community owe future generations of biologists? Biology in the era following centuries-long anthropogenic change by Zani, Peter A

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Climate Change Trade‐Offs in the Side‐Blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana): Effects of Growing‐Season Length and Mild Temperatures on Winter Survival by Zani, Peter A.

“…An expanding body of literature has demonstrated that global climate change continues to adversely affect many populations, species, and ecosystems. However,…”
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Lower-level predictors and behavioral correlates of maximal aerobic capacity and sprint speed among individual lizards by Albuquerque, Ralph L, Zani, Peter A, Garland, Theodore

“…The standard paradigm of organismal biology views lower-level traits (e.g. aspects of physiology) as determining organismal performance ability (e.g. maximal…”
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Effects of night-time warming on temperate ectotherm reproduction: potential fitness benefits of climate change for side-blotched lizards by Clarke, Donald N, Zani, Peter A

“…Temperate ectotherms, especially those at higher latitudes, are expected to benefit from climate warming, but few data yet exist to verify this prediction…”
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Integrative Biology of Tail Autotomy in Lizards by Higham, Timothy E., Russell, Anthony P., Zani, Peter A.

“…Self-amputation (autotomy) of the tail is essential for the survival of many lizards. Accordingly, it has garnered the attention of scientists for more than…”
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The Role of Habitat Shift in the Evolution of Lizard Morphology: Evidence from Tropical Tropidurus by Vitt, Laurie J., Caldwell, Janalee P., Zani, Peter A., Titus, Tom A.

“…We compared morphology of two geographically close populations of the tropical lizard Tropidurus hispidus to test the hypothesis that habitat structure…”
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Lack of supercooling evolution related to winter severity in a lizard by Michels-Boyce, Madeline, Zani, Peter A.

“…As organisms move into higher latitudes, they may evolve physiological mechanisms to survive in harsher climates. One such mechanism is supercooling, the…”
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Low metabolic cost of locomotion in ornate box turtles, Terrapene ornata by Zani, Peter A, Kram, Rodger

“…Evolution has produced a wide range of body plans, but for a given body mass, the energetic cost of transport (COT) of terrestrial animals falls in a…”
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ADAPTATION TO TEMPERATE CLIMATES by Bradshaw, William E, Zani, Peter A, Holzapfel, Christina M

“…Only model organisms live in a world of endless summer. Fitness at temperate latitudes reflects the ability of organisms in nature to exploit the favorable…”
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Geographic variation in lizard hind-limb morphology in relation to predation: no evidence for an evolutionary basis by Bula, Patrick A, Wright, Laura K, Zani, Peter A

“…Question: Do populations of side-blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana) have longer hind limbs when exposed to greater potential predation? If so, is the pattern…”
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Glycogen, not dehydration or lipids, limits winter survival of side-blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana) by Zani, Peter A, Irwin, Jason T, Rollyson, Mary E, Counihan, Jessica L, Healas, Sara D, Lloyd, Emily K, Kojanis, Lee C, Fried, Bernard, Sherma, Joseph

“…Climate change is causing winters to become milder (less cold and shorter). Recent studies of overwintering ectotherms have suggested that warmer winters…”
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The Effects of Climate Modes on Growing-Season Length and Timing of Reproduction in the Pacific Northwest as Revealed by Biophysical Modeling of Lizards by Zani, Peter A, Rollyson, Mary E

“…The effects of climate change on environments are increasingly obvious and are leading to stronger and more varied biological responses as organisms…”
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Geographic Variation of Movement and Display Behavior of Side-blotched Lizards (Uta stansburiana) Related to Predation Environment by Zani, Peter A, Tillman, Jennifer L, Scoular, Katelyn M

“…Animals in high predation environments tend to react to predators more quickly and effectively compared to animals in low predation environments. Because…”
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Giant Galapagos tortoises walk without inverted pendulum mechanical-energy exchange by Zani, Peter A, Gottschall, Jinger S, Kram, Rodger

“…Animals must perform mechanical work during walking, but most conserve substantial mechanical energy via an inverted-pendulum-like mechanism of energy recovery…”
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Multiyear Home-Range Ecology of Common Side-blotched Lizards in Eastern Oregon with Additional Analysis of Geographic Variation in Home-range Size by Scoular, Katelyn M, Caffry, William C, Tillman, Jennifer L, Finan, Elizabeth S, Schwartz, Sarah K, Sinervo, Barry, Zani, Peter A

“…We studied the spatial ecology of Common Side-blotched Lizards (Uta stansburiana) in the northern Great Basin desert of eastern Oregon. Over 3 yr (2007–2009)…”
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A Comparison of Evolutionary Radiations in Mainland and Caribbean Anolis Lizards by Irschick, Duncan J., Vitt, Laurie J., Zani, Peter A., Losos, Jonathan B.

“…Comparisons between closely related radiations in different environments provide a unique window into understanding how abiotic and biotic factors shape…”
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Effects of Reproductive Burden on Endurance Performance in Side-Blotched Lizards (Uta Stansburiana) by Zani, Peter A, Neuhaus, Ryan A, Jones, Trevor D, Milgrom, Jonathan E

“…Reproduction can impose “costs” associated with the burden of carrying developing embryos or eggs. Numerous studies using squamate reptiles have documented a…”
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Life-History Strategies Near the Limits of Persistence: Winter Survivorship and Spring Reproduction in the Common Side-Blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana) in Eastern Oregon by Zani, Peter A

“…Ectotherms from high latitudes experience a reduction in the length of their seasonal activity period, which may have consequences for life-history strategies…”
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Geographic variation in tolerance of transient thermal stress in the mosquito Wyeomyia smithii by Zani, P.A, Swanson, S.E.T, Corbin, D, Cohnstaedt, L.W, Agotsch, M.D, Bradshaw, W.E, Holzapfel, C.M

“…Environmental temperature can modify not only rates of ectotherm growth, development, and reproduction, but also, at the extremes, temperature can limit…”
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