The biogeography of warming tolerance in lizards
Aim Many ectotherms are at risk from climate change as temperatures are increasingly
exceeding their thermal limits. Many evaluations of the vulnerability of ectotherms to climate …
exceeding their thermal limits. Many evaluations of the vulnerability of ectotherms to climate …
Why tropical forest lizards are vulnerable to climate warming
RB Huey, CA Deutsch… - … of the Royal …, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Biological impacts of climate warming are predicted to increase with latitude, paralleling
increases in warming. However, the magnitude of impacts depends not only on the degree …
increases in warming. However, the magnitude of impacts depends not only on the degree …
Thermal sensitivity of cold climate lizards and the importance of distributional ranges
MF Bonino, DLM Azócar, JA Schulte II, CS Abdala… - Zoology, 2015 - Elsevier
One of the fundamental goals in macroecology is to understand the relationship among
species' geographic ranges, ecophysiology, and climate; however, the mechanisms …
species' geographic ranges, ecophysiology, and climate; however, the mechanisms …
Are lizards feeling the heat? A tale of ecology and evolution under two temperatures
Aim Temperature influences most components of animal ecology and life history–but what
kind of temperature? Physiologists usually examine the influence of body temperatures …
kind of temperature? Physiologists usually examine the influence of body temperatures …
Geographic variation in vulnerability to climate warming in a tropical Caribbean lizard
AR Gunderson, M Leal - Functional Ecology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Rising global temperatures are predicted to impact organisms in diverse ways. For
ectotherms, recent broad‐scale analyses have predicted global patterns of vulnerability to …
ectotherms, recent broad‐scale analyses have predicted global patterns of vulnerability to …
Intraspecific variation in lizard heat tolerance alters estimates of climate impact
S Herrando‐Pérez, F Ferri‐Yáñez… - Journal of Animal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Research addressing the effects of global warming on the distribution and persistence of
species generally assumes that population variation in thermal tolerance is spatially …
species generally assumes that population variation in thermal tolerance is spatially …
Extinction risks forced by climatic change and intraspecific variation in the thermal physiology of a tropical lizard
E Pontes-da-Silva, WE Magnusson, B Sinervo… - Journal of thermal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Temperature increases can impact biodiversity and predicting their effects is one of the main
challenges facing global climate-change research. Ectotherms are sensitive to temperature …
challenges facing global climate-change research. Ectotherms are sensitive to temperature …
Conservatism of lizard thermal tolerances and body temperatures across evolutionary history and geography
JW Grigg, LB Buckley - Biology letters, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Species may exhibit similar thermal tolerances via either common ancestry or environmental
filtering and local adaptation, if the species inhabit similar environments. We ask whether …
filtering and local adaptation, if the species inhabit similar environments. We ask whether …
The multidimensional (and contrasting) effects of environmental warming on a group of montane tropical lizards
Mountains are cradles for biodiversity and crucibles for climate‐driven species loss,
particularly for tropical ectotherms. Constriction on activity and amplified heat stress are two …
particularly for tropical ectotherms. Constriction on activity and amplified heat stress are two …
Temperate and tropical lizards are vulnerable to climate warming due to increased water loss and heat stress
C Mi, L Ma, Y Wang, D Wu… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Climate warming has imposed profound impacts on species globally. Understanding the
vulnerabilities of species from different latitudinal regions to warming climates is critical for …
vulnerabilities of species from different latitudinal regions to warming climates is critical for …