Thermal trait variation is of fundamental importance to forecasting the impacts of
environmental change on lizard diversity. Here, we review the literature for patterns of …

Ectotherms that maintain thermal balance in the face of varying climates should be able to
colonise a wide range of habitats. In lizards, thermoregulation usually appears as a variety …

Behavior is one of the major architects of evolution: by behaviorally modifying how they
interact with their environments, organisms can influence natural selection, amplifying it in …

Extreme events such as heat waves have increased in frequency and duration over the last
decades. Under future climate scenarios, these discrete climatic events are expected to …

The classic cost-benefit model of ectothermic thermoregulation compares energetic costs
and benefits, providing a critical framework for understanding this process (Huey and …

Bergmann's Rule predicts larger body sizes in colder habitats, increasing organisms' ability
to conserve heat. Originally formulated for endotherms, it is controversial whether …

The hypothesis that low skin reflectance (melanism) provides an advantage for
thermoregulation under cold conditions has received mixed support in ectothermic …

Heatwaves have increased in intensity, duration and frequency over the last decades due to
climate change. Intertidal species, living in a highly variable environment, are likely to be …

In the past decade, snake fungal disease (SFD) has been identified as an emerging threat to
snake populations throughout the eastern USA. Snake fungal disease is caused by the …

Ectotherms can attain preferred body temperatures by selecting specific temperature
microhabitats within a varied thermal environment. The side‐blotched lizard, Uta …