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Untangling intra-and interspecific effects on body size clines reveals divergent processes structuring convergent patterns in Anolis lizards

Muñoz, Martha M.; Wegener, Johanna E.; Algar, Adam C. (2014)

Bergmann’s rule—the tendency for body size to increase in colder environments—remains controversial today, despite 150 years of research. Considerable debate has revolved around whether the rule applies within or among ...

Parallel behavioral divergence with macrohabitat in Anolis (Squamata: dactyloidae) lizards from the Dominican Republic

Boronow, Katherine E.; Shields, Ian H.; Muñoz, Martha M. (2018)

The ecomorph concept of the adaptive radiation of Caribbean anoles is characterized by a suite of behavioral, ecological, and morphological traits that are tightly linked to microhabitat use in lizards. However, most studies ...

Ecological opportunity from innovation, not islands, drove the anole lizard adaptive radiation

Burress, Edward D.; Muñoz, Martha M. (2022)

Islands are thought to facilitate adaptive radiation by providing release from competition and predation. Anole lizards are considered a classic example of this phenomenon: different ecological specialists ("ecomorphs") ...

The multidimensional (and contrasting) effects of environmental warming on a group of montane tropical lizards

Muñoz, Martha M.; Feeley, Kenneth J.; Martin, Patrick H.; Farallo, Vincent R. (2022)

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 key sources of warming-driven vulnerability ...