How do lizard niches conserve, diverge or converge? Further exploration of saurian evolutionary ecology

Autor: Nicolás Pelegrin, Kirk O. Winemiller, Laurie J. Vitt, Daniel B. Fitzgerald, Eric R. Pianka

Publikováno v: BMC Ecology and Evolution, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)

Abstract Background Environmental conditions on Earth are repeated in non-random patterns that often coincide with species from different regions and time periods having consistent combinations of morphological, physiological and behavioral traits. O

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Not withering on the evolutionary vine: systematic revision of the Brown Vine Snake (Reptilia: Squamata: Oxybelis) from its northern distribution

Autor: Eric N. Smith, Sarah A. Orlofske, John C. Murphy, Laurie J. Vitt, Christopher Blair, Julie M. Ray, Robert C. Jadin, Michael J. Jowers, Gilson A. Rivas

Publikováno v: Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 20:723-746

The genus Oxybelis currently is composed of four taxa despite numerous studies suggesting and describing multiple taxa within the O. aeneus complex. Here, we utilize a multilocus molecular dataset (i.e., cyt b, ND4, 12S, 16S, cmos, PRLR, 3663 bp) to

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-020-00461-0

Population genetic structure and species delimitation of a widespread, Neotropical dwarf gecko

Autor: Laurie J. Vitt, Daniel P. Scantlebury, Anthony P. Russell, Guarino R. Colli, Timothy E. Higham, Tony Gamble, Brendan J. Pinto

Publikováno v: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 133:54-66

Amazonia harbors the greatest biological diversity on Earth. One trend that spans Amazonian taxa is that most taxonomic groups either exhibit broad geographic ranges or small restricted ranges. This is likely because many traits that determine a spec

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.12.029

Ecology of Alopoglossus angulatus and A. atriventris (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in western Amazonia

Autor: Laurie J. Vitt, Teresa Cristina S. Ávila-Pires, Maria Cristina Espósito, Shawn S. Sartorius, Peter A. Zani

Publikováno v: Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2007)

We studied the ecology of Alopoglossus angulatus and A. atriventris in western Amazonia. Both species are found in leaf litter of lowland tropical forest, but A. angulatus tends to be found near water whereas A. atriventris is found in terra firme fo

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Thermal physiology of Amazonian lizards (Reptilia: Squamata)

Autor: Emerson Pontes, Fernanda P. Werneck, Juan C. Santos, Teresa C. S. Avila-Pires, Laurie J. Vitt, Gabriel Henrique de Oliveira Caetano, Guarino R. Colli, Carla M. Sette, William E. Magnusson, Donald B. Miles, Barry Sinervo, Luisa Maria Diele-Viegas

Publikováno v: Repositório Institucional do INPA
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)
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PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 3, p e0192834 (2018)
PLoS ONE

We summarize thermal-biology data of 69 species of Amazonian lizards, including mode of thermoregulation and field-active body temperatures (Tb). We also provide new data on preferred temperatures (Tpref), voluntary and thermal-tolerance ranges, and

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