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Thermal physiology of Amazonian lizards (Reptilia: Squamata)
Diele-Viegas, Luisa Maria; Vitt, Laurie Joseph; Sinervo, Barry R.; Colli, Guarino R.; Werneck, F. P.; Miles, Donald B.; Magnusson, William ErnestWe 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 thermal-performance curves (TPC’s) for 27 species from nine sites in the Brazilian Amazonia. We tested for phylogenetic signal and pairwise correlations among therm...
Patterns, mechanisms and genetics of speciation in reptiles and amphibians
Wollenberg Valero, Katharina C.; Marshall, Jonathon C.; Bastiaans, Elizabeth; Caccone, Adalgisa; Camargo, Arley; Morando, Mariana M.In this contribution, the aspects of reptile and amphibian speciation that emerged from research performed over the past decade are reviewed. First, this study assesses how patterns and processes of speciation depend on knowing the taxonomy of the group in question, and discuss how integrative taxonomy has contributed to speciation research in these groups. This study then reviews the research on different aspe...