Thermoregulatory behavior varies with altitude and season in the sceloporine mesquite lizard

J Rivera-Rea, L Macotela, G Moreno-Rueda… - Journal of Thermal …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In ectothermic animals, body temperature is the most important factor affecting physiology
and behavior. Reptiles depend on environmental temperature to regulate their body …

High-mountain altitudinal gradient influences thermal ecology of the Mesquite Lizard (Sceloporus grammicus)

AH Díaz de la Vega-Pérez… - Canadian Journal of …, 2019‏ - cdnsciencepub.com
The thermal requirements of ectotherms may vary among species due to adaptation to
different thermal environments. Nevertheless, some of these requirements are evolutionarily …

Living on the edge: lower thermal quality but greater survival probability at a high altitude mountain for the mesquite lizard (Sceloporus grammicus)

MA Domínguez-Godoy, R Hudson… - Journal of Thermal …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
A 20-month recapture analysis of 1001 individually marked mesquite lizards (Sceloporus
grammicus) suggests that variation in thermal quality across three altitudes influences …

Thermoregulation in the lizard Psammodromus algirus along a 2200-m elevational gradient in Sierra Nevada (Spain)

FJ Zamora-Camacho, S Reguera… - International Journal of …, 2016‏ - Springer
Achieving optimal body temperature maximizes animal fitness. Since ambient temperature
may limit ectotherm thermal performance, it can be constrained in too cold or hot …

Fast and dark: The case of Mezquite lizards at extreme altitude

JC González-Morales, J Rivera-Rea… - Journal of Thermal …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Sprint speed is a major performance trait in animal fitness involved in esca** from
predators, obtaining food, and defending territory. Biotic and abiotic factors may influence …

Trade-off between thermal preference and sperm maturation in a montane lizard

RI Quintero-Pérez, FR Méndez-de la Cruz… - Journal of Thermal …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Temperature is a key abiotic factor that influences performance of several physiological traits
in ectotherms. Organisms regulate their body temperature within a range of temperatures to …

Fluctuating asymmetry and environmental stress in a reptile under different levels of anthropogenic disturbance

GN Castillo, CJ González-Rivas - Journal of Vertebrate Biology, 2023‏ - BioOne
In the Monte region of Argentina, the local population is causing severe habitat degradation
by extracting native vegetation and domestic animal grazing. To assess whether disturbed …

When things get hot: Thermoregulation behavior in the lizard Sceloporus aeneus at different thermal conditions

CA Rangel-Patiño, CA Mastachi-Loza, D Eifler… - Journal of Thermal …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Rising environmental temperatures have become a global threat for ectotherms, with the
increasing risk of overheating promoting population declines. Flexible thermoregulatory …

Comparative thermal ecology parameters of the mexican dusky rattlesnake (Crotalus triseriatus)

JL Jaramillo-Alba, AHD de la Vega… - Journal of Thermal …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Montane habitats exhibit a high degree of thermal heterogeneity, and thus provide
considerable thermoregulatory challenges for ectotherms. Comparative analyses provide an …

Lower predation with increasing altitude in the mesquite lizard Sceloporus grammicus

MA Domínguez-Godoy, JE Gómez-Campos… - Western North American …, 2020‏ - BioOne
We evaluated differential predation pressure on the lizard Sceloporus grammicus at 3
sampling sites along a high-mountain gradient, using 3 methods of assessment: attacks on …