Behavior beyond physiological limits
How behavioral innovation allowed green anoles to expand their range poleward, beyond what their physiology would predict.
How do organisms cope with and adapt to their thermal environments? Anolis lizards Biophysical modeling
The question
Can behavior let ectotherms persist in climates their physiology alone should not allow? Green anoles (Anolis carolinensis) offer a test: a tropical lineage that has spread far north into temperate North America.
Approach
To be completed.
Outputs
- Garcia-Costoya et al. Behavioral innovation enabled the poleward range expansion of a tropical ectotherm beyond its physiological limits. In review. · On publications page