Publications
2010
Angilletta, M. J., B. S. Cooper, M. S.
Schuler, and J. G. Boyles. 2009. The
evolution of thermal physiology in
endotherms. Frontiers in Bioscience
14: in press.

Angilletta, M. J., R. B. Huey, and M. R. Frazier. 2010. Thermodynamic
effects on organismal performance: is hotter
better? Physiological and Biochemical
Zoology
83: in press.

Oufiero, C. E. and M. J.
Angilletta. 2010. Energetics of lizard
embryos at fluctuating temperatures. Physiological and Biochemical
Zoology
83: in press.

2009
Angilletta, M. J. 2009. Thermal
Adaptation: A Theoretical and Empirical
Synthesis. Oxford University Press,
Oxford.
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Angilletta, M. J. 2009. Looking for answers
to questions about heat stress: researchers
are getting warmer [Guest Editorial]. Functional Ecology
23: 231-232.

Angilletta, M. J., M. W. Sears, and R. M.
Pringle. 2009. The spatial dynamics of
nesting behavior: lizards shift
microhabitats to construct nests with
beneficial thermal properties. Ecology
90: 2933-2939.

Mitchell, W. A. and M. J. Angilletta. 2009. Thermal games:
frequency-dependent models of thermal
adaptation. Functional Ecology 23:
510-520.

2008
Angilletta, M. J., A. Steel, K. Bartz, J. G.
Kingsolver, M. Scheuerell, B. Beckman, and
L. Crozier. 2008. Big dams and salmon
evolution: changes in thermal regimes and
their potential evolutionary consequences.
Evolutionary Applications 1: 286-299.
Angilletta, M. J. T. C. Roth, R. S. Wilson,
A. C. Niehaus, and P. L. Ribeiro. 2008. The
fast and the fractalous: speed and
tortuosity trade off in running ants.
Functional Ecology 22: 78-83.

Bywater,
C. L., M. J. Angilletta, and R. S. Wilson.
2008. Weapon size is a reliable indicator of
strength and social dominance in female slender crayfish (Cherax
dispar). Functional Ecology 22:
311-316.

Cooper,
B. S., B. H. Williams, and M. J. Angilletta.
2008. Unifying indices of heat tolerance in
ectotherms. Journal of Thermal Biology
33: 320-323.

Niewiarowski, P. H. and M. J. Angilletta.
2008. Countergradient variation in embryonic
growth and development: do embryonic and
juvenile performances trade off?
Functional Ecology 22: 895-901.

2007
Angilletta, M. J., R. S. Wilson, A. C.
Niehaus, M. W. Sears, C. A. Navas, and P. L.
Ribeiro. 2007. Urban physiology: city ants
possess high heat tolerance. PLoS ONE
2: e258.
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Natural History.
Oufiero,
C. E., A. Smith, and M. J. Angilletta. 2007.
The importance of energetic versus pelvic
constraints on reproductive allocation in
the eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus
undulatus). Biological Journal of
the Linnean Society 91: 513-521.

Storm, M.
A. and M. J. Angilletta. 2007. Rapid
assimilation of yolk enhances growth and
development of lizard embryos from a cold
environment. Journal of Experimental
Biology 210: 3415-3421.

Wilson,
R. S., M. J. Angilletta, R. S. James, C. A.
Navas, and F. Seebacher. 2007. Dishonest
signals of strength in male slender crayfish
(Cherax dispar) during agonistic
encounters. The American Naturalist
170: 284-291.
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2006
Angilletta, M. J. 2006. Estimating and
comparing thermal performance curves.
Journal of Thermal Biology 31: 541-545.

Angilletta, M. J., C. E. Oufiero, and A. D.
Leaché. 2006. Direct and indirect effects of
environmental temperature on the evolution
of reproductive strategies: an
information-theoretic approach. The
American Naturalist
168: 123-135.

Angilletta, M. J., V. Lee and A. C. Silva.
2006. Energetics of lizard embryos are not
canalized by thermal acclimation.
Physiological and Biochemical Zoology
79: 573-580.

Angilletta, M. J., A. F. Bennett, H.
Guderley, C. A. Navas, F. Seebacher, and R.
S. Wilson. 2006. Coadaptation: a unifying
principle in evolutionary thermal biology.
Physiological and Biochemical Zoology
79: 282-294.
Oufiero,
C. E. and M. J. Angilletta. 2006. Convergent
evolution of growth and development in
lizard embryos. Evolution 60:
1066-1075.

2005
Angilletta, M. J., C. E. Oufiero, and M. W.
Sears. 2005. Thermal adaptation of maternal
and embryonic phenotypes in a geographically
widespread lizard. Pp. 258-266 in
S. Morris and A. Vosloo, eds. Animals
and Environments. Elsevier Press.
McLean,
M. A., M. J. Angilletta, and K. Williams.
2005. If you can’t stand the heat, stay out
of the city: thermal reactions norms of
chitinolytic fungi in an urban heat island.
Journal of Thermal Biology 30:
384-391.
2004
Angilletta, M. J. and M. W. Sears. 2004.
Evolution of thermal reaction norms for
growth rate and body size in ectotherms: an
introduction to the symposium.
Integrative and Comparative Biology 44:
401-402.

Angilletta, M. J., T. D. Steury, and M. W.
Sears. 2004. Temperature, growth rate, and
body size in ectotherms: fitting pieces of a
life-history puzzle. Integrative and
Comparative Biology 44: 498-509.
Angilletta, M. J., P. H. Niewiarowski, A. E.
Dunham, A. D. Leaché, and W. P. Porter.
2004. Bergmann’s clines in ectotherms:
illustrating a life-historical perspective
with sceloporine lizards. The American
Naturalist 164: E168-E183.

Niewiarowski, P. H., M. J. Angilletta, and
A. D. Leaché. 2004. Phylogenetic comparative
analysis of life-history variation among
populations of the lizard Sceloporus
undulatus: an example and prognosis.
Evolution 58: 619-633.

Sears, M.
W. and M. J. Angilletta. 2004. Body size
clines in Sceloporus lizards: proximate
mechanisms and demographic constraints.
Integrative and Comparative Biology 44:
433-442.

2003
Angilletta, M. J. and A. E. Dunham. 2003.
The temperature-size rule in ectotherms:
simple evolutionary explanations may not be
general. The American Naturalist
162: 332-342.

Angilletta, M. J. and A. Krochmal. 2003. The
Thermochron: a truly miniature and
inexpensive temperature-logger.
Herpetological Review 34: 31-32.

Angilletta, M. J. and M. W. Sears. 2003. Is
parental care the key to understanding
endothermy in birds and mammals? The
American Naturalist 162: 821-825.

Angilletta, M. J., R. S. Wilson, C. A.
Navas, and R. S. James. 2003. Tradeoffs and
the evolution of thermal reaction norms.
Trends in Ecology and Evolution 18:
234-240.

Sears, M.
W. and M. J. Angilletta. 2003. Life history
variation in the sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus
graciosus): phenotypic plasticity or
local adaptation? Ecology 84:
1624-1634.

2002
Angilletta, M. J., T. Hill, and M. A.
Robson. 2002. Is physiological performance
optimized by thermoregulatory behavior? A
case study of the eastern fence lizard,
Sceloporus undulatus. Journal of
Thermal Biology 27: 203-208.

Angilletta, M. J., P. H. Niewiarowski, and
C. A. Navas. 2002. The evolution of thermal
physiology in ectotherms. Journal of
Thermal Biology 27: 249-268.

2001
Angilletta, M. J. 2001. Thermal and
physiological constraints on energy
assimilation in a widespread lizard (Sceloporus
undulatus). Ecology 82:
3044-3056.
Angilletta, M. J. 2001. Variation in
metabolic rate between populations of a
geographically widespread lizard.
Physiological and Biochemical Zoology
74: 11-21.
Angilletta, M. J., M. W. Sears, and R. S.
Winters. 2001. Seasonal variation in
reproductive effort and its consequences for
offspring size in the lizard Sceloporus
undulatus. Herpetologica 57:
365-375.
2000
Angilletta, M. J. and M. W. Sears. 2000. The
metabolic cost of reproduction in an
oviparous lizard. Functional Ecology
14: 39-45.

Angilletta, M. J., R. S. Winters, and A. E.
Dunham. 2000. Thermal effects on the
energetics of lizard embryos: implications
for hatchling phenotypes. Ecology
81: 2957-2968.

1999
Angilletta, M. J. 1999. Estimating body
composition of lizards from total-body
electrical conductivity and total-body
water. Copeia 1999: 587-595.

Angilletta, M. J. 1999. Estimating egg mass
in lizards using X-radiography.
Herpetological Review 30: 155-156.
Angilletta, M. J., L. G. Montgomery, and Y.
L. Werner. 1999. Temperature preference in
geckos: diel variation in juveniles and
adults. Herpetologica 55: 212-222.

1994-1998
Angilletta, M. J. and Y. L. Werner. 1998.
Australian geckos do not display diel
variation in thermoregulatory behavior.
Copeia 1998: 736-742.
Angilletta, M. J. 1994. Sedentary behavior
by green mambas, Dendroaspis angusticeps.
Herpetological Natural History 2:
105-111.
