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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.     Click here to Purchase / Read a review in TREE / Read a review in QRB

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.     Featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and 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.     Featured in Science News.

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.  

  

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