Following on from the last Anolis Symposium, held at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens, Miami FL, from 17-18 March 2018, we solicited submissions for the next issue of the Anolis Newsletter. We now finally have them all together! The newsletter represents an informal forum for the presentation of data and discussion of theory relevant to anoles. It serves three functions: to allow investigators to inform others of their current and future research; to provide an outlet for speculation and theoretical musings perhaps inappropriate for publication in more formal venues; and to give an opportunity to present data and ideas that otherwise might never be distributed. As with previous newsletters, there is a general request that nothing said herein be quoted without the authors’ express permission.
Spanning 333 pages, including 47 separate articles, I can now bring you the Anolis Newsletter VII!
Click this link here to access a PDF copy.
As always, you can also find links to PDF’s of all editions of the Anolis Newsletters (1972-2019) at the dedicated page on the Losos Lab website:
https://sites.wustl.edu/losos/home/anolis-newsletters-2/
Here’s a rundown of the articles included in Edition VII:
Yasel U. Alfonso and Dennis D. Ávila
Ectoparasite-host relationships: a case study of Anolis lizard ecomorphs on southeastern Cuba
Yasel U. Alfonso, Javier Torre, and Daniel J. Paluh
The bizarre false-chameleons (clade Chamaeleolis, Anolis) from Cuba
Andrew C. Battles
How do anoles respond to urbanization? A summary of Ph.D. research on ecology and thermal biology in Anolis in Miami, FL
Winter A. Beckles
Variation in habitat lighting may mediate the persistence of dewlap color polymorphism
in South Florida bark anoles
Tom W. Brown
Conservation concerns for loyal lizards: Habitat specificity, site fidelity, a localised territory and in-situ growth rates for Anolis bicaorum (Squamata; Dactyloidae), endemic to Isla de Utila, Honduras
Stephanie L. Clements, Shantel Catania, and Christopher A. Searcy
Non-native species dominate herpetofaunal community patterns in both native and non-native habitat patches in urban Miami-Dade County
Rachel E. Cohen
Anole behavioral neuroendocrinology.
Jens De Meyer, Colin M. Donihue, Daniel Scantlebury, Julienne Ng, Rich E. Glor, Jonathan B. Losos, and Anthony J. Geneva
Protocol for setting up and rearing a successful lizard room
Colin M. Donihue and Anthony Herrel
A report on Anolis nubilus from the now rat-free island of Redonda
J. Sean Doody, Sean Sullivan, and Deby Cassill
Plasticity in hatching of anoles
Claire Dufour
Ongoing and future research on Anolis
A. C. Echternacht
Anolis research in the Echternacht Lab
Sean T. Giery and James T. Stroud
Geographic variation in trophic ecology of the Brown anole (Anolis sagrei): species-rich
communities are composed of more diverse populations
Joshua M. Hall, Timothy S. Mitchell, and Daniel A. Warner
The brown anole (Anolis sagrei) as a model for studying life-history adaptation to seasonality
Emma A. Higgins, Adam C. Algar, and Doreen S. Boyd
Revealing controls on abundance and microhabitat use of Anolis lizards in a changing
island landscape using airborne remote sensing
Michele A. Johnson
The potential for large-scale behavioral studies: A call to Anolis field biologists
Janson Jones
Beneath the Spanish moss: Growing up with Anolis in Florida. A photographic naturalist’s perspective
Masakado Kawata
Collaborative research projects on Anolis lizards in Cuba
Oriol Lapiedra
The ecological and evolutionary consequences of behavior in a changing Planet
Oliver Ljustina and James T. Stroud
Little evidence for size-structured habitat use in a diverse Anolis community
Michael L. Logan
Using transplant experiments to understand adaptation and speciation in anoles
Jonathan B. Losos
Anolis research in the Losos Lab
Inbar Maayan
A case study of character displacement and phylogeography of Jamaican anoles
D. Catalina Mantilla, Samuel D. Morales, Rafael Parra-Medina, and James T. Stroud
Histopathology of large epidermal cysts on the invasive Puerto Rican Crested Anole
(Anolis cristatellus) in Miami, Florida, USA
Gregory C. Mayer and Tony Gamble
Using archival DNA to elucidate anole phylogeny
Gregory C. Mayer and Jonathan B. Losos
Anoles not found
Walter E. Meshaka, Jr
The winds of stability: A south Florida residential Anolis assemblage over time
Walter E. Meshaka, Jr
What are the ecological costs and benefits to northern geographic expansion by a
successful anole?
Tim Mitchell
A call for more long-term studies of plasticity in anoles
Caitlin C. Mothes, James T. Stroud, Stephanie L. Clements, and Christopher A. Searcy
Predicting the invasion dynamics of anoles (and other lizards) using ecological niche
modeling
Julienne Ng, Daniel J. MacGuigan, Audrey L. Kelly, and Richard E. Glor
Do male-male interactions drive changes in dewlap size?
Stuart V. Nielsen, Aaron M. Bauer, and Tony Gamble
Natural History Note: Anolis sagrei foraging on a patch of obvious prey
Joanna Palade, Kenro Kusumi, Alan Rawls, and Jeanne Wilson-Rawls
Satellite cells demonstrate expanded musculoskeletal potential
Ivan Prates
Using mainland anole genomes to understand habitat shifts through time
Ashley M. Rasys, James D. Lauderdale, and Douglas B. Menke
Establishment of genome editing methods in Anolis sagrei
Liam J. Revell
Can we detect differences in the rate of discrete character evolution between clades of
anoles?
M. Christine Rose-Smyth
Role of a sweet-toothed anole (Anolis conspersus) in orchid pollination
James T. Stroud
Using introduced anoles as natural experiments in ecology and evolution
James T. Stroud
Thoughts on the ecology and evolution of anoles; insights from 5 years of meandering
strolls
Lindsey Swierk
Ongoing research on the ecology and behavior of Anolis aquaticus
Sarin (Putter) Tiatragul and Daniel A. Warner
Beating the Heat: nest characteristics of anoles across suburban and forest habitats in
South Miami
Javier Torres
Sterility in odd-looking Anolis mestrei (Dactyloidae) living in sympatry with trunkground
anoles
Nathan W. Turnbough
Are anole appetites altering ambient ant assemblages?
Kamau Walker, Andrew C. Battles, and James T. Stroud
Inter-specific predation bteween two eco-morphologically similar Anolis lizards
Kristin M. Winchell
Urban habitats: A natural experiment perfect for anoles
Amber N. Wright
Some thoughts on the use of experimental enclosures for studying anoles
Cindy Xu, Elizabeth D. Hutchins, Minami A. Tokuyama, Jason M. Newbern, and Kenro
Kusumi
Identifying molecular and cellular mechanisms of tail regeneration in anoles
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- Hurricane-blown Anoles are a NY Times Cartoon! - May 20, 2020
Ambika Kamath
Congratulations on this lovely newsletter! Can’t wait to read it. Also, who did that gorgeous artwork for the cover and can we make prints/t-shirts??
James T. Stroud
The illustration was a commission by Neil Losin from Gabriel Ugueto, a Miami-based scientific illustrator, paleoartist, and anole lover (!) whose work is second to none. He’s always looking for other anole-related commissions – anyone interested should look him up! http://www.GabrielUgueto.com
James T. Stroud
Gabriel also posts lots of his art work (and progress pics) on his Twitter page – I recommend everyone to check him out! https://twitter.com/serpenillus
Mark D. Scherz
Gabriel is also a co-host of the SquaMates Podcast (http://www.squamatespod.com), which is almost certainly relevant to your interests 😉