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Densely packed invasive anoles outcompete natives

January 27, 2022

Invasive brown anoles might outcompete their native cousins in the southeastern U.S. merely by living more densely. Brown anoles (Anolis sagrei) inadvertently came to Florida in the 1800s by tagging along on cargo shipments. Since …

Southeastern lizards adapt quickly to extreme weather

August 29, 2017

In one of the fastest, most well-documented instances of adaptation, lizards in the southeastern United States developed a tolerance to lower temperatures in response to a recent severe winter. “Extreme weather events can produce rapid, …