Published December 29, 2020 | Version v1
Journal article Restricted

Morphological and performance modifications in the world's only marine lizard, the Galápagos marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Description

Berry, Kate A, Muñoz-Pérez, Juan Pablo, Vintimilla-Palacios, Cristina P, Clemente, Christofer J (2021): Morphological and performance modifications in the world's only marine lizard, the Galápagos marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 133 (1): 68-80, DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blab002, URL: https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article/133/1/68/6179141

Files

Restricted

The record is publicly accessible, but files are restricted. <a href="https://zenodo.org/account/settings/login?next=https://zenodo.org/records/7817946">Log in</a> to check if you have access.

Linked records

Additional details

Identifiers

LSID
urn:lsid:plazi.org:pub:FF82FFB3FFCA6E662041FFEC8653FFA4

References

  • Arnold SJ. 1983. Morphology, performance and fitness. American Zoologist 23: 347-361.
  • Bartholomew GA, Lasiewski RC. 1965. Heating and cooling rates, heart rate and simulated diving in the Galapagos marine iguana. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 16: 573-582.
  • Bauer AM, Jackman T. 2007. Global diversity of lizards in freshwater (Reptilia: Lacertilia). In: Balian EV, Leveque C, Segers H, Martens K, eds. Freshwater animal diversity assessment. Developments in hydrobiology, Vol. 198. Dordrecht: Springer.
  • Berger S, Wikelski M, Romero LM, Kalko EK, Rodl T. 2007. Behavioral and physiological adjustments to new predators in an endemic island species, the Galapagos marine iguana. Hormones and Behavior 52: 653-663.
  • Blob RW, Biewener AA. 2001. Mechanics of limb bone loading during terrestrial locomotion in the green iguana (Iguana iguana) and American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Journal of Experimental Biology 204: 1099-1122.
  • Cai W, Borlace S, Lengaigne M, Van Rensch P, Collins M, Vecchi G, Timmermann A, Santoso A, McPhaden MJ, Wu L. 2014. Increasing frequency of extreme El Nino events due to greenhouse warming. Nature Climate Change 4: 111-116.
  • Case TJ, Schwaner TD. 1993. Island/mainland body size differences in Australian varanid lizards.Oecologia 94: 102-109.
  • Chiari Y, Glaberman S, Tarroso P, Caccone A, Claude J. 2016. Ecological and evolutionary influences on body size and shape in the Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Oecologia 181: 885-894.
  • ClementeCJ,BerryKA.2020.The mystery of a marine monster: morphological and performance modifications in the world's only marine lizard, the Galapagos marine iguana. figshare. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.12121449.v2.
  • Clemente CJ, Thompson G, Withers P. 2009. Evolutionary relationships of sprint speed in Australian varanid lizards. Journal of Zoology 278: 270-280.
  • Clemente CJ, Withers PC, Thompson GG, Lloyd D. 2013. Lizard tricks: overcoming conflicting requirements of speed versus climbing ability by altering biomechanics of the lizard stride. Journal of Experimental Biology 216: 3854-3862.
  • Damme RV, Aerts P, Vanhooydonck B. 1998. Variation in morphology, gait characteristics and speed of locomotion in two populations of lizards. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 63: 409-427.
  • Dawson WR, Bartholomew GA, Bennett AF. 1977. A reappraisal of the aquatic specializations of the Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Evolution 31: 891-897.
  • Etheridge R, De Queiroz K. 1988. A phylogeny of Iguanidae. Phylogenetic relationships of the lizard families, 283-367.
  • Garland T Jr., 1984. Physiological correlates of locomotory performance in a lizard: an allometric approach. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology 247: R806-R815.
  • Garland T Jr., Losos JB. 1994. Ecological morphology of locomotor performance in squamate reptiles. In: Wainwright PC, Reilly S, eds. Ecological morphology: integrative organismal biology. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 240-302.
  • Gatesy SM. 1997. An electromyographic analysis of hindlimb function in alligator during terrestrial locomotion. Journal of Morphology 234: 197-212.
  • Hagey TJ,Harte S,Vickers M,Harmon LJ,Schwarzkopf L. 2017. There's more than one way to climb a tree: limb length and microhabitat use in lizards with toe pads. PLoS One 12: e0184641.
  • Hedrick TL. 2008. Software techniques for two-and threedimensional kinematic measurements of biological and biomimetic systems. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 3: 034001.
  • Kohlsdorf T, Navas C. 2012. Evolution of form and function: morphophysiological relationships and locomotor performance in tropidurine lizards. Journal of Zoology 288: 41-49.
  • Laurie WA. 1990. Effects of the 1982-83 El Nino-Southern Oscillation event on marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus Bell, 1825) populations on Galapagos. Elsevier Oceanography Series, Vol. 52. Elsevier, 361-380.
  • Losos JB, Jackman TR, Larson A, De Queiroz K, Rodriguez-Schettino L . 1998 . Contingency and determinism in replicated adaptive radiations of island lizards. Science 279: 2115-2118.
  • Macleod A, Rodriguez A, Vences M, Orozco-Terwengel P, Garcia C, Trillmich F, Gentile G, Caccone A, Quezada G, Steinfartz S. 2015. Hybridization masks speciation in the evolutionary history of the Galapagos marine iguana. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282: 20150425.
  • McElroy EJ, Meyers JJ, Reilly SM, Irschick DJ. 2007. Dissecting the effects of behaviour and habitat on the locomotion of a lizard (Urosaurus ornatus). Animal Behaviour 73: 359-365.
  • Miralles A, Macleod A, Rodriguez A, Ibanez A, Jimenez- Uzcategui G, Quezada G, Vences M, Steinfartz S. 2017. Shedding light on the imps of darkness: an integrative taxonomic revision of the Galapagos marine iguanas (genus Amblyrhynchus). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 181: 678-710.
  • Motani R. 2009. The evolution of marine reptiles. Evolution: Education and Outreach 2: 224-235.
  • Ord TJ, Klomp DA. 2014. Habitat partitioning and morphological differentiation: the Southeast Asian Draco lizards and Caribbean Anolis lizards compared. Oecologia 175: 651-666.
  • Petren K, Case TJ. 1997. A phylogenetic analysis of body size evolution and biogeography in chuckwallas (Sauromalus) and other iguanines. Evolution 51: 206-219.
  • Pincheira-Donoso D, Bauer AM, Meiri S, Uetz P. 2013. Global taxonomic diversity of living reptiles. PloS One 8.
  • Pregill G, 1986. Body size of insular lizards: a pattern of Holocene dwarfism. Evolution 40: 997-1008.
  • Pyron RA, Burbrink FT, Wiens JJ. 2013. A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. BMC Evolutionary Biology 13: 93.
  • Reilly SM, Elias JA. 1998. Locomotion in Alligator mississippiensis: kinematic effects of speed and posture and their relevance to the sprawling-to-erect paradigm. Journal of Experimental Biology 201: 2559-2574.
  • Revell LJ. 2012. phytools: an R package for phylogenetic comparative biology (and other things). Methods in Ecology and Evolution 3: 217-223.
  • Ritter R. 1992. Lateral bending during lizard locomotion. Journal of Experimental Biology 173: 1-10.
  • Romero LM, Wikelski M. 2002. Exposure to tourism reduces stress-induced corticosterone levels in Galapagos marine iguanas. Biological Conservation 108: 371-374.
  • Seebacher F, Elsworth PG, Franklin CE. 2003. Ontogenetic changes of swimming kinematics in a semi-aquatic reptile (Crocodylus porosus). Australian Journal of Zoology 51: 15-24.
  • Seymour RS. 1982. Physiological adaptations to aquatic life. Biology of the Reptilia 13: 1-51.
  • Shaw CE. 1945. The chuckwallas, genus Sauromalus. San Diego Society of Natural History, Vol. 10. 269-306.
  • R Studio Team. 2015. RStudio: integrated development for R. Boston: RStudio, Inc.
  • Van Valen L. 1965. The study of morphological integration. Evolution 19: 347-349.
  • Vanhooydonck B, Van Damme R. 2003. Relationships between locomotor performance, microhabitat use and antipredator behaviour in lacertid lizards. Functional Ecology 17: 160-169.
  • Vanhooydonck B, Van Damme R, Aerts P. 2002. Variation in speed, gait characteristics and microhabitat use in lacertid lizards. Journal of Experimental Biology 205: 1037-1046.
  • Webb GJ, Gans C. 1982. Galloping in Crocodylus johnstoni -a reflection of terrestrial activity? Records of the Australian Museum 34: 607-618.
  • Wikelski M. 2005. Evolution of body size in Galapagos marine iguanas. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 272: 1985-1993.
  • Wikelski M, Thom C. 2000. Marine iguanas shrink to survive El Nino. Nature 403: 37-38.
  • Wikelski M, Trillmich F. 1997. Body size and sexual size dimorphism in marine iguanas fluctuate as a result of opposing natural and sexual selection: an island comparison. Evolution 51: 922-936.
  • Zaaf A, Van Damme R, Herrel A, Aerts P. 2001. Spatiotemporal gait characteristics of level and vertical locomotion in a ground-dwelling and a climbing gecko. Journal of Experimental Biology 204: 1233-1246.