Johnson Lab
Trinity University

Lizard behavioral evolution

PUBLICATIONS


2011
  • Johnson, M.A., R.E. Cohen, J.R. Vandecar, and J. Wade. 2011. Relationships between reproductive morphology, behavior, and  testosterone in a natural population of the green anole lizard.  Physiology & Behavior 104: 437-445. PDF
          Cover photo by M.A. Johnson.

  • Johnson, M.A. and J. Wade. 2011. Neuroendocrinology of reptilian reproductive behavior. In: Hormones and Reproduction in Vertebrates, Volume 3, Reptiles. Elsevier. Pp. 39-61.
          Cover photo by M.A. Johnson.

2010
  • Johnson, M.A., J.L. Caton, R.E. Cohen, J.R. Vandecar, and J. Wade. 2010. The burden of motherhood: the effect of reproductive load on female lizard locomotor, foraging, and social behavior. Ethology 116: 1217-1225. PDF
          Article highlighted in Current Research, Herpetological Review, June 2010.

  • Johnson, M.A. and J. Wade. 2010.  Courtship neuromuscular systems across nine Anolis lizard species: sexual dimorphisms in structure and function. Proceedings of the Royal Society, B 277:1711-1719.  PDF
          Cover article; cover photo by M.A. Johnson.

  • Johnson, M. A., L. J. Revell, and J. B. Losos. 2010. Behavioral convergence and adaptive radiation: effects of habitat use on territorial behavior in Anolis lizards. Evolution 64:1151-1159.  PDF
          Article highlighted in Current Research, Herpetological Review, March 2010.

2008
  • Sanger, T. J., P. M. Hime, M. A. Johnson, J. Diani, and J. B. Losos. 2008. Laboratory protocols for husbandry and embryo collection of Anolis lizards. Herpetological Review 39:58-63.  PDF

  • Johnson, M. A., M. Leal, L. R. Schettino, A. C. Lara, L. J. Revell, and J. B. Losos.  2008. A phylogenetic perspective on foraging mode evolution in West Indian Anolis lizards. Animal Behavior 75:555-563.  PDF

2007
  • Revell, L. J., M. A. Johnson, J. A. Schulte, II, J. J. Kolbe, and J. B. Losos. 2007. A phylogenetic test for adaptive convergence in rock-dwelling lizards. Evolution 61:2898-2912. PDF

  • Singhal, S., M. A. Johnson, and J. T. Ladner. 2007. The behavioral ecology of sleep: natural sleeping site choice in three Anolis lizard species. Behaviour. 144: 1033-1052. PDF

  • Glor, R. E., M. A. Johnson, and A. Larson. 2007. Polymorphic microsatellite loci for the Puerto Rican crested anole (Anolis cristatellus) and their amplification in related Puerto Rican species. Conservation Genetics. 8:1491-1493. PDF

2006
  • Johnson, M. A., R. Kirby, S. Wang, and J. B. Losos. 2006. What drives habitat use by Anolis lizards: habitat availability or selectivity? Canadian Journal of Zoology 84: 877-886. PDF

2005
  • Johnson, M. A. 2005. A new method of temporarily marking lizards. Herpetological Review 36:277-279. PDF

2003
  • Browne, R. A., D. J. Anderson, M. D. White, and M. A. Johnson. 2003. Genetic varation of Opuntia cactus species of the Galápagos Islands and coastal Ecuador. Noticias de Galápagos 62:11-15. PDF

Johnson Lab
Trinity University

Lizard behavioral evolution



Anolis evermanni, Puerto Rico