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*Lang, K.L & M.E. Gifford. Within-individual covariation masks an among-individual performance tradeoff in a lizard, Sceloporus consobrinus.
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PUBLISHED PAPERS:
2022:
(54) Hileman, E.T, R. Powell, & M.E. Gifford. Senescence and differential size-based survival in the Puerto Rican Giant Groundlizard, Philodiscelis exsul (Squamata: Teiidae), on Guana Island, British Virgin Islands. Herpetologica, 78

(53) *Redinger, J.M., H.H. Halvorson, & M.E. Gifford. Variable stoichiometric and macronutrient responses to lizard predation in Ozark glade grasshopper communities. Oecologia​

(52) *Redinger, J.M. & M.E. Gifford. The effect of a top predator (Crotaphytus collaris) on Ozark glade orthopteran communities. The American Midland Naturalist, 187:210-224.

(51) Clay, T.A. & M.E. Gifford. Behavioral response to simulated environmental conditions in a ​montane salamander. Herpetologica, 78:86-92.

2021:
(50) Brewster, C.J, M.E. Gifford, J. Ortega, S. Beaupre. 2021. Analyzing time-energy constraints to understand the links between environmental change and local extinctions in terrestrial ectotherms. The American Naturalist, 198:719-733.

(49) Westfall, A.K., R.S. Telemeco, M.B. Grizante, D.S. Waits, A.D. Clark, D.Y. Simpson, R.L. Klabacka, A.P. Sullivan, G.H. Perry, M.W. Sears, C.L. Cox, R.M. Cox, M.E. Gifford, H.B. John-Alder, T. Langkilde, M.J. Angilletta Jr., A.D. Leache, M. Tollis, K. Kusumi, & T.S. Schwartz. 2021. A chromosome-level genome assembly for the Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), a reptile model for physiological and evolutionary ecology. GigaScience, 10:giab066.

(48) ​*Robinson, C.D., S.L. Lance, & M.E. Gifford. 2021. Reproductive success, apparent survival, and ventral blue coloration in male prairie lizards (Sceloporus consobrinus). Journal of Zoology, 314:245-255.

(47) *Trejo, B., M.E. Gifford, D.E. Dussourd. 2021. Energetic cost of girdling in a notodontid caterpillar, Oedemasia leptinoides. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 15:161-170.

2020:
(46) ***Adams, D.R & M.E. Gifford. 2020. Functional and environmental constraints on foraging speed in a lizard. Integrative Organismal Biology, 2:obaa022.

(45) *Clifton, I.T, J.D. Chamberlain, M.E. Gifford. 2020. The role of phenotypic plasticity in morphological differentiation between watersnake populations.​ Integrative Zoology, 15:329-337.

2019:
(44) *Lenard, A. & M.E. Gifford. 2019. Mechanisms influencing countergradient variation in Prairie Lizards, Sceloporus consobrinus. ​Journal of Herpetology, 53:196-203.

(43) *Robinson, C.D. & M.E. Gifford. 2019. Sexual dimorphism in performance and muscle allocation in the western painted crayfish. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 39:267-273.

(42) *Robinson, C.D. & M.E. Gifford. 2019. Intraseasonal plasticity of patch color in the prairie lizard (Sceloporus consobrinus). Herpetologica, 75:79-84.

(41) Pruett J.E., D.A. Warner, C.D. Robinson, M.E. Gifford. 2019. Anolis sagrei and Anolis carolinensis. twinning. Herpetological Review, 50(1), 137.

2018:
(40) *Robinson, C.D. & M.E. Gifford. 2018. Covariation between thermally mediated color and performance traits in a lizard. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 91:1013-1025. 
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(39) *Clay, T.A., M.E. Gifford. 2018. Energy assimilation in a polymorphic salamander. Journal of Herpetology, 52:269-272.

(38) *Clay, T.A., M.E. Gifford. 2018. Thermal constraints of energy assimilation on geographic ranges among terrestrial salamanders. Journal of Biogeography, 45:1664-1674.

(37) *Chamberlain, J.D., *I.T. Clifton, & M.E. Gifford. 2018. Influence of prey size on reproduction among populations of diamond-backed watersnakes (Nerodia rhombifer). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 95:929-935.​

2017:
(36) *Clifton, I.T., *J.D. Chamberlain, M.E. Gifford. 2017. Patterns of morphological variation following colonization of a novel prey environment. Journal of Zoology 302:263-270.
         *****Paper awarded 2017 Paper of the Year for the Journal of Zoology*****

(35) Gifford, M.E., *C.D. Robinson, & *T.A. Clay. 2017. The influence of incubation conditions and sex on growth and dispersal in hatchling lizards. Ethology 122:1-10.

(34) *Clay, T.A. & M.E. Gifford. 2017. Population level differences in thermal sensitivity of energy assimilation. Journal of Thermal Biology 64:1-6.

(33) Gifford, M.E., *C.D. Robinson, & *T.A. Clay. 2017. The influence of invasive fire ants on survival, space use, and patterns of natural selection in juvenile lizards. Biological Invasions 19:1461-1469.

2016:
(32) *Chamberlain, J.D. & M.E. Gifford. 2016. Physical and physiological costs of reproduction in watersnakes. Copeia 2016(3):722-727.

(31) Gifford, M.E. 2016. Physiology of plethodontid salamanders: A call for increased efforts. Copeia, 2016(1):42-51.

(30) *Clay, T.A. & M.E. Gifford. 2016. Thermal sensitivity of aggression in two terrestrial salamanders, Plethodon cylindraceus and P. montanus. Ethology, 122:127-133. link

2015:
(29) Korfel, C., *J.D. Chamberlain, & M.E. Gifford. 2015. A test of energetic trade-offs between growth and immune function in watersnakes. Oecologia 179:343-351. link

(28) Verble-Pearson, R.M., M.E. Gifford, & S.P. Yanoviak. 2015. Variation in thermal tolerance of North American ants. Journal of Thermal Biology 48:65-68.

2014:
(27) *Brewster, C.L., R.S. Sikes, & M.E. Gifford. 2014. Body size and growth of the Eastern Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) in central Arkansas. Herpetological Review 45:580-583.

(26) **Diamond, K., **D. Trovilion, **K.E. Allen, **K.M. Malela, **D.A. Noble, R. Powell, D. Eifler, M.E. Gifford. 2014. Individual (co)variation in field behavior and locomotor performance of Curly-tailed Lizards. Journal of Zoology 294:248-254. link

(25) Gifford, M.E., *T.A. Clay, & V. Careau. 2014. Individual (co)variation in standard metabolic rate, feeding rate, and exploratory behavior in wild-caught semi-aquatic salamanders. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 87:384-396. link

(24) **Les, A.M, M.E. Gifford, J.S. Parmerlee, Jr., & R. Powell. 2014. Do polymorphic Cuban brown anoles (Anolis sagrei) differ in sprint speed or escape behavior? Herpetologica 70:47-55. PDF

(23) Careau, V., M.E. Gifford, P. Biro. 2014. Individual (co)variation in thermal reaction norms: standard and maximal metabolic rates in wild-caught salamanders. Functional Ecology. link

2013:
(22) **Winters, A. & M.E. Gifford. 2013. Geographic variation in the water economy of a lungless salamander. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 8(3):741-747. PDF

(21) Gifford, M.E., *T.A. Clay, & *W.E. Peterman. 2013. The effects of activity and temperature on metabolic scaling in a lungless salamander. Journal of Experimental Zoology, Part A 319:230-236. link

(20) *Brewster, C.L., R.S. Sikes, & M.E. Gifford. 2013. Quantifying the cost of thermoregulation: thermal and energetic constraints on growth rates in hatchling lizards. Functional Ecology 27:490-497. link

(19) *Young, V.H.K & M.E. Gifford. 2013. Limited capacity for acclimation of thermal physiology in a salamander, Desmognathus brimleyorum. Journal of Comparative Physiology, B 183:409-418. link

2012:
(18) Langerhans, R.B., M.E. Gifford, O. Dominguez-Dominguez, D. Garcia-Bedoya, T.J. DeWitt. 2012. Gambusia quadruncus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae): a new species of mosquitofish from East-central México. Journal of Fish Biology 81:1514-1539. link

(17) Gifford, M.E., R. Powell, & T.A. Clay* 2012. Habitat use and activity influence thermoregulation in a tropical lizard, Ameiva exsul. Journal of Thermal Biology 37:469-501. PDF

(16) Gifford, M.E. and Kozak, K.H. 2012. Islands in the sky or squeezed at the top? Ecological causes of elevational range limits in montane salamanders. Ecography 35:193-203.  PDF

(15) **Muniz Pagan, D.H., R. Powell, J.S. Parmerlee, Jr., & M.E. Gifford. 2012. Ecological performance in an actively foraging teiid lizard, Ameiva ameiva. J. Herpetol. 46:253-256. PDF

2010:
(14) Langerhans, R.B., Gifford, M.E. and Joseph, E.O. 2010. Ecological speciation among blue holes in mosquitofish. In M. Uribe and H. Grier, eds. Viviparous Fishes II. Homestead, FL, New Life Publications. (email for PDF)

2009:
(13) Langerhans, R.B, Gifford, M.E. 2009. Divergent selection, not life history plasticity via food limitation, drives morphological divergence between predator regimes in Gambusia hubbsi. Evolution 63:561-567. PDF

2008:
(12) Gifford, M.E. and A. Larson. 2008. In situ genetic divergence in Ameiva chrysolaema: A multilocus perspective. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 49:277-291. PDF

(11) Wittenberg, R.D., Gifford, M.E. 2008. Funnel traps may be inappropriate for many studies of semi-aquatic snakes. J. Freshwater Ecol. 23:213-218.

(10) Gifford, M.E. 2008. Divergent character clines across a recent secondary contact zone in a Hispaniolan lizard. J. Zool. 274:292-300. PDF

(9) Gifford, M.E., D.L. Mahler, and A. Herrel. 2008. The evolution of sprinting performance among populations of Leiocephalus lizards from the Dominican Republic. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 93:445-456. PDF

2007 and prior:
(8) Langerhans, R.B., Gifford, M.E., and E. Joseph. 2007. Ecological speciation in Gambusia fishes. Evolution, 61:2056-2074. PDF

(7) Gifford, M.E. and R. Powell. 2007. Sexual dimorphism and reproductive characteristics in five species of Leiocephalus lizards from the Dominican Republic. J. Herpetol., 41:521-527. PDF

(6) Glor, R.E., Gifford, M.E., A. Larson, J.B. Losos, L. Rodriguez-Schettino, A. Chamizo-Lara, and T.R. Jackman. 2004. Partial island submergence and speciation in an adaptive radiation: a multilocus analysis of the Cuban green anoles. Proc. Roy. Soc. Lon., Biol. Sci. 271:2257-2265. PDF

(5) Gifford, M.E., R. Powell, A. Larson, and R.L. Gutberlet, Jr. 2004. Population structure and history of a phenotypically variable teiid lizard (Ameiva chrysolaema) from Hispaniola: The influence of a geologically complex island. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 32:735-748. PDF

(4) Fontenot, B.E., Gifford, M.E., and R. Powell. 2003. Seasonal variation in dietary preferences of a Hispaniolan anole, Anolis longitibialis. Herpetol. Bull. 86:2-4.

(3) Gifford, M.E., Y.M. Ramos, R. Powell, J.S. Parmerlee, Jr. 2002. Natural history of a saxicolous anole, Anolis longitibialis, from Hispaniola. Herpetol. Nat. Hist. 9:15-20.

(2) Cast, E., M.E. Gifford, K.R. Schneider, A.J. Hardwick, J.S. Parmerlee, Jr., and R. Powell. 2000. Natural history of an anoline lizard community in the Sierra de Baoruco, Republica Dominicana. Carib. J. Sci. 36:258-266. 

(1) Gifford, M.E., R. Powell, and W.E. Stiener. 2000. Relationship of diet and prey availability in Aristelliger cochranae, a gecko from Navassa Island, West Indies. Carib. J. Sci. 36:323-326. 

Journal Covers

Cover of the April 2013 issue of Functional Ecology highlighting our paper on the energetic cost of thermoregulation in hatchling collared lizards.

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