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Amber N. Wright, Stevie R. Kennedy‐Gold, Emily R. Naylor, Robyn M. Screen, C. Piantoni, T. Higham
Functional Ecology, 2021
Functional Ecology, 2021
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Wright, A. N., Kennedy‐Gold, S. R., Naylor, E. R., Screen, R. M., Piantoni, C., & Higham, T. (2021). Clinging performance on natural substrates predicts habitat use in anoles and geckos. Functional Ecology.
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Wright, Amber N., Stevie R. Kennedy‐Gold, Emily R. Naylor, Robyn M. Screen, C. Piantoni, and T. Higham. “Clinging Performance on Natural Substrates Predicts Habitat Use in Anoles and Geckos.” Functional Ecology (2021).
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Wright, Amber N., et al. “Clinging Performance on Natural Substrates Predicts Habitat Use in Anoles and Geckos.” Functional Ecology, 2021.
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@article{amber2021a,
title = {Clinging performance on natural substrates predicts habitat use in anoles and geckos},
year = {2021},
journal = {Functional Ecology},
author = {Wright, Amber N. and Kennedy‐Gold, Stevie R. and Naylor, Emily R. and Screen, Robyn M. and Piantoni, C. and Higham, T.}
}
Abstract
- For arboreal lizards, the ability to cling or adhere to the substrate is critical for locomotion during prey capture, predator escape, thermoregulation and social in - teractions. Thus, selection on traits related to clinging is likely strong. 2. Correlations between morphology, performance and habitat use have been docu - mented in arboreal lizards, providing a framework for using functional traits to predict habitat use in the field. 3. We tested the hypothesis that clinging performance predicts habitat use in an ac - tively assembling community of introduced lizards in Hawaiʻi comprised of anoles ( Anolis carolinensis , A. sagrei ) and day geckos ( Phelsuma laticauda ). 4. We measured morphological traits (toepad area and lamellae number) and tested clinging performance on two artificial and eight natural substrates in the labora - tory. We measured habitat use in 10 m × 10 m outdoor enclosures where habitat availability was controlled and the lizard species assemblage was manipulated to reflect all species combinations. The enclosure experiment