Amid a tropical paradise known as 'Lizard Island,' researchers are cracking open evolution's black box
Every morning in Miami, our fieldwork begins the same way. Fresh Cuban coffee and pastelitos—delicious Latin American ...
What the secret lives of lizards tell us about evolution
Each lizard is unique. Some have longer legs, others stronger jaws, and all behave slightly differently. The differences ...
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Turf war between lizards in Florida impacts mosquitoes — and maybe your health
Though these lizards are fast and feisty when they ... Melissa Miller, an invasion ecologist at the University of Florida, said brown anoles “may unwittingly be helping humans by absorbing ...
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Amid a tropical paradise known as ‘Lizard Island,’ researchers are cracking open evolution’s black box – scientist at work
Our research takes place on a South Florida island roughly the size ... we spot our first lizards: Cuban brown anoles near to the ground, and the mottled scales of Hispaniolan bark anoles just ...
How a turf war between lizards in Florida impacts mosquitoes and maybe your health
The more mosquitoes there are, the longer they stay active, and which species they bite all matters. With Florida under attack by invasive species, from Burmese python to lionfish, the UF researchers ...
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How a turf war between lizards in Florida impacts mosquitoes and maybe human health
and the ones known in Florida bite humans, birds, amphibians, and reptiles like the brown anole, a pencil-sized lizard with a signature orange gullet. Though these lizards are fast and feisty when ...