Context-dependent body size evolution in lacertid lizards: differential role of structural habitat and climate across radiations
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68081766%3A_____%2F25%3A00637685" target="_blank" >RIV/68081766:_____/25:00637685 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://academic.oup.com/evolut/article-abstract/79/10/2023/8162763" target="_blank" >https://academic.oup.com/evolut/article-abstract/79/10/2023/8162763</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpaf130" target="_blank" >10.1093/evolut/qpaf130</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Context-dependent body size evolution in lacertid lizards: differential role of structural habitat and climate across radiations
Original language description
Body size plays a pivotal role in organismal performance, physiology, and ecology, making its evolution a key focus in biology. This study investigates the effects of structural habitat use (climbing vs. ground-dwelling) and climatic variables on body size evolution within the diverse Lacertidae lizard family and across phylogenetic scales. Our results reveal how structural habitat drives diversification rather than convergence toward specific morphological optima, with evolutionary rates varying substantially among phylogenetic groups. Gallotinae exhibits the highest evolutionary rates, likely due to island-driven dynamics, while Eremiadini and Lacertini display contrasting patterns linked to habitat use and evolutionary history. Similarly, climatic variables also influence body size variation by group. In Eremiadini, significant associations with temperature align with the heat conservation hypothesis. Lacertini body size negatively correlates with precipitation seasonality, supporting the seasonality hypothesis, while Gallotinae remains unaffected by climate, reflecting the unique pressures of insular evolution. This study highlights the importance of phylogenetic scale in understanding macroevolutionary patterns, revealing how broad-scale analyses may obscure context-specific eco-evolutionary dynamics. By focusing on coherent taxonomic groups, this research provides critical insights into how structural and climatic factors shape morphological diversity within Lacertidae.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10613 - Zoology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Evolution
ISSN
0014-3820
e-ISSN
1558-5646
Volume of the periodical
79
Issue of the periodical within the volume
10
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
2023-2034
UT code for WoS article
001532620700001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105019075792