Anolis cristatellus

Puertorrican Scientist proposes biological model

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The Puertorrican Scientist, Manuel Leal, from the University of Missouri, and his colleague, Alex Gundeson, of the San Fransisco State University/University of California Berkeley, recently proposed a mathematical model to describe the complicated relationship between the level of activity of ectothermal animals and the environmental temperature.

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The Puerto Rican lizard, "Anolis cristatellus", has two populations, one living in dry forests (Guánica, Aguirre, Boquerón and Ceiba) and one living in humid forests (Guajataca, Cambalache, La Vega and Mata de Plátano). Those living in dry forests are reaching their maximum temperature and could be a victim of climate change.

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