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Discover how anole lizards have evolved remarkable adaptations to survive extreme temperature variations in Neotropical mountain environments in this 48-minute conference talk. Explore Dr. Jhan Salazar's groundbreaking research on thermal tolerance evolution across different elevations, examining how highland species have repeatedly developed lower critical thermal limits in response to cold environmental pressures. Learn about the convergent evolution patterns observed across different anole clades, revealing how similar environmental challenges produce predictable evolutionary outcomes. Investigate the relationship between elevation shifts and diversification rates, understanding how climatic heterogeneity, phylogenetic history, and ecological specialization influence adaptation patterns in complex mountainous landscapes. Gain insights into the methodologies used in this research, including fieldwork, phylogenetic comparative methods, geospatial analysis, and predictive modeling applied to biodiversity-rich regions like the Colombian Andes. Understand how this evolutionary biology research connects to broader questions about species responses to climate pressures and provides crucial knowledge for biodiversity conservation and evolutionary processes in mountainous ecosystems.
