scholarly journals Total recoil: perch compliance alters jumping performance and kinematics in green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis)

2011 ◽  
Vol 215 (2) ◽  
pp. 220-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. A. Gilman ◽  
M. D. Bartlett ◽  
G. B. Gillis ◽  
D. J. Irschick
Keyword(s):  
Anolis Carolinensis ◽  
Jumping Performance ◽  
Green Anole ◽  
Green Anole Lizards

scholarly journals Loading effects on jump performance in green anole lizards, Anolis carolinensis

2011 ◽  
Vol 214 (12) ◽  
pp. 2073-2079 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.-Y. Kuo ◽  
G. B. Gillis ◽  
D. J. Irschick
Keyword(s):  
Anolis Carolinensis ◽  
Jump Performance ◽  
Green Anole ◽  
Loading Effects ◽  
Green Anole Lizards

Effects of Sarcophagid Fly Infestations on Green Anole Lizards (Anolis carolinensis): An Analysis across Seasons and Age/Sex Classes

2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duncan J. Irschick ◽  
Grant Gentry ◽  
Anthony Herrel ◽  
Bieke Vanhooydonck
Keyword(s):  
Anolis Carolinensis ◽  
Green Anole ◽  
Green Anole Lizards

scholarly journals Endurance and sprint training affect immune function differently in green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis)

2020 ◽  
Vol 223 (20) ◽  
pp. jeb232132
Author(s):  
Andrew Z. Wang ◽  
Jerry F. Husak
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Immune System ◽  
Anolis Carolinensis ◽  
Cell Mediated Immunity ◽  
Sprint Training ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Green Anole ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Energy Limitation ◽  
Green Anole Lizards

ABSTRACTLimited resources must be partitioned among traits that enhance fitness. Although survival-related traits often trade off with reproduction, survival-related traits themselves may trade off with each other under energy limitations. Whole-organism performance and the immune system both enhance survival, yet are costly, but it is unclear how the two might trade off with each other under energy-limited conditions. Resources can be allocated to very different types of performance (e.g. aerobic endurance versus anaerobic sprinting), just as they can be allocated to different components of the immune system (e.g. innate versus acquired) to maximize survival. We forced allocation to different performance traits in green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis) using specialized exercise training, to determine how different components of the immune system would be impacted by shifts in energy use. We measured immunocompetence in endurance-trained, sprint-trained and untrained control lizards by evaluating swelling response to phytohemagglutinin (cell-mediated immunity), antibody response to sheep red blood cells (acquired humoral immunity) and wound healing (integrated immunity). Endurance-trained lizards had reduced cell-mediated immunity, whereas sprint-trained lizards had reduced rates of wound healing. The acquired immune response was not affected by either type of training. Because each immune measure responded differently to the different types of training, our results do not support the hypothesis that simple energy limitation determines overall investment in immunity. Instead, different components of the immune system appear to be affected in ways specific to how energy is invested in performance.

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