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Publications (*co-first authors)
22. HL Crowell*, JD Curlis*, H Weller*, AR Davis Rabosky*. Ecological drivers of ultraviolet colour evolution in snakes. Nature Communications, 15(5213): 1–9. PDF
21. AA Rosso, B Casement, AK Chung, JD Curlis, E Folfas, M Gallegos, LK Neel, DJ Nicholson, C Williams, WO McMillan, ML Logan, CL Cox. Plasticity of gene expression and thermal tolerance: Implications for climate change vulnerability in a tropical forest lizard. Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology, 97(2): 81–96. PDF
20. RM Pirani, CF Arias, K Charles, AK Chung, JD Curlis, DJ Nicholson, M Vargas, CL Cox, WO McMillan, ML Logan. 2024. A high-quality genome for the slender anole (Anolis apletophallus), an emerging model for field-studies of tropical ecology and evolution. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 14(1): jkad248. PDF
19. DJ Nicholson, RJ Knell, E Folfas, LK Neel, Z Degon, M DuBois, X Ortiz-Ross, AK Chung, JD Curlis, TJ Thurman, WO McMillan, TWJ Garner, CL Cox, ML Logan. 2023. Island colonisation leads to rapid behavioural and morphological divergence in Anolis lizards. Evolutionary Ecology, 37(5): 779–795. PDF
18. DJ Nicholson, RJ Knell, RS McCrea, LK Neel, JD Curlis, CE Williams, AK Chung, WO McMillan, TWJ Garner, CL Cox, ML Logan. 2022. Climate anomalies and competition reduce establishment success during island colonization. Ecology and Evolution, 12(10): e9402. PDF
17. CE Williams, JG Kueneman, DJ Nicholson, AA Rosso, E Folfas, B Casement, MA Gallegos-Koyner, LK Neel, JD Curlis, WO McMillan, CL Cox, ML Logan. 2022. Sustained drought, but not short-term warming, alters the gut microbiomes of wild Anolis lizards. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 88(19): e00530–22. PDF
16. JD Curlis, R Scott, E Evans, M Cawthorn, R Chandler, L McBrayer, J Roberts. 2022. Biodiversity between buildings: Results of a two-year vertebrate survey on a university campus. Urban Naturalist, 9(53): 1–38. PDF
15. JD Curlis*, T Renney*, AR Davis Rabosky, TY Moore. 2022. Batch-Mask: Automated image segmentation for organisms with limbless or non-standard body forms. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 62(4): 1111–1120. PDF
14. L Wilson, G Lonsdale, JD Curlis, EA Hunter, CL Cox. 2022. Predator-based selection and the impact of edge sympatry on components of coral snake mimicry. Evolutionary Ecology, 36(1): 135–149. PDF
13. JD Curlis, CL Cox, RM Cox. 2021. Sex-specific population differences in resting metabolism are associated with intraspecific variation in sexual size dimorphism of brown anoles. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 94(4): 205–214. PDF
12. LK Neel, ML Logan, DJ Nicholson, C Miller, AK Chung, I Maayan, Z Degon, M DuBois, JD Curlis, Q Taylor, K Keegan, WO McMillan, JB Losos, CL Cox. 2021. Habitat structure mediates vulnerability to climate change through its effect on thermoregulatory behavior. Biotropica, 53(4): 1121–1133. PDF
11. JD Curlis, AR Davis Rabosky, IA Holmes, TJ Renney, CL Cox. 2021. Genetic mechanisms and correlational selection structure trait variation in a coral snake mimic. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 288(1947): 20210003. PDF
10. CL Cox, J Bowers, C Obialo, JD Curlis, JW Streicher. 2021. Spatial and temporal dynamics of exuberant color polymorphism in the southern cricket frog. Journal of Natural History, 54(35-36): 2249–2264. PDF
9. ML Logan, LK Neel, DJ Nicholson, AJ Stokes, CL Miller, AK Chung, JD Curlis, KM Keegan, AA Rosso, I Maayan, E Folfas, CE Williams, B Casement, MA Gallegos Koyner, DJ Padilla Perez, CH Falvey, SM Alexander, KL Charles, ZA Graham, WO McMillan, JB Losos, CL Cox. 2021. Sex-specific microhabitat use is associated with sex-biased thermal physiology in Anolis lizards. Journal of Experimental Biology, 224(2): jeb235697. PDF
8. AA Rosso, DJ Nicholson, ML Logan, AK Chung, JD Curlis, ZM Degon, RJ Knell, TWJ Garner, WO McMillan, CL Cox. 2020. Sex-biased parasitism and expression of a sexual signal. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 131(4):785–800. PDF
7. CL Cox, HO Tribble, S Richardson, AK Chung, JD Curlis, ML Logan. 2020. Thermal ecology and physiology of an elongate and semi-fossorial arthropod, the bark centipede. Journal of Thermal Biology, 94: 102755. PDF
6. JD Curlis, EC Fisher, WK Muhic, J Moy, M Garro-Cruz, JJ Montero-Ramírez. 2020. A survey of the reptiles and amphibians at the University of Georgia Costa Rica field station in San Luis de Monteverde, Costa Rica. Check List, 16(6): 1433–1456 PDF
5. CL Cox, S Alexander, B Casement, AK Chung, JD Curlis, Z Degon, M Dubois, C Falvey, ZA Graham, E Folfas, MA Gallegos, LK Neel, DJ Nicholson, DJ Padilla Peréz, X Ortiz-Ross, AA Rosso, Q Taylor, TJ Thurman, CE Williams, WO McMillan, ML Logan. 2020. Ectoparasite extinction in simplified lizard assemblages during experimental island invasion. Biology Letters, 16(8): 20200474 PDF
4. LK Neel, JD Curlis, CT Kinsey, CL Cox, LD McBrayer. 2020. Acclimatization in the physiological performance of an introduced ectotherm. Journal of Experimental Biology, 223(6): jeb201517 PDF
3. ML Logan, JD Curlis, AL Gilbert, DB Miles, AK Chung, JW McGlothlin, RM Cox. 2018. Thermal physiology and thermoregulatory behaviour exhibit low heritability despite genetic divergence between lizard populations. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 285(1878): 20180697. PDF
2. JD Curlis, R Davis, E Zetkulic, CL Cox. 2017. Condition dependence of shared traits differs between sympatric Anolis lizards. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A, 327: 110–118. PDF
1. JD Curlis, DC Macklem, R Davis, CL Cox. 2016. Sex-specific antipredator response to auditory cues in the black spiny-tailed iguana. Journal of Zoology, 299(1): 68–74. PDF
22. HL Crowell*, JD Curlis*, H Weller*, AR Davis Rabosky*. Ecological drivers of ultraviolet colour evolution in snakes. Nature Communications, 15(5213): 1–9. PDF
21. AA Rosso, B Casement, AK Chung, JD Curlis, E Folfas, M Gallegos, LK Neel, DJ Nicholson, C Williams, WO McMillan, ML Logan, CL Cox. Plasticity of gene expression and thermal tolerance: Implications for climate change vulnerability in a tropical forest lizard. Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology, 97(2): 81–96. PDF
20. RM Pirani, CF Arias, K Charles, AK Chung, JD Curlis, DJ Nicholson, M Vargas, CL Cox, WO McMillan, ML Logan. 2024. A high-quality genome for the slender anole (Anolis apletophallus), an emerging model for field-studies of tropical ecology and evolution. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 14(1): jkad248. PDF
19. DJ Nicholson, RJ Knell, E Folfas, LK Neel, Z Degon, M DuBois, X Ortiz-Ross, AK Chung, JD Curlis, TJ Thurman, WO McMillan, TWJ Garner, CL Cox, ML Logan. 2023. Island colonisation leads to rapid behavioural and morphological divergence in Anolis lizards. Evolutionary Ecology, 37(5): 779–795. PDF
18. DJ Nicholson, RJ Knell, RS McCrea, LK Neel, JD Curlis, CE Williams, AK Chung, WO McMillan, TWJ Garner, CL Cox, ML Logan. 2022. Climate anomalies and competition reduce establishment success during island colonization. Ecology and Evolution, 12(10): e9402. PDF
17. CE Williams, JG Kueneman, DJ Nicholson, AA Rosso, E Folfas, B Casement, MA Gallegos-Koyner, LK Neel, JD Curlis, WO McMillan, CL Cox, ML Logan. 2022. Sustained drought, but not short-term warming, alters the gut microbiomes of wild Anolis lizards. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 88(19): e00530–22. PDF
16. JD Curlis, R Scott, E Evans, M Cawthorn, R Chandler, L McBrayer, J Roberts. 2022. Biodiversity between buildings: Results of a two-year vertebrate survey on a university campus. Urban Naturalist, 9(53): 1–38. PDF
15. JD Curlis*, T Renney*, AR Davis Rabosky, TY Moore. 2022. Batch-Mask: Automated image segmentation for organisms with limbless or non-standard body forms. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 62(4): 1111–1120. PDF
14. L Wilson, G Lonsdale, JD Curlis, EA Hunter, CL Cox. 2022. Predator-based selection and the impact of edge sympatry on components of coral snake mimicry. Evolutionary Ecology, 36(1): 135–149. PDF
13. JD Curlis, CL Cox, RM Cox. 2021. Sex-specific population differences in resting metabolism are associated with intraspecific variation in sexual size dimorphism of brown anoles. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 94(4): 205–214. PDF
12. LK Neel, ML Logan, DJ Nicholson, C Miller, AK Chung, I Maayan, Z Degon, M DuBois, JD Curlis, Q Taylor, K Keegan, WO McMillan, JB Losos, CL Cox. 2021. Habitat structure mediates vulnerability to climate change through its effect on thermoregulatory behavior. Biotropica, 53(4): 1121–1133. PDF
11. JD Curlis, AR Davis Rabosky, IA Holmes, TJ Renney, CL Cox. 2021. Genetic mechanisms and correlational selection structure trait variation in a coral snake mimic. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 288(1947): 20210003. PDF
10. CL Cox, J Bowers, C Obialo, JD Curlis, JW Streicher. 2021. Spatial and temporal dynamics of exuberant color polymorphism in the southern cricket frog. Journal of Natural History, 54(35-36): 2249–2264. PDF
9. ML Logan, LK Neel, DJ Nicholson, AJ Stokes, CL Miller, AK Chung, JD Curlis, KM Keegan, AA Rosso, I Maayan, E Folfas, CE Williams, B Casement, MA Gallegos Koyner, DJ Padilla Perez, CH Falvey, SM Alexander, KL Charles, ZA Graham, WO McMillan, JB Losos, CL Cox. 2021. Sex-specific microhabitat use is associated with sex-biased thermal physiology in Anolis lizards. Journal of Experimental Biology, 224(2): jeb235697. PDF
8. AA Rosso, DJ Nicholson, ML Logan, AK Chung, JD Curlis, ZM Degon, RJ Knell, TWJ Garner, WO McMillan, CL Cox. 2020. Sex-biased parasitism and expression of a sexual signal. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 131(4):785–800. PDF
7. CL Cox, HO Tribble, S Richardson, AK Chung, JD Curlis, ML Logan. 2020. Thermal ecology and physiology of an elongate and semi-fossorial arthropod, the bark centipede. Journal of Thermal Biology, 94: 102755. PDF
6. JD Curlis, EC Fisher, WK Muhic, J Moy, M Garro-Cruz, JJ Montero-Ramírez. 2020. A survey of the reptiles and amphibians at the University of Georgia Costa Rica field station in San Luis de Monteverde, Costa Rica. Check List, 16(6): 1433–1456 PDF
5. CL Cox, S Alexander, B Casement, AK Chung, JD Curlis, Z Degon, M Dubois, C Falvey, ZA Graham, E Folfas, MA Gallegos, LK Neel, DJ Nicholson, DJ Padilla Peréz, X Ortiz-Ross, AA Rosso, Q Taylor, TJ Thurman, CE Williams, WO McMillan, ML Logan. 2020. Ectoparasite extinction in simplified lizard assemblages during experimental island invasion. Biology Letters, 16(8): 20200474 PDF
4. LK Neel, JD Curlis, CT Kinsey, CL Cox, LD McBrayer. 2020. Acclimatization in the physiological performance of an introduced ectotherm. Journal of Experimental Biology, 223(6): jeb201517 PDF
3. ML Logan, JD Curlis, AL Gilbert, DB Miles, AK Chung, JW McGlothlin, RM Cox. 2018. Thermal physiology and thermoregulatory behaviour exhibit low heritability despite genetic divergence between lizard populations. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 285(1878): 20180697. PDF
2. JD Curlis, R Davis, E Zetkulic, CL Cox. 2017. Condition dependence of shared traits differs between sympatric Anolis lizards. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A, 327: 110–118. PDF
1. JD Curlis, DC Macklem, R Davis, CL Cox. 2016. Sex-specific antipredator response to auditory cues in the black spiny-tailed iguana. Journal of Zoology, 299(1): 68–74. PDF
Natural History & Geographic Distribution Notes
9. L Bakewell, CL Cox, JD Curlis. 2023. Natural history note: Anolis equestris (Cuban Knight Anole) diet. Herpetological Review, 54(3): 464. PDF
8. JD Curlis, MA Hirst, A Curlis, D Curlis. 2022. Natural history note: Anolis carolinensis (Green Anole) habitat use. Herpetological Review, 52(3): 316–317. PDF
7. JD Curlis, P Cerda, AR Davis Rabosky, M Grundler, I Holmes, B Sealey, C Whitcher, M Grundler, E Westeen. 2020. Geographic distribution note: Rhadinella kinkelini (Kinkelin’s Graceful Brownsnake). Herpetological Review, 51(4): 783. PDF
6. JD Curlis, P Cerda, AR Davis Rabosky, M Grundler, I Holmes, B Sealey, C Whitcher, M Grundler, E Westeen. 2020. Geographic distribution note: Bromeliohyla bromeliacia (Bromeliad Treefrog). Herpetological Review, 51(4): 768. PDF
5. JD Curlis, P Cerda, AR Davis Rabosky, M Grundler, I Holmes, B Sealey, C Whitcher, M Grundler, E Westeen. 2020. Geographic distribution note: Sibon dimidiatus (Slender Snail Sucker). Herpetological Review, 51(4): 783. PDF
4. G Lonsdale, JD Curlis, C Phipps, T Brown, T Martin. 2020. Natural history note: Oedipina tomasi (El Cusuco Worm Salamander) predation. Herpetological Review, 51(2): 293. PDF
3. JD Curlis, MA Hirst, MD Baiz. 2019. Second observation of Dermatemys mawii in the upper Yucatán peninsula: A new population or an old individual? The Herpetological Bulletin, 149: 47–48. PDF
2. TW Brown, JD Curlis, G Lonsdale, C Thorpe, A Hoad. 2018. Color change in the gorgetal scales of an anole, Anolis amplisquamosus (Squamata: Dactyloidae). IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 25(2): 127–128. PDF
1. JD Curlis, DC Macklem. 2017. Geographic distribution note: Agalychnis spurrelli (Gliding Leaf Frog). Herpetological Review, 48(3): 582–583. PDF
9. L Bakewell, CL Cox, JD Curlis. 2023. Natural history note: Anolis equestris (Cuban Knight Anole) diet. Herpetological Review, 54(3): 464. PDF
8. JD Curlis, MA Hirst, A Curlis, D Curlis. 2022. Natural history note: Anolis carolinensis (Green Anole) habitat use. Herpetological Review, 52(3): 316–317. PDF
7. JD Curlis, P Cerda, AR Davis Rabosky, M Grundler, I Holmes, B Sealey, C Whitcher, M Grundler, E Westeen. 2020. Geographic distribution note: Rhadinella kinkelini (Kinkelin’s Graceful Brownsnake). Herpetological Review, 51(4): 783. PDF
6. JD Curlis, P Cerda, AR Davis Rabosky, M Grundler, I Holmes, B Sealey, C Whitcher, M Grundler, E Westeen. 2020. Geographic distribution note: Bromeliohyla bromeliacia (Bromeliad Treefrog). Herpetological Review, 51(4): 768. PDF
5. JD Curlis, P Cerda, AR Davis Rabosky, M Grundler, I Holmes, B Sealey, C Whitcher, M Grundler, E Westeen. 2020. Geographic distribution note: Sibon dimidiatus (Slender Snail Sucker). Herpetological Review, 51(4): 783. PDF
4. G Lonsdale, JD Curlis, C Phipps, T Brown, T Martin. 2020. Natural history note: Oedipina tomasi (El Cusuco Worm Salamander) predation. Herpetological Review, 51(2): 293. PDF
3. JD Curlis, MA Hirst, MD Baiz. 2019. Second observation of Dermatemys mawii in the upper Yucatán peninsula: A new population or an old individual? The Herpetological Bulletin, 149: 47–48. PDF
2. TW Brown, JD Curlis, G Lonsdale, C Thorpe, A Hoad. 2018. Color change in the gorgetal scales of an anole, Anolis amplisquamosus (Squamata: Dactyloidae). IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 25(2): 127–128. PDF
1. JD Curlis, DC Macklem. 2017. Geographic distribution note: Agalychnis spurrelli (Gliding Leaf Frog). Herpetological Review, 48(3): 582–583. PDF