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5. Global Protected Areas as refuges for amphibians and reptiles under climate change

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Mi, Chunrong, Ma, Liang, Yang, Mengyuan, Li, Xinhai, Meiri, Shai, Roll, Uri, Oskyrko, Oleksandra, Pincheira-Donoso, Daniel, Harvey, Lilly P., Jablonski, Daniel, Safaei-Mahroo, Barbod, Ghaffari, Hanyeh, Smid, Jiri, Jarvie, Scott, Kimani, Ronnie Mwangi, Masroor, Rafaqat, Kazemi, Seyed Mahdi, Nneji, Lotanna Micah, Fokoua, Arnaud Marius Tchassem, Tasse Taboue, Geraud C., Bauer, Aaron, Nogueira, Cristiano, Meirte, Danny, Chapple, David G., Das, Indraneil, Grismer, Lee, Avila, Luciano Javier, Ribeiro Júnior, Marco Antônio, Tallowin, Oliver J. S., Torres-Carvajal, Omar, Wagner, Philipp, Ron, Santiago R., Wang, Yuezhao, Itescu, Yuval, Nagy, Zoltán Tamás, Wilcove, David S., Liu, Xuan, and Du, Weiguo

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2023
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9. A global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation needs of tetrapods

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Cox, Neil, Young, Bruce E., Bowles, Philip, Fernandez, Miguel, Marin, Julie, Rapacciuolo, Giovanni, Böhm, Monika, Brooks, Thomas M., Hedges, S. Blair, Hilton-Taylor, Craig, Hoffmann, Michael, Jenkins, Richard K. B., Tognelli, Marcelo F., Alexander, Graham J., Allison, Allen, Ananjeva, Natalia B., Auliya, Mark, Avila, Luciano Javier, Chapple, David G., Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F., Cogger, Harold G., Colli, Guarino R., de Silva, Anslem, Eisemberg, Carla C., Els, Johannes, Fong G., Ansel, Grant, Tandora D., Hitchmough, Rodney A., Iskandar, Djoko T., Kidera, Noriko, Martins, Marcio, Meiri, Shai, Mitchell, Nicola J., Molur, Sanjay, Nogueira, Cristiano de C., Ortiz, Juan Carlos, Penner, Johannes, Rhodin, Anders G. J., Rivas, Gilson A., Rödel, Mark-Oliver, Roll, Uri, Sanders, Kate L., Santos-Barrera, Georgina, Shea, Glenn M., Spawls, Stephen, Stuart, Bryan L., Tolley, Krystal A., Trape, Jean-François, Vidal, Marcela A., Wagner, Philipp, Wallace, Bryan P., and Xie, Yan

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2022
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12. The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics

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Formenti, Giulio, Theissinger, Kathrin, Fernandes, Carlos, Bista, Iliana, Bombarely, Aureliano, Bleidorn, Christoph, Čiampor, Fedor, Ciofi, Claudio, Crottini, Angelica, Godoy, José A., Hoglund, Jacob, Malukiewicz, Joanna, Mouton, Alice, Oomen, Rebekah A., Paez, Sadye, Palsbøll, Per, Pampoulie, Christophe, Ruiz-López, María José, Svardal, Hannes, Theofanopoulou, Constantina, de Vries, Jan, Waldvogel, Ann-Marie, Zhang, Goujie, Mazzoni, Camila J., Jarvis, Erich, Bálint, Miklós, Aghayan, Sargis A., Alioto, Tyler S., Almudi, Isabel, Alvarez, Nadir, Alves, Paulo C., Amorim, Isabel R., Antunes, Agostinho, Arribas, Paula, Baldrian, Petr, Berg, Paul R., Bertorelle, Giorgio, Böhne, Astrid, Bonisoli-Alquati, Andrea, Boštjančić, Ljudevit L., Boussau, Bastien, Breton, Catherine M., Buzan, Elena, Campos, Paula F., Carreras, Carlos, Castro, L. FIlipe, Chueca, Luis J., Conti, Elena, Cook-Deegan, Robert, Croll, Daniel, Cunha, Mónica V., Delsuc, Frédéric, Dennis, Alice B., Dimitrov, Dimitar, Faria, Rui, Favre, Adrien, Fedrigo, Olivier D., Fernández, Rosa, Ficetola, Gentile Francesco, Flot, Jean-François, Gabaldón, Toni, Galea Agius, Dolores R., Gallo, Guido R., Giani, Alice M., Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Grebenc, Tine, Guschanski, Katerina, Guyot, Romain, Hausdorf, Bernhard, Hawlitschek, Oliver, Heintzman, Peter D., Heinze, Berthold, Hiller, Michael, Husemann, Martin, Iannucci, Alessio, Irisarri, Iker, Jakobsen, Kjetill S., Jentoft, Sissel, Klinga, Peter, Kloch, Agnieszka, Kratochwil, Claudius F., Kusche, Henrik, Layton, Kara K.S., Leonard, Jennifer A., Lerat, Emmanuelle, Liti, Gianni, Manousaki, Tereza, Marques-Bonet, Tomas, Matos-Maraví, Pável, Matschiner, Michael, Maumus, Florian, Mc Cartney, Ann M., Meiri, Shai, Melo-Ferreira, José, Mengual, Ximo, Monaghan, Michael T., Montagna, Matteo, Mysłajek, Robert W., Neiber, Marco T., Nicolas, Violaine, Novo, Marta, Ozretić, Petar, Palero, Ferran, Pârvulescu, Lucian, Pascual, Marta, Paulo, Octávio S., Pavlek, Martina, Pegueroles, Cinta, Pellissier, Loïc, Pesole, Graziano, Primmer, Craig R., Riesgo, Ana, Rüber, Lukas, Rubolini, Diego, Salvi, Daniele, Seehausen, Ole, Seidel, Matthias, Secomandi, Simona, Studer, Bruno, Theodoridis, Spyros, Thines, Marco, Urban, Lara, Vasemägi, Anti, Vella, Adriana, Vella, Noel, Vernes, Sonja C., Vernesi, Cristiano, Vieites, David R., Waterhouse, Robert M., Wheat, Christopher W., Wörheide, Gert, Wurm, Yannick, Zammit, Gabrielle, Höglund, Jacob, Palsbøll, Per J., Ruiz-López, María J., Zhang, Guojie, and Jarvis, Erich D.

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2022
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16. Areas of global importance for conserving terrestrial biodiversity, carbon and water

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Jung, Martin, Arnell, Andy, de Lamo, Xavier, García-Rangel, Shaenandhoa, Lewis, Matthew, Mark, Jennifer, Merow, Cory, Miles, Lera, Ondo, Ian, Pironon, Samuel, Ravilious, Corinna, Rivers, Malin, Schepaschenko, Dmitry, Tallowin, Oliver, van Soesbergen, Arnout, Govaerts, Rafaël, Boyle, Bradley L., Enquist, Brian J., Feng, Xiao, Gallagher, Rachael, Maitner, Brian, Meiri, Shai, Mulligan, Mark, Ofer, Gali, Roll, Uri, Hanson, Jeffrey O., Jetz, Walter, Di Marco, Moreno, McGowan, Jennifer, Rinnan, D. Scott, Sachs, Jeffrey D., Lesiv, Myroslava, Adams, Vanessa M., Andrew, Samuel C., Burger, Joseph R., Hannah, Lee, Marquet, Pablo A., McCarthy, James K., Morueta-Holme, Naia, Newman, Erica A., Park, Daniel S., Roehrdanz, Patrick R., Svenning, Jens-Christian, Violle, Cyrille, Wieringa, Jan J., Wynne, Graham, Fritz, Steffen, Strassburg, Bernardo B. N., Obersteiner, Michael, Kapos, Valerie, Burgess, Neil, Schmidt-Traub, Guido, and Visconti, Piero

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2021
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18. Data gaps and opportunities for comparative and conservation biology

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Conde, Dalia A., Staerk, Johanna, Colchero, Fernando, da Silva, Rita, Schöley, Jonas, Baden, H. Maria, Jouvet, Lionel, Fa, John E., Syed, Hassan, Jongejans, Eelke, Meiri, Shai, Gaillard, Jean-Michel, Chamberlain, Scott, Wilcken, Jonathan, Jones, Owen R., Dahlgren, Johan P., Steiner, Ulrich K., Bland, Lucie M., Gomez-Mestre, Ivan, Lebreton, Jean-Dominique, Vargas, Jaime González, Flesness, Nate, Canudas-Romo, Vladimir, Salguero-Gómez, Roberto, Byers, Onnie, Berg, Thomas Bjørneboe, Scheuerlein, Alexander, Devillard, Sébastien, Schigel, Dmitry S., Ryder, Oliver A., Possingham, Hugh P., Baudisch, Annette, and Vaupel, James W.

Published
2019

20. Stressed reptiles pay the metabolic price of war.

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Dubiner, Shahar, Vardi, Reut, Meiri, Shai, and Levin, Eran

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ISRAEL-Hamas War, 2023-, ISRAEL-Gaza conflict, 2006-, WAR, PSYCHOLOGICAL distress, LIZARD populations
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During the Israel-Hamas war, researchers conducted a study on the physiological effects of repeated bombings on reptiles. The study focused on the elegant short-fingered gecko and found that their metabolic rates were 2.3 times higher immediately after explosions compared to before. The increased metabolic costs indicate an acute stress response, which could deplete energy stores and negatively impact fitness. The study highlights the far-reaching effects of armed conflicts on biodiversity conservation and calls for armed forces to consider conservation issues during training. [Extracted from the article]

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2024
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23. SquamBase—A database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits.

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Meiri, Shai

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*DATABASES, *REPTILES, *SQUAMATA, *HOLOCENE Epoch, *LIFE history theory
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Motivation: I present a database that contains information on multiple key traits for all 11,744 recognised species of squamates worldwide. The database encompasses key traits and a reasonably comprehensive picture of available public knowledge. I present comprehensive description of the sources and rationale leading to the assignment of each particular trait state for each species. I hope the dataset can serve the scientific community, promote research and understanding of the group, comparisons with other taxa, and assessment of conservation needs. Furthermore, gaps in our knowledge of squamate traits become readily apparent and will hopefully lead to further study and even better knowledge. Main types of variables contained: Morphological, ecological, life history, geographical and conservation‐related traits. Spatial location: Global. Time period: Late Holocene to recent. Major taxa and level of measurement: Squamata, species. Software format: xlsx. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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24. Seasonal remodeling of visceral organs in the invasive desert gecko Tarentola annularis.

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DUBINER, Shahar, MEIRI, Shai, and LEVIN, Eran

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In winter, many reptiles have a period of inactivity (“brumation”). During brumation there is no energetic intake, therefore there would be an advantage to reducing energetic expenditure. The size of energetically costly organs, a major determinant of metabolic rate, is known to be flexible in many tetrapods. Seasonal plasticity of organ size could serve as both an energy‐saving mechanism and a source of nutrients for brumating reptiles. We studied a population of an invasive gecko, Tarentola annularis, to test for seasonal changes in activity, metabolic rate, and mass of various organs. The observed period of inactivity was December–February. Standard metabolic rates during the activity season were 1.85 times higher than in brumating individuals. This may be attributed to decreased organ mass during winter: heart mass decreased by 37%, stomach mass by 25%, and liver mass by 69%. Interestingly, testes mass increased by 100% during winter, likely in preparation for the breeding season, suggesting that males prioritize breeding over other functions upon return to activity. The size of the kidneys and lungs remained constant. Organ atrophy occurred only after geckos reduced their activity, so we hypothesize that organ mass changes in response to (rather than in anticipation of) cold winter temperatures and the associated fasting. Degradation of visceral organs can maintain energy demands in times of low supply, and catabolism of the protein from these organs can serve as a source of both energy and water during brumation. These findings bring us closer to a mechanistic understanding of reptiles’ physiological adaptations to environmental changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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25. Inferring the extinction risk of Data Deficient and Not Evaluated Australian squamates.

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Wotherspoon, Lucy, de Oliveira Caetano, Gabriel Henrique, Roll, Uri, Meiri, Shai, Pili, Arman, Tingley, Reid, and Chapple, David G.

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ENDANGERED species, MACHINE learning, SQUAMATA, REPTILES
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The world is facing a biodiversity crisis, and species are in danger of slipping towards extinction before having their conservation status formally determined. Australian squamates (snakes and lizards) form a highly diverse (over 1000 species) fauna, with 12% being either Data Deficient or Not Evaluated. We examined attributes of Australian squamates categorized as Data Deficient or Not Evaluated and compared key traits that are linked with threatened categories via univariate and multivariate models. We further used the machine learning model of Caetano et al. (2022, PloS Biology, 20, e3001544) to predict the putative extinction risk categories for Data Deficient and Not Evaluated Australian squamate species based on an analysis of reptiles globally. We found that Data Deficient Australian squamates are often lacking information on their drivers of threat and distribution, but not intrinsic traits or uncertain taxonomy. Data Deficient, Not Evaluated and threatened species often possess similar traits, including having small range sizes, being insular endemics and recently described, indicating that they may require some similar conservation management. Meanwhile, Not Evaluated species exhibit certain unique traits relative to evaluated species. We predicted 21% of Data Deficient and Not Evaluated species are threatened which is three times greater than currently assessed species (7%). This may indicate that a larger proportion of poorly known squamate species are more likely to be threatened than previously thought. Overall, our findings provide an important resource for the conservation management of Australian squamates by highlighting key traits and missing data, as well as providing a list of Data Deficient and Not Evaluated species that should be prioritized for research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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30. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: The lizard species with the smallest ranges

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Meiri, Shai, Bauer, Aaron M., Allison, Allen, Castro-Herrera, Fernando, Chirio, Laurent, Colli, Guarino, Das, Indraneil, Doan, Tiffany M., Glaw, Frank, Grismer, Lee L., Hoogmoed, Marinus, Kraus, Fred, LeBreton, Matthew, Meirte, Danny, Nagy, Zoltán T., de C. Nogueira, Cristiano, Oliver, Paul, Pauwels, Olivier S. G., Pincheira-Donoso, Daniel, Shea, Glenn, Sindaco, Roberto, Tallowin, Oliver J. S., Torres-Carvajal, Omar, Trape, Jean-Francois, Uetz, Peter, Wagner, Philipp, Wang, Yuezhao, Ziegler, Thomas, and Roll, Uri

Published
2018

39. Author Correction: Areas of global importance for conserving terrestrial biodiversity, carbon and water

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Jung, Martin, Arnell, Andy, de Lamo, Xavier, García-Rangel, Shaenandhoa, Lewis, Matthew, Mark, Jennifer, Merow, Cory, Miles, Lera, Ondo, Ian, Pironon, Samuel, Ravilious, Corinna, Rivers, Malin, Schepaschenko, Dmitry, Tallowin, Oliver, van Soesbergen, Arnout, Govaerts, Rafaël, Boyle, Bradley L., Enquist, Brian J., Feng, Xiao, Gallagher, Rachael, Maitner, Brian, Meiri, Shai, Mulligan, Mark, Ofer, Gali, Roll, Uri, Hanson, Jeffrey O., Jetz, Walter, Di Marco, Moreno, McGowan, Jennifer, Rinnan, D. Scott, Sachs, Jeffrey D., Lesiv, Myroslava, Adams, Vanessa M., Andrew, Samuel C., Burger, Joseph R., Hannah, Lee, Marquet, Pablo A., McCarthy, James K., Morueta-Holme, Naia, Newman, Erica A., Park, Daniel S., Roehrdanz, Patrick R., Svenning, Jens-Christian, Violle, Cyrille, Wieringa, Jan J., Wynne, Graham, Fritz, Steffen, Strassburg, Bernardo B. N., Obersteiner, Michael, Kapos, Valerie, Burgess, Neil, Schmidt-Traub, Guido, and Visconti, Piero

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2021
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49. Lizard richness in mainland China is more strongly correlated with energy and climatic stability than with diversification rates.

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Liang, Tao and Meiri, Shai

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*LIZARDS, *STRUCTURAL equation modeling, *LAST Glacial Maximum, *SPECIES diversity, *SQUAMATA, *CLIMATE change, COLD regions
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Aim: Contemporary environmental, historical and evolutionary factors are increasingly used to decipher the drivers of spatial patterns of species richness. Evidence of such correlations for Chinese reptiles is scarce and poorly understood. We therefore explored the validity of the environmental capacity, historical climatic stability and diversification rates hypotheses on Chinese lizard richness. Location: Mainland China. Taxon: Squamata: Sauria. Methods: We mapped the distribution ranges of all 237 lizards in mainland China using a combination of different datasets. We used current environmental conditions (ambient energy, environmental productivity, and habitat heterogeneity), historical climate stability indices (long term: since ~3.3 Ma and short term: since the last glacial maximum) and mean tip diversification rates, to test whether current environmental conditions, historical climate change and diversification rates drive contemporary richness patterns of lizards in China. We applied piecewise structural equation models (pSEM) to jointly evaluate our hypotheses, considering direct and indirect effects. Results: Chinese lizards showed strong latitudinal diversity gradients. We found consistent support for contemporary climatic and environmental factors relationships with richness. Richness was also positively correlated with short‐term climatic stability, but less so with long‐term stability. Diversification rates were seldom found to be positively correlated with lizard richness. Main Conclusions: Our results support the environmental capacity and historical climate hypotheses, which link high richness to highly productive warm and stable regions (and low richness to cold and unstable regions). We conclude that post‐speciation dispersal and short‐term climatic oscillations quickly swamp the long‐term signal of diversification rates and climatic fluctuations, creating strong current climate–richness associations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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50. What factors influence the rediscovery of lost tetrapod species?

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Lindken, Tim, Anderson, Christopher V., Ariano‐Sánchez, Daniel, Barki, Goni, Biggs, Christina, Bowles, Philip, Chaitanya, Ramamoorthi, Cronin, Drew T., Jähnig, Sonja C., Jeschke, Jonathan M., Kennerley, Rosalind J., Lacher, Thomas E., Luedtke, Jennifer A., Liu, Chunlong, Long, Barney, Mallon, David, Martin, Gabriel M., Meiri, Shai, Pasachnik, Stesha A., and Reynoso, Victor Hugo

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SPECIES, DATABASES, AMPHIBIANS
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We created a database of lost and rediscovered tetrapod species, identified patterns in their distribution and factors influencing rediscovery. Tetrapod species are being lost at a faster rate than they are being rediscovered, due to slowing rates of rediscovery for amphibians, birds and mammals, and rapid rates of loss for reptiles. Finding lost species and preventing future losses should therefore be a conservation priority. By comparing the taxonomic and spatial distribution of lost and rediscovered tetrapod species, we have identified regions and taxa with many lost species in comparison to those that have been rediscovered—our results may help to prioritise search effort to find them. By identifying factors that influence rediscovery, we have improved our ability to broadly distinguish the types of species that are likely to be found from those that are not (because they are likely to be extinct). Some lost species, particularly those that are small and perceived to be uncharismatic, may have been neglected in terms of conservation effort, and other lost species may be hard to find due to their intrinsic characteristics and the characteristics of the environments they occupy (e.g. nocturnal species, fossorial species and species occupying habitats that are more difficult to survey such as wetlands). These lost species may genuinely await rediscovery. However, other lost species that possess characteristics associated with rediscovery (e.g. large species) and that are also associated with factors that negatively influence rediscovery (e.g. those occupying small islands) are more likely to be extinct. Our results may foster pragmatic search protocols that prioritise lost species likely to still exist. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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