PUBLICATIONS
2024
Nina Serén, Catarina Pinho, Rodrigo Megía-Palma, Prem Aguilar, Anamarija Žagar, Pedro Andrade, Miguel A Carretero, Selection on the vascular-remodeling BMPER gene is associated with altitudinal adaptation in an insular lizard, Evolution Letters, 2024;, qrae047, https://doi.org/10.1093/evlett/qrae047
, , , , , , , , , , , , , & (2024). Viviparity is associated with larger female size and higher sexual size dimorphism in a reproductively bimodal lizard. Journal of Animal Ecology, 00, 1–15.https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.14170
Anamarija Žagar, Urban Dajčman, Rodrigo Megía-Palma, Tatjana Simčič, Frederico M. Barroso, Senka Baškiera, Miguel A. Carretero (2024). Analysis of subcellular energy metabolism in five Lacertidae lizards across varied environmental conditions. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 111729. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2024.111729
Giulia Simbula, Anastasios Limnios, Pedro Oliveira, Ana Ramos, Sara F. Nunes, Ana Aguiar, Catarina Rato, Xavier Santos, Anamarija Žagar, Emilio Civantos, Miguel A. Carretero (2024) Agrolizards+ Unveiling the Ecological Role of Lizards in Agricultural Environments ABSTRACT
Anamarija Žagar, Katja Konc, Valentina Perc, Urban Dajčman, Rodrigo Megia-Palma, Jernej Klančičar, Matej Hočevar, Damjana Drobne, Sara Novak (2024) Climate interaction with micromorphology of scales: literature review and a case study of Lacertid lizards ABSTRACT
Urban Dajčman, Urtzi Enriquez-Urzelai, Anamarija Žagar (2024) Between the highlands and lowlands: Mechanistic models exploring the ecological interplay of two lacertid species ABSTRACT
Jernej Klančičar, Katja Konc, Valentina Perc, Urban Dajčman, Rodrigo Megia-Palma, Matej Hočevar, Damjana Drobne, Sara Novak, Anamarija Žagar (2024) Scale micromorphology of Gallotia galloti from Tenerife: description of new microstructures in different areas of the epidermis ABSTRACT
Gilbert E, Žagar A, López-Darias M, Megía-Palma R, Lister KA, et al. (2024)Environmental factors influence cross-talk between a heat shock protein and an oxidative stress protein modification in the lizardGallotia galloti. PLOS ONE 19(3): e0300111.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300111
Megía‐Palma, R., Palomar, G., Martínez, J., Antunes, B., Dudek, K., Žagar, A., Serén, N., Carretero, M.A., Babik, W. and Merino, S. (2024) Lizard host abundances and climatic factors explain phylogenetic diversity and prevalence of blood parasites on an oceanic island. Molecular Ecology, p.e17276. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17276
2023
Guerra Seren, Nina, Megia-Palma, Rodrigo, Simčič, Tatjana, Krofel, Miha, Guarino, Fabio Maria, Pinho, Catarina, Žagar, Anamarija, Carretero, Miguel A. Functional responses in a lizard along a 3.5-km altitudinal gradient. Journal of biogeography. [Online ed.]. 2023, ilustr. ISSN 1365-2699. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14711
Žagar A, Gomes V, Sillero N. (2023) Selected microhabitat and surface temperatures of two sympatric lizard species. Acta oecologica : international journal of ecology. vol. 118 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2022.103887
GILBERT, Ed, ŽAGAR, Anamarija, LÓPEZ-DARIAS, Marta, MEGÍA-PALMA, Rodrigo, LISTER, Karen A., JONES, Max Dolton, CARRETERO, Miguel A., GUERRA SERÉN, Nina, WOLLENBERG-VALERO, Katharina C., BELTRAN-ALVAREZ, Pedro. Unravelling stress and the environment : what contributes to baseline stress markers in the Tenerife lizard (Gallotia galloti). V: 22nd European Congress of Herpetology : programme & abstracts : University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, 4th–8th September, 2023. 22nd European Congress of Herpetology, University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, 4th–8th September, 2023. [S. l.: Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 2023]. Str. 45. ABSTRACT
MEGÍA-PALMA, Rodrigo, GARCIA-VELASCO, Javier, ŽAGAR, Anamarija, DAJČMAN, Urban, BARJA, Isabel, MERINO, Santiago. A hot winter tale : parasites as biomarkers of winter warming in an insular lizard. V: Congreso SEEEE : libro de resúmenes : Badajoz, 2023. Congreso SEEEE, Badajoz, 31. Oct. – 3. Nov. 2023. [Badajoz: Sociedad Española de Etología y Ecología Evolutiva, 2023]. Str. 73. ABSTRACT
DAJČMAN, Urban, ENRIQUEZ-URZELAI, Urtzi, ŽAGAR, Anamarija. Integrating DEB models and NicheMapR to explore species coexistence in lacertid lizards. V: DEB2023 : book of abstracts : 8th International Symposium and Thematic School on Dynamic Energy Budget Theory for Metabolic Organization : 14-16 June 2023, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. [S. l.: s. n., 2023]. Str. [18]. ABSTRACT
2022
Žagar A, Konc K, Perc V, Dajčman U, Megía Palma R,Hočevar M, Drobne D, Novak S (2022). Micromorphology of scales of four species of lizards across different climatic zones. POSTER
Dajčman U, Enriquez-Urzelai U, Žagar A. (2022). DYNAMIC ENERGY BUDGET MODELS FOR TWO COMPETING LACERTIDS. 10.13140/RG.2.2.14938.41925. POSTER
ŽAGAR, Anamarija, MEGÍA-PALMA, Rodrigo, SIMČIČ, Tatjana, DAJČMAN, Urban, BARROSO, Frederico, BAŠKIERA, Senka, CARRETERO, Miguel A. Can we use metabolic parameters to understand thermal preferences? : A case study of five lacertid lizards (2022) Program & book of abstracts : 21st European Congress of Herpetology : Belgrade, September 5th-9th ABSTRACT
Gomes V, Žagar A, Simčič T, Carretero MA (2022) Is It Function or Fashion? An Integrative Analysis of Morphology, Performance, and Metabolism in a Colour Polymorphic Lizard. Diversity, 14, 116. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/d14020116
2021
Dajčman U, Carretero MA, Megía-Palma R, Perera A, Kostanjšek R, Žagar A (2021) Shared haemogregarine infections in competing lacertids. Parasitology, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182021001645
ŽAGAR, Anamarija, DAJČMAN, Urban, MEGÍA-PALMA, Rodrigo. Biological interactions and traits of metabolism in two sympatric lacertids. In: BIAGGINI, Marta (ed.), et al. Abstracts : XI International Symposium on Mediterranean Lacertid lizards: 27-28 Sept. 2021. ABSTRACT
ŽAGAR, Anamarija, GOMES, Veronica, SILLERO, Neftali. Microhabitat use, activity and selected temperatures of sympatric Iberolacerta horvathi and Podarcis muralis. In: BIAGGINI, Marta (ed.), et al. Abstracts : XI International Symposium on Mediterranean Lacertid lizards: 27-28 Sept. 2021. ABSTRACT
DAJČMAN, Urban, CARRETERO, Miguel A., MEGÍA-PALMA, Rodrigo, PERERA, Ana, KOSTANJŠEK, Rok, ŽAGAR, Anamarija. Shared blood parasite ifections may drive competition dynamics in lacertids. In: BIAGGINI, Marta (ed.), et al. Abstracts : XI International Symposium on Mediterranean Lacertid lizards: 27-28 Sept. 2021. ABSTRACT
2020
Megía-Palma R, Arregui L, Pozo I, Žagar A, Serén N, Carretero M, Merino S (2020) Geographic patterns of stress in insular lizards reveal anthropogenic and climatic signatures. Science of the Total Environment, 749, 141655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141655
CARRETERO, Miguel A., SEREN, Nina, MEGÍA-PALMA, Rodrigo, SIMČIČ, Tatjana, ŽAGAR, Anamarija. Conservatism and plasticity in the ecophysiology of a lizard across a steep environmental gradient. In: Book of abstracts: oral presentations. WCH9, 9th World Congress of Herpetology, 5-10 January 2020, Dunedin, New Zealand. ABSTRACT
MEGÍA-PALMA, Rodrigo, POZO, Isaac, TOMÉ, B, ŽAGAR, Anamarija, SEREN, Nina, ARREGUI, Lucía, MARTÍNEZ, Javier, PERERA, Ana, HARRIS, D. James, CARRETERO, Miguel A., MERINO, Santiago. Testing a mechanistic hypothesis : how does climate predict the distribution of parasites in lizards?. In: Book of abstracts: oral presentations. WCH9, 9th World Congress of Herpetology, 5-10 January 2020, Dunedin, New Zealand. ABSTRACT
2019
Seren N, Megia-Palma R, Guarino F, Žagar A, Simčič T, Pinho C, Carretero MA (2019) How (will) ectotherms cope with changing environments? A test with lizard under contrasting ecological pressures. In: (PDF) XX European Congress of Herpetology, Milan, 2-6 September 2019.
DAJČMAN, Urban, PERERA, Ana, CARRETERO, Miguel A., KOSTANJŠEK, Rok, ŽAGAR, Anamarija. Does sympatry influence the parasite prevalence and parasite load in two competing lacertids?. In: FICETOLA, G. F. (ed.). Program & abstracts. XX European Congress of Herpetology, Milan, 2-6 September 2019. ABSTRACT
SEREN, Nina, MEGÍA-PALMA, Rodrigo, GUARINO, Fabio, ŽAGAR, Anamarija, SIMČIČ, Tatjana, PINHO, Catarina, CARRETERO, Miguel A. How (will) ectotherms cope with changing environments? A test with a lizard under contrasting ecological pressures. In: FICETOLA, G. F. (ed.). Program & abstracts. XX European Congress of Herpetology, Milan, 2-6 September 2019. ABSTRACT