138 | Reptiles in Rapidly Changing Environments

What can tiny island lizards teach us about surviving a changing
world? Dr. Jenkins sits down with Dr. Christian Cox, Associate
Professor at Florida International University, to explore the
surprising answers. Christian’s research spans the colorful world
of reptile evolution—why some snakes and lizards look and behave
the way they do, how size and shape vary between the sexes, and
what feeding habits reveal about survival. But at the heart of
this conversation is his decades-long study of Anole lizards
living on hundreds of islands in a massive lake linked to the
Panama Canal. These natural experiments reveal how reptiles
respond to sudden environmental shifts, offering clues to how
wildlife may adapt in the face of climate change.


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