Peter Zani

University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point

Affiliations

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

College Of Letters And Science

School Of Biology, Chemistry And Biochemistry

Department Of Biology

College Of Letters And Science

School Of Biology, Chemistry And Biochemistry

NonePeter Zani is currently serving as a College Of Letters And Science faculty at University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point.

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Peter Zani

University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point

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ecology biology evolutionary ecology ecology and evolutionary biology zoology animal ecology evolutionary biology biodiversity community (ecology) ecology evolution behavioral ecology zoogeography morphological evidence morphology (biology) biogeography fitness ecological monograph zoological taxonomy animal behavior wildlife ecology ecophysiology conservation biology spatial ecology movement ecology uta stansburiana interspecific behavioral interaction terrestrial arthropods predator-prey interactions environmental science forest ecology evolutionary significance population ecology comparative physiology animal behaviour adaptation functional ecology mammalogy evolutionary theory terrestrial ecology life history side-blotched lizards southeastern nicaragua eastern oregon avian biology global ecology vertebrate paleontology forest ecosystems experimental criminology wildlife animal taxonomy evolutionary developmental biology intraguild predation evolutionary radiations amazonian ecuador amazon region amazon rain forest lowland rain forest escape behavior life-history strategies taphonomic bias molecular evolutionary ecology coral reefs landscape ecology ecosystem interactions aquatic organisms marine ecology integrative biology specie interaction terrestrial biota biotic interactions foraging lizard morphology habitat shift historical ecology amazonian lizards diverse lizard assemblage

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Natural Lifespan and Adult Movement of Common Side-Blotched Lizards (Uta Stansburiana) Estimated From Two Decades of Capture-Mark-Recapture in Eastern Oregon. Journal of Herpetology (2025)

wildlife ecologyeastern oregonpopulation biologyzoologyevolutionary ecologynatural lifespanwildlife biologyfitnessbiologyanimal ecologyevolutionary biologymovement ecologybehavioral ecologyecologyadult movementpopulation ecologyecology and evolutionary biology

Pirates of the Caribbean (and Elsewhere): Three-Legged Lizards and the Study of Evolutionary Adaptation. The American Naturalist (2025)

James T. StroudJason J. KolbeBenjamin DoshnaChristopher V. AndersonSusannah S. FrenchDonald B. MilesPeter A. ZaniJonathan J. SuhDaniel C. PassosThomas J. RobertsMartin J. WhitingKaren CusickMelissa AjaMiles AppletonAbigail ArnashusDoug S. ArnoldElizabeth BastiaansKareen BarnettKatherine E. BoronowJennifer A. BrissonDamany CalderSamuel ClayJean ClobertMatthew B. ConniorTaylor L. CooperMaria del Rosario CastañedaClaire M. S. DufourTony GambleAnthony J. GenevaLevi N. GrayKathleen GriffinJoshua M. HallNicholas C. HerrmannBrian HillenLauren E. JohnsonAmbika KamathTracy LangkildeChristian LangnerOriol LapiedraManuel LealInbar MaayanManuel MassotAryeh H. MillerMartha M. MuñozGerrut NorvalSusan L. PerkinsDavid A. PikeThomas W. SchoenerAlan R. TempletonElijah VazquezAbigail WalkerJonathan B. Losos

evolutionary theoryecology evolutionadaptationbiological evolutionevolutionary adaptationzoologyevolutionary ecologycoevolutionmorphological evidencenatural selectionbiologyevolutionary biologyevolutionary significanceecologythree-legged lizardsecology and evolutionary biology

Microgeographic Clinal Variation in Dorsal Scale Rows in Common Side-Blotched Lizards (Uta Stansburiana) Related to Steep Environmental Gradients in the Grand Canyon Ecoregion. The Southwestern Naturalist (2024)

zoologyuta stansburianamorphological evidencebiologyzoogeographymorphology (biology)animal ecologyevolutionary biologybiogeography

Contextualized Display Behavior During Natural Interactions by Common Side-Blotched Lizards (Uta Stansburiana, Squamata, Phrynosomatidae). Journal of Herpetology (2023)

human behaviorinterspecific behavioral interactionevolutionary ecologydisplay behavioruta stansburianabehavioral sciencesbiologysocial behaviorpredator-prey interactionsanimal behaviouranimal behaviorbehavioral ecologyecology and evolutionary biologynatural interactions

Lower-Level Predictors and Behavioral Correlates of Maximal Aerobic Capacity and Sprint Speed Among Individual Lizards. Journal of Experimental Biology (2023)

exercise physiologyanimal performanceindividual lizardssprint speedphysiologycomparative physiologyphysical activityfitnesskinesiologyanimal behaviourfitness measureanimal behaviorbehavioral ecologylower-level predictorsapplied physiologyphysical fitness

What Does the Scientific Community Owe Future Generations of Biologists? Biology in the Era Following Centuries-Long Anthropogenic Change. BioScience (2023)

philosophy of biologyscientific communicationscientific communityevolutionary anthropologyscience studiesfuture generationshuman biologycenturies-long anthropogenic changebiologyevolutionary biologyhistorical biologyscience policy

Higher Rate of Male Sexual Displays Correlates With Larger Ventral Posterior Amygdala Volume and Neuron Soma Volume in Wild-Caught Common Side-Blotched Lizards, B I Uta Stansburiana /I /B. Brain Behavior and Evolution (2022)

Lara D. LaDageTracy YuPeter A. Zani

animal scienceneuroanatomyevolutionary ecologyanimal cognitionmale sexual displayscognitive neurosciencebehavioral neuroscienceneuroscienceavian biologycomparative psychologyneuron soma volumeanimal ecologyanimal behaviorevolutionary biologybreeding behaviorentomologybehavioral sciencesprimate behavior

Life‐History Differences Across Latitude in Common Side‐Blotched Lizards ( Uta Stansburiana ). Ecology and Evolution (2019)

Geoffrey D. SmithPeter A. ZaniSusannah S. French

adaptationlife historylife-history strategieszoologyevolutionary ecologycomparative physiologybody masswildlife biologyfitnessimmune systembiologyanimal ecologyevolutionary biologybehavioral ecologyecologyecology and evolutionary biology

Field and Laboratory Responses to Drought by Common Side-Blotched Lizards ( Uta Stansburiana ). Journal of Arid Environments (2018)

drought resiliencezoologyevolutionary ecologyuta stansburianacommon side-blotched lizardswater stressbiodiversitybiologymorphology (biology)ecophysiologywater availabilityextreme environmentsecologylaboratory responsesdroughtecological monographecology and evolutionary biology

Escape Behavior of Side-Blotched Lizards ( Uta Stansburiana ) in Response to Model Predators. Canadian Journal of Zoology (2017)

ecology evolutioninterspecific behavioral interactionzoologyevolutionary ecologyside-blotched lizardsescape behaviorfitnessmodel predatorsbiologyanimal behaviourpredator-prey interactionsanimal behaviorevolutionary biologyecophysiologybehavioral ecologyecologyintraguild predationecology and evolutionary biology