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{"title":"Isolated Trees in a Fragmented Tropical Landscape: A View Through the Soil Seed Bank","authors":"Samantha A. Allbee,&nbsp;Paulo H. S. A. Camargo,&nbsp;Adriana J. Jordan,&nbsp;Tomás A. Carlo","doi":"10.1111/btp.70086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70086","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Tropical soil seed banks under isolated trees in pastures remain relatively understudied despite their important role in forest regeneration. Here, we investigated patterns of plant species diversity, abundance, and composition in the soil seed banks of cattle pastures, under fleshy-fruited, and nonfleshy-fruited trees within pastures, and in secondary forest patches at ten study sites in Brazil. We also examined how the fruit traits of isolated trees affected seed bank communities, predicting that fleshy-fruited trees are more connected to frugivory and seed dispersal networks than trees without fruit resources, and would therefore have richer seed banks. We found that the species richness and diversity of seed bank communities were higher in secondary forest patches and under fleshy and nonfleshy-fruited trees compared to soil samples from open pastures, although early successional plants were dominant across all habitats. The fruit traits of isolated trees also affected the richness of seeds dispersed by animals and abiotically. Seed banks under fleshy-fruited trees had more seeds of bird-dispersed plants compared to nonfleshy-fruited trees. Overall, our results show that soil seed banks under isolated trees are more similar to those in secondary forest patch seed banks, especially trees bearing attractive fruit resources that likely increase connectivity to frugivory and seed dispersal networks active in fragmented landscapes.</p>","PeriodicalId":8982,"journal":{"name":"Biotropica","volume":"57 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/btp.70086","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144897544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"ATBC Code of Conduct","authors":"Farah Carrasco-Rueda,&nbsp;Catherine L. Cardelús,&nbsp;Yolanda Chirango,&nbsp;Claudia J. Garnica-Díaz,&nbsp;Yadok Godwill,&nbsp;Vinita Gowda,&nbsp;Bea Maas,&nbsp;Flavia Montaño-Centellas,&nbsp;Rebecca Ostertag,&nbsp;Anand Roopsind,&nbsp; Sheherazade,&nbsp;German Vargas G.,&nbsp;Yit Arn Teh,&nbsp;Emilio M. Bruna,&nbsp;Norbert J. Cordeiro,&nbsp;Gbadamassi G. O. Dossa,&nbsp;Edu Effiom,&nbsp;Lúcia G. Lohmann,&nbsp;Myriam Mujawamariya,&nbsp;Imma Oliveras Menor,&nbsp;Pia Parolin,&nbsp;Juan M. Posada,&nbsp;Rakan A. Zahawi,&nbsp;Louis S. Santiago","doi":"10.1111/btp.70090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70090","url":null,"abstract":"<p>As tropical biology continues to grow in international participation and cultural diversity, it becomes increasingly important to be attentive to ensuring that our professional spaces are welcoming, respectful, and safe for all members. The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) supports safe, respectful spaces, contributing to creative and innovative thinking, allowing for diverse solutions and growth. Beyond its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, the organization has also formalized codes to establish fundamental norms that protect members from harassment and other misbehaviors. This document is the product of a collective effort, testifying to the commitment of ATBC members to constructing a complete code. In 2019, Krista McGuire, chair of the DEI committee until the beginning of 2020, developed the first draft of the Code of Ethics. This document was employed as a basis for the next DEI committee to start developing a Code of Conduct in April 2020. The Code of Conduct is meant to establish the best practices for everyone to have safe spaces and to serve as a guideline for the expected behavior of a person who participates in any activity organized by the association (in-person or virtual). The code went through multiple rounds of revision by the DEI committee and the Association Leadership, was approved by the ATBC Council in 2022, and shared publicly during the ATBC 2022 in Cartagena, Colombia. By publishing the code in Biotropica, we aim to make the ATBC Code of Conduct more broadly available so other institutions and associations can use it as inspiration to strengthen their own policies. This code highlights conduct expected to maintain professional integrity, enhance cultural sensitivities, and contribute to the collective effect of tropical biology and conservation.</p>","PeriodicalId":8982,"journal":{"name":"Biotropica","volume":"57 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/btp.70090","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144897501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Quantifying Patterns of Lightning-Caused Canopy Disturbances via Integration of Drone Imagery and Field Surveys","authors":"Raquel Fernandes Araujo,&nbsp;Evan M. Gora,&nbsp;Carlos H. S. Celes,&nbsp;Stephen P. Yanoviak,&nbsp;Helene C. Muller-Landau","doi":"10.1111/btp.70083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70083","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Lightning is an important agent of tree mortality and gap formation. Here we quantified spatial and temporal patterns of lightning-caused canopy disturbance in a 50-ha plot in Panama using monthly drone imagery, and compared these patterns with field measurements of disturbance severity and spatial extent. Of 22 lightning strikes that we tracked, the impacts of 18 were monitored for at least 12 months (range of 17–50 months), and 67% of these 18 strikes led to canopy disturbances. The mean time for the first and last canopy disturbance to appear post-strike was 8.2 months (range: 0.8–14 months) and 14.6 months (range: 0.8–23.9 months), respectively. Canopy disturbances were generally highly irregular in shape (i.e., not circular), and clustered around the rooting point of the directly struck tree. A mean of 43% (± 19%) of the total lightning-associated canopy disturbance area was within 10 m of the rooting point, whereas only 3% (± 5%) occurred 30–40 m from this point. Drone-based measurements of canopy disturbance area and volume were good predictors of variation in ground-estimated dead biomass (<i>r</i>² = 0.48 and 0.46, respectively), reflecting their strong association with overstory dead biomass (<i>r</i>² = 0.42 and 0.41, respectively). The total drone-estimated canopy disturbance area was 49% of the ground-estimated canopy disturbance area. Thus, lightning typically causes canopy disturbances that are detectable with drone imagery despite their irregular shape, and drone-detected gap formation lags 8–15 months poststrike, potentially disconnecting drone-detected disturbances from their ultimate cause.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8982,"journal":{"name":"Biotropica","volume":"57 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144894468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mass Flowering and Flowering Asynchrony Characterize a Seasonal Herbaceous Community in the Western Ghats","authors":"Saket Shrotri,&nbsp;Sukhraj Kaur,&nbsp;Rahul Dhargalkar,&nbsp;Najla Pathura Valappil,&nbsp;Vinita Gowda","doi":"10.1111/btp.70080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70080","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Flowering synchrony within a community may be facilitated by climatic factors and by ecological interactions that promote shared pollination services. In contrast, flowering asynchrony is promoted when there is inter-species competition for pollinators. Here, we investigate the flowering phenology of a seasonal, herbaceous community (Kaas plateau) in the Western Ghats, India, to identify the presence of synchrony and mass flowering. We addressed the following questions: (a) Is flowering seasonality correlated with climatic factors? (b) Is there evidence for flowering synchrony or floral colour-based synchrony within the community? (c) Do plant-pollinator interactions shift with flowering phenology? In Kaas, we recorded the flowering phenology of 76 herbaceous species and found that climatic factors influenced their flowering phenology. We also identified the community to be composed of a few mass flowering (MF) species (~30%) and several non-mass flowering (nMF) species (~70%). Using two novel synchrony indices, temporal overlap (SI_temp) and synchrony in abundance (SI_abd), we also identified higher asynchronous flowering within the community than expected. Notably, species sharing the same floral color showed a marked absence of synchrony, thus suggesting that competition and not pollinator-mediated facilitation drives flowering asynchrony within Kaas. Finally, pollination networks were observed to shift with flowering abundances within the community. Our findings reveal that even seasonal landscapes like the laterite plateaus, despite their short flowering season that lasts only 4–5 months, exhibit an overall asynchronous flowering phenology. The Kaas plateau, famous for its spectacular flowering displays, achieves this apparent synchrony primarily through a few mass flowering species that vary across years.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8982,"journal":{"name":"Biotropica","volume":"57 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144897815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Migration Patterns of Epiphyllous Bryophyte Metapopulations in Amazonian Fragmented Landscape Inferred From Census and Genomic Data","authors":"Adriel M. Sierra,&nbsp;Marta Alonso-García,&nbsp;Charles E. Zartman,&nbsp;Juan Carlos Villarreal A.","doi":"10.1111/btp.70088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70088","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Habitat fragmentation affects metapopulation dynamics by reducing patch (discrete area occupied by a local population) size and connectivity, but its long-term genetic consequences are confounded by species-specific traits and limitations of sequencing techniques. Studies of terrestrial plants with relatively short generation times, combined with high-throughput sequencing, provide valuable insights into the demographic and genetic effects of land-use change. We integrate long-term censuses and genotyping data from epiphyllous bryophyte metapopulations in experimentally fragmented Amazonian forests. We focused on two bryophyte species with contrasting mating systems across 11 populations in small (1- and 10-ha) and large (100-ha and continuous) habitats. We aim to assess how long-term reductions in colony numbers in small fragments affect population genetic diversity and differentiation compared to larger habitats. We also explore how species' mating systems influence migration patterns across forest sites, with bisexual species expected to exhibit a higher likelihood of sexual reproduction and spore output than their unisexual counterparts. Our results reveal contrasting patterns of genetic structure between the two species, with no consistent effects of forest fragmentation detected across the landscape. The bisexual species showed notably lower genetic diversity and slightly higher differentiation in small fragments, suggesting a non-equilibrium metapopulation driven by limited migration. In contrast, the unisexual species exhibited minimal genetic impact from fragmentation, maintaining symmetrical migration among fragments regardless of size, indicative of patchy metapopulation dynamics. This study highlights how contrasting mating systems in epiphyllous bryophytes influence migration patterns and underscores the species-specific responses to habitat fragmentation.</p>","PeriodicalId":8982,"journal":{"name":"Biotropica","volume":"57 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/btp.70088","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144894467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mangrove Pollinator Functional Diversity Decreases With Patch Size and Landscape Anthropization","authors":"Paula María Montoya-Pfeiffer,&nbsp;Carlos E. Sarmiento,&nbsp;Augusto Montoya,&nbsp;Eliana Buenaventura,&nbsp;Jenny Alexandra Rodríguez-Rodríguez","doi":"10.1111/btp.70084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70084","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The impact of land use changes on pollinator diversity can vary depending on factors such as the size of remaining natural habitat patches, the type and intensity of anthropogenic activities, and the functional composition of pollinator communities. This understanding is particularly crucial for mangrove ecosystems, which are critically endangered by human activities and prioritized in global conservation strategies. This study investigates how anthropization affects mangrove pollinator diversity by examining how pollinators with different functional traits respond to variations in mangrove patch size and anthropogenic changes in the surrounding landscape matrix. We found that overall pollinator abundance, richness, and diversity increased in smaller mangrove patches, potentially helping to mitigate negative effects such as inbreeding and genetic drift—common in naturally patchy and isolated mangrove populations. However, these pollinator metrics declined with increasing landscape anthropization, with notably lower values in urbanized landscapes compared to agricultural ones, despite the smaller patch sizes in more anthropized settings. This negative trend was consistent across pollinators with varying traits, though the magnitude of the effect differed among pollinator groups. Ground-nesting and exposed-nesting pollinators were most influenced by patch size, while lepidopterans and wasps, as well as species with either very small or large body sizes, solitary behavior, and nesting in exposed sites or cavities, were most affected by landscape anthropization. Conservation and management efforts should prioritize habitat provisioning for these most impacted groups to support mangrove ecosystem resilience.</p>","PeriodicalId":8982,"journal":{"name":"Biotropica","volume":"57 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/btp.70084","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144888481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"ATBC Code of Ethics","authors":"Jedediah F. Brodie,&nbsp;Farah Carrasco,&nbsp;Sumita Chatterjee,&nbsp;Yolando Chirango,&nbsp;Claudia J. Garnica-Díaz,&nbsp;Vinita Gowda,&nbsp;Bea Maas,&nbsp;Flavia Montaño-Centellas,&nbsp;Rebecca Ostertag,&nbsp;Priyanka Hariharan,&nbsp;German Vargas,&nbsp;Emilio M. Bruna,&nbsp;Catherine L. Cardelus,&nbsp;Norbert J. Cordeiro,&nbsp;Gbadamassi G. O. Dossa,&nbsp;Edu Effiom,&nbsp;Lúcia G. Lohmann,&nbsp;Imma O. Menor,&nbsp;Myriam Mujawamariya,&nbsp;Pia Parolin,&nbsp;Juan M. Posada,&nbsp;Mariana Soto Rueda,&nbsp;Yit Arn Teh,&nbsp;Biplang Yadok,&nbsp;Rakan A. Zahawi,&nbsp;Louis Santiago","doi":"10.1111/btp.70091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70091","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Ethical practice is at the core of scientific practice, notably in the tropics where conservation is confronted with diverse ecological systems, social contexts, and histories of injustice. The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) recognizes the importance of ethical standards for supporting a scientifically robust, inclusive, and responsible global research and conservation community. Members of ATBC are generally engaged in research and cooperation spanning cultures, disciplines, and frontiers. This reality calls for more than technical proficiency—it requires ethics of shared respect, responsibility, and care. As such, the ATBC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee has developed a Code of Ethics to publicly share the core values and guiding principles that shape the ethical and professional responsibilities of our organization's members. The DEI committee aims to foster diversity and inclusion in the ATBC community, contributing to creative and innovative thinking, and allowing for diverse solutions and better science. The Code of Ethics articulates broader ethical commitments and serves as a foundation for ethical decision-making in research, conservation, outreach, and professional conduct. It differs from a Code of Conduct, which focuses on specific behavioral expectations and enforcement mechanisms for professional interactions, including at conferences and society events. By adopting this Code of Ethics, ATBC commits to maintaining a professional environment that supports diversity, respects local and Indigenous communities, upholds scientific integrity, and advances biodiversity conservation as a shared responsibility. This document represents the values and voices of an inclusive group committed to reshaping the way tropical biology is practiced and served. We view these codified ethics as an opportunity to form deeper trust, heal harm, and achieve fairer and better conservation outcomes. Through this Code, ATBC reaffirms our commitment to promoting ethical leadership and accountability within and beyond our organization.</p>","PeriodicalId":8982,"journal":{"name":"Biotropica","volume":"57 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/btp.70091","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144881087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Using Acoustic Monitoring to Assess Insectivorous Bat Richness and Activity in a Sub-Tropical Savanna","authors":"Lindokuhle Gumede,&nbsp;Jessica Comley,&nbsp;Melissa H. Schmitt,&nbsp;Keenan Stears,&nbsp;Daniel M. Parker","doi":"10.1111/btp.70082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70082","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Understanding insectivorous bat diversity and activity is crucial for conservation efforts, particularly in under-researched regions like sub-tropical savannas. Our study assessed bat species richness and seasonal activity (i.e., number of passes) in MalaMala Game Reserve, located within the south-western region of the Greater Kruger National Park (KNP), South Africa, a hitherto unsampled site. We conducted acoustic monitoring using ultrasonic detectors over two distinct seasons: the wet season (January to March) and the dry season (June to August) in 2022. Our findings revealed 16 species from six families, representing 40% of the bat species known in KNP. The Molossidae family was the most dominant, followed by Vespertilionidae, while the Hipposideridae family recorded the fewest calls, likely due to their high-frequency echolocation calls, which attenuate rapidly, or possibly because these bats were less active in our study area, or a combination of both factors. Seasonal variations in bat activity were observed, with significantly higher activity during the wet season, likely due to increased insect abundance and reduced thermoregulatory costs. By targeting a previously unsurveyed region and incorporating seasonal comparisons, our study addresses a critical spatial and temporal knowledge gap and provides a valuable foundation for the development of long-term, standardized bat monitoring across the Greater KNP landscape.</p>","PeriodicalId":8982,"journal":{"name":"Biotropica","volume":"57 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/btp.70082","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144869176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploratory Movements and Natal Dispersal of Gray Hawks (Buteo plagiatus) in South Texas, USA","authors":"Michael T. Stewart,&nbsp;Ashley M. Tanner,&nbsp;Brian A. Millsap,&nbsp;William S. Clark","doi":"10.1111/btp.70068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70068","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>During natal dispersal, four GPS-tracked female Gray Hawks (<i>Buteo plagiatus</i>) traveled 2836–7033 km over 18–30 months, but the direct distance from natal to first breeding site was 14–39 km. Temporarily used patches (<i>n</i> 15–35) were occupied 36%–87% of the time, demonstrating the importance of these patches for conservation planning.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8982,"journal":{"name":"Biotropica","volume":"57 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144833316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Racing Amidst Change: Urbanization and Climate Alter Functional Traits and Distribution of an Amazonian Parthenogenetic Lizard","authors":"Lucas Rosado Mendonça,&nbsp;Josué Anderson Rêgo Azevedo,&nbsp;Marcelo Gordo,&nbsp;Fernanda P. Werneck","doi":"10.1111/btp.70077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70077","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Habitat modification, including global climate change, deforestation, and urbanization, poses significant challenges for species. For organisms that can persist and thrive in altered landscapes, new habitat structures may lead to niche expansion and phenotypical changes. Here, we investigated the variation in morphology and thermal physiology between natural and neonative (urban) populations of <i>Gymnophthalmus underwoodi</i> Grant, 1958, a parthenogenetic lizard found in Amazonia, and forecasted its current and future distribution under climate change scenarios. We compared morphological and thermal traits and assessed urban environments as a potentially stressful habitat using asymmetry indexes. Additionally, we utilized a hybrid species distribution model to infer potential dispersion routes and changes in the species' distribution until 2100 under different climate change scenarios. We found that the neonative population demonstrates enhanced sprint performance compared to the native population as a result of larger hindfeet and forearms of individuals. The distribution model indicates a strong association of the species with open areas near rivers and cities, which may facilitate individuals' dispersion across southern Amazonia. Additionally, the species shows low risks of local extinction and a degree of tolerance to predicted future climates even in extreme scenarios, with distribution ranges inferred to increase over open areas within Amazonia. Our study represents one example in which an Amazonian thermoregulator lizard species may actually benefit from anthropogenic environmental changes, highlighting landscape modification as an important factor in the dispersion of neonative species.</p>","PeriodicalId":8982,"journal":{"name":"Biotropica","volume":"57 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/btp.70077","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144832407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}