Jonathan Goldenberg
@jgoldenbergevo.bsky.social
MSCA DSTrain Postdoc @biovitenskap.bsky.social | Guest researcher @UGent | Conservation photojournalist | Researching function & evolution of vertebrates colored integument | https://www.jonathangoldenberg.com
8/ Read the full article here 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Habitat openness and squamate color evolution over deep time - Nature Communications
The ecological roles of color are well-studied but environmental factors associated with color variation less so. Here, the authors examine coloration in 1249 squamates, finding that brightness evolut...
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March 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
8/ Read the full article here 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
7/ Thanks to the support of our institutions, funding agencies, and journal @biologylu.bsky.social @naturecomms.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
7/ Thanks to the support of our institutions, funding agencies, and journal @biologylu.bsky.social @naturecomms.bsky.social
6/ Shout out to the superb team @michaelnicolai.bsky.social et al.
March 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
6/ Shout out to the superb team @michaelnicolai.bsky.social et al.
5/ This study emphasizes the complexity of color evolution, driven by multiple ecological and evolutionary pressures across species. Leveraging our database and understanding these dynamics can help predict how species may respond to future climate shifts
March 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
5/ This study emphasizes the complexity of color evolution, driven by multiple ecological and evolutionary pressures across species. Leveraging our database and understanding these dynamics can help predict how species may respond to future climate shifts
4/ But it gets more interesting: we found that color brightness evolution rates are shaped not only by current environments, but also likely by major climate shifts
March 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
4/ But it gets more interesting: we found that color brightness evolution rates are shaped not only by current environments, but also likely by major climate shifts
3/ Squamates in open habitats tend to be brighter, suggesting that thermoregulation has an important role in shaping color brightness variation
March 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
3/ Squamates in open habitats tend to be brighter, suggesting that thermoregulation has an important role in shaping color brightness variation
2/ Our research shows that the influence of habitat openness is stronger than other factors like body size or other eco-environmental variables
March 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
2/ Our research shows that the influence of habitat openness is stronger than other factors like body size or other eco-environmental variables
This is a major collaborative effort, involving 8 countries across 3 continents 🌎🌍🌏
January 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This is a major collaborative effort, involving 8 countries across 3 continents 🌎🌍🌏