PUBLICATIONS

2024

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

MegíaPalma, 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: 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

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

DAJČMAN, Urban, ENRIQUEZ-URZELAI, Urtzi, ŽAGAR, Anamarija. Lacertid competition : insights from mechanistic modelling. (2022) Program & book of abstracts : 21st European Congress of Herpetology : Belgrade, September 5th-9th ABSTRACT
 
Žagar A, Simčič T, Dajčman U, Megía-Palma R (2022) Parasitemia and elevation as predictors of hemoglobin concentration and antioxidant capacity in two sympatric lizards, 2022, 111233. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2022.111233
 
Žagar A, Miguel AC, de Groot M (2022) Time Changes Everything: Analysing Temporal Patterns of Evaporative Water Loss. Oecologia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-022-05166-z

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