Publications
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2022
Schwanz, L.E., A. Gunderson, M. Iglesias-Carrasco, M.A. Johnson, J.D. Kong, J. Riley, N.C. Wu. 2022. Best practices for building and curating databases for comparative analyses. Journal of Experimental Biology 8;225(Suppl_1):jeb243295. DOI: 10.1242/jeb.243295 PDF
Taylor, L.A., C.J. Thawley, O.R. Pertuit, A.J. Dennis, I.R. Carson, C. Tang, M.A. Johnson. 2022. Artificial light at night alters diurnal and nocturnal behavior and physiology in green anole lizards. Physiology & Behavior 257: 113992. 10.1016/j.physbeh.2022.113992 PDF
2021
Higham, T.E., L.A. Ferry, L. Schmitz, D.J. Irschick, S. Starko, P.S.L. Anderson, P.J. Bergmann, H.A. Jamniczky, L.R. Monteiro, D. Navon, J. Messier, E. Carrington, S.C. Farina, K.L. Feilich, L.P. Hernandez, M.A. Johnson, S.M. Kawano, C.J. Law, S.J. Longo, C.H. Martin, P.T. Martone, A. Rico-Guevara, S.E. Santana, K.J. Niklas. 2021. Linking ecomechanical models and functional traits to understand phenotypic diversity and responses to environmental change. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 36: 860-873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.05.009 PDF
Husak J.F, M.J. Fuxjager, M.A. Johnson, M.N. Vitousek, J.W. Donald, C.J. Francis, W. Goymann, M. Hau, B.K. Kircher, R. Knapp, L.B. Martin, E.T. Miller, L.A. Schoenle, T.D. Williams. 2021. Life history and environment predict variation in testosterone across vertebrates. Evolution 75:1003-1010. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14216 PDF
Johnson, M.A., A. Kamath, R. Kirby, C.C. Fresquez, S. Wang, C.M. Stehle, A.R. Templeton, J.B. Losos. 2021. What determines paternity in wild lizards? Spatiotemporal analyses of behavior and morphology. Integrative and Comparative Biology 61: 634-642. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icab115 PDF
Martin, K.S., A.F. Karhl, B.M. Ivanov, M.A. Johnson. 2021. Use it and bruise it: Copulation rates are associated with muscle inflammation across anole lizard species. Journal of Zoology 314:187-193. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12880 PDF
McEntire, K., M. Gage, R. Gawne, M.G. Hadfield, C. Hulshof, M.A. Johnson, D.L. Levesque, J. Segura, N. Pinter-Wollman. 2021. Understanding drivers of variation and predicting variability across levels of biological organization. Integrative and Comparative Biology icab160. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icab160 PDF
2020
Injaian, A.S., C.D. Francis, J.Q. Ouyang, D.M. Dominoni, J.W. Donald, M.J. Fuxjager, J.F. Husak, W. Goymann, M. Hau, M.A. Johnson, B.K. Kircher, R. Knapp, L.A. Schoenle, T.D. Williams, M.N. Vitousek. 2020. Baseline and stress-induced corticosterone levels across birds and reptiles do not reflect urbanization levels. Conservation Physiology 8: coz110 https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coz110 PDF
2019
Johnson, M.A., E.G. Cook, and B.K. Kircher. 2019. Phylogeny and ontogeny of lizard display behavior. In: Behavior of Lizards: Evolutionary and Mechanistic Perspectives. V. Bels and A. Russell, eds. CRC Press. Pp. 259-288.
Karhl, A.F., M.A. Johnson, and R.M. Cox. 2019. Rapid evolution of testis size relative to sperm morphology suggests that postcopulatory sexual selection targets sperm number in Anolis lizards. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 32: 302-309. DOI:10.1111/jeb.13414. PDF
Vitousek, M.N., M.A. Johnson, C.J. Downs, E.T. Miller, L.B. Martin, C.D. Francis, J.W. Donald, M.J. Fuxjager, W. Goymann, M. Hau, J.F. Husak, B.K. Kircher, R. Knapp, L.A. Schoenle, T.D. Williams. 2019. Macroevolutionary patterning in glucocorticoids suggests different selective pressures shape baseline and stress-induced levels. American Naturalist 193:866-880. DOI:10.1086/703112. PDF
2018
Casagrande S., L.Z. Garamszegi, W. Goymann, J.W. Donald, C.D. Francis, M.J. Fuxjager, J.F. Husak, M.A. Johnson, B.K. Kircher, R. Knapp, L.B. Martin, E.T. Miller, L.A. Schoenle, M.N. Vitousek, T.D. Williams, J. Wingfield, M. Hau. 2018. Do seasonal glucocorticoid changes depend on reproductive investment? A comparative approach in birds. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58: 739-750. DOI: 10.1093/icb/icy022. PDF
Francis, C.D., J.W. Donald, C.J. Downs, M.J. Fuxjager, W. Goymann, M. Hau, J.F. Husak, M.A. Johnson, B.K. Kircher, R. Knapp, L.B. Martin, E.T. Miller, L.A. Schoenle, M.N. Vitousek, and T.D. Williams. 2018. Metabolic scaling of stress hormones in vertebrates. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58: 729-738. DOI: 10.1093/icb/icy063. PDF
Garamszegi L.Z., J.W. Donald, C.D. Francis, M.J. Fuxjager, W. Goymann, M. Hau, J.F. Husak, M.A. Johnson, B.K. Kircher, R. Knapp, L.B. Martin, E.T. Miller, L.A. Schoenle, M.N. Vitousek, and T.D. Williams. 2018. Species-specific means and within-species variance in glucocorticoid hormones and speciation rates in birds. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58: 763-776. DOI: 10.1093/icb/icy086. PDF
Johnson, M.A., C.D. Francis, E.T. Miller, C.J. Downs, and M.N. Vitousek. 2018. Detecting bias in large-scale comparative analysis: Methods for expanding the scope of hypothesis-testing with HormoneBase. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58: 720-728. DOI: 10.1093/icb/icy045. PDF
Johnson, M.A., B.K. Kircher, and D.J. Castro. 2018. The evolution of androgen receptor expression and behavior in Anolis lizard forelimb muscles. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 204: 71-79. Special issue: Hormonal Control of Behavior. DOI: 10.1007/s00359-017-1228-y. PDF
Karhl, A.F., B.M. Ivanov, K.C. Wollenberg Valero, and M.A. Johnson. 2018. Ecomorphological variation in three species of cybotoid anoles. Herpetologica 74:29-37. DOI: 10.1655/Herpetologica-D-17-00040. PDF
Martin, L.B., M.N. Vitousek, J.W. Donald, T. Flock, M.J. Fuxjager, W. Goymann, M. Hau, J.F. Husak, M.A. Johnson, B.K. Kircher, R. Knapp, E.T. Miller, L.A. Schoenle, T.D. Williams, and C.D. Francis. 2018. IUCN conservation status does not predict glucocorticoid concentrations in reptiles and birds. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58: 800-813. DOI: 10.1093/icb/icy102. PDF
Miles, M.C., M.N. Vitousek, J.F. Husak, M.A. Johnson, L.B. Martin, C.C. Taff, C. Zimmer, M.B. Lovern, and M.J. Fuxjager. 2018. Standing variation and the capacity for change: are endocrine phenotypes more variable than other traits? Integrative and Comparative Biology 58: 751-762. DOI: 10.1093/icb/icy062. PDF
Vitousek, M.N., M.A. Johnson, and J.F. Husak. 2018. Illuminating endocrine evolution: The power and potential of large-scale comparative analyses. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58: 712-719. DOI: 10.1093/icb/icy098. PDF
Vitousek, M.N. (1), M.A. Johnson (1), J.W. Donald, C.D. Francis, M.J. Fuxjager, W. Goymann, M. Hau, J.F. Husak, B.K. Kircher, R. Knapp, L.B. Martin, E.T. Miller, L.A. Schoenle, J. Uehling, and T.D. Williams. 2018. HormoneBase, a population-level database of steroid hormone levels across vertebrates. Scientific Data 5:180097. (1) Indicates shared first authorship. DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2018.97. PDF
2017
Kircher, B.K. and M.A. Johnson. 2017. Why do curly tail lizards (genus Leiocephalus) curl their tails? An assessment of displays toward conspecifics and predators. Ethology 123: 342-347. DOI: 10.1111/eth.12603. PDF
Muralidhar, P. and M.A. Johnson. 2017. Sexual selection and sex ratios in Anolis lizards. Journal of Zoology 302: 178-183. DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12446. PDF
Stehle, C.M., A.C. Battles, M.N. Sparks, and M.A. Johnson. 2017. Prey availability affects territory size, but not territorial display behavior, in green anole lizards. Acta Oecologica 84: 41-47. DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2017.08.008. PDF
2016
Bush, J.M., M.M. Quinn, E.C. Balreira, and M.A. Johnson. 2016. How do lizards determine dominance? Applying ranking algorithms to animal social behavior. Animal Behaviour 118: 65-74. DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.04.026. PDF
2015
Lailvaux, S.P., J. Leifer, B.K. Kircher, and M.A. Johnson. 2015. The incredible shrinking dewlap: skin elasticity and secondary sexual signal size in the green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis). Ecology and Evolution 5: 4400-4409. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1690. PDF. Cover photo by M.A. Johnson.
Robinson, C.D., M.S. Patton, B.M. Andre, M.A. Johnson. 2015. Convergent evolution of brain morphology and communication modalities in lizards. Current Zoology 61: 281-291. DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/61.2.281. PDF. Cover photo by M.A. Johnson.
Simpson, R.K., M.A. Johnson, and T.G. Murphy. 2015. Migration and the evolution of sexual dichromatism: evolutionary loss of female coloration with migration among wood-warblers. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: B 282: 20150375. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.0375. PDF. Media coverage: Science, Nature, IFLS, phys.org, richarddawkins.net, helpinus.net
2014
Johnson, M.A., M.V. Lopez, T.K. Whittle, A.K. Dill, B.K. Kircher, D. Varghese, J. Wade. 2014. The evolution of copulation frequency and the mechanisms of reproduction in male Anolis lizards. Current Zoology 60:768-777. DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/60.6.768. PDF
Kircher, B.K., C.D. Robinson, and M.A. Johnson. 2014. Herbivory in the northern curly-tailed lizard (Leiocephalus carinatus). Caribbean Herpetology 50:1-2. DOI: 10.31611/ch.50. PDF
Robinson, C.D., B.K. Kircher, and M.A. Johnson. 2014. Communal nesting in the Cuban twig anole (Anolis angusticeps) from South Bimini, Bahamas. Reptiles & Amphibians: Conservation and Natural History 21:71-72. PDF
2013
Battles, A.C., T.K. Whittle, C.M. Stehle, and M.A. Johnson. 2013. Effects of human land use on prey availability and body condition in the green anole lizard, Anolis carolinensis. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 8: 16-26. PDF
Cook, E.G., T.G. Murphy, and M.A. Johnson. 2013. Colorful displays signal male quality in a tropical anole lizard. Naturwissenschaften 100: 993-996. DOI: 10.1007/s00114-013-1095-5. PDF
Dill, A.K., T.J. Sanger, A.C. Battles and M.A. Johnson. 2013. Sexually dimorphisms in habitat-specific morphology and behavior in the green anole lizard. Journal of Zoology 290: 135-142. DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12020. PDF
2012
Hilliard, T.J., G.T. Salmon, and Johnson, M.A. 2012. Anolis carolinensis (Green anole). Attempted saurophagy. Herpetological Review 43: 640-641. PDF
2011
Johnson, M.A., R.E. Cohen, J.R. Vandecar, and J. Wade. 2011. Relationships between reproductive morphology, behavior, and testosterone in a natural population of the green anole lizard. Physiology & Behavior 104: 437-445. DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.05.004. PDF. Cover photo by M.A. Johnson.
Johnson, M.A. and J. Wade. 2011. Neuroendocrinology of reptilian reproductive behavior. In: Hormones and Reproduction in Vertebrates, Volume 3, Reptiles. Elsevier. Pp. 39-61. Ebook ISBN: 9780080958071. Cover photo by M.A. Johnson.
2010
Johnson, M.A., J.L. Caton, R.E. Cohen, J.R. Vandecar, and J. Wade. 2010. The burden of motherhood: the effect of reproductive load on female lizard locomotor, foraging, and social behavior. Ethology 116: 1217-1225. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01840.x. PDF. Article highlighted in Current Research, Herpetological Review, June 2010.
Johnson, M.A. and J. Wade. 2010. Courtship neuromuscular systems across nine Anolis lizard species: sexual dimorphisms in structure and function. Proceedings of the Royal Society, B 277:1711-1719. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.2323. PDF. Cover photo by M.A. Johnson
Johnson, M. A., L. J. Revell, and J. B. Losos. 2010. Behavioral convergence and adaptive radiation: effects of habitat use on territorial behavior in Anolis lizards. Evolution 64:1151-1159. DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00881.x. PDF. Article highlighted in Current Research, Herpetological Review, March 2010.
2008
Johnson, M. A., M. Leal, L. R. Schettino, A. C. Lara, L. J. Revell, and J. B. Losos. 2008. A phylogenetic perspective on foraging mode evolution in West Indian Anolis lizards. Animal Behavior 75:555-563. DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.06.012. PDF
Sanger, T. J., P. M. Hime, M. A. Johnson, J. Diani, and J. B. Losos. 2008. Laboratory protocols for husbandry and embryo collection of Anolis lizards. Herpetological Review 39:58-63. PDF
2007
Glor, R. E., M. A. Johnson, and A. Larson. 2007. Polymorphic microsatellite loci for the Puerto Rican crested anole (Anolis cristatellus) and their amplification in related Puerto Rican species. Conservation Genetics 8:1491-1493. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9305-3. PDF
Revell, L. J., M. A. Johnson, J. A. Schulte, II, J. J. Kolbe, and J. B. Losos. 2007. A phylogenetic test for adaptive convergence in rock-dwelling lizards. Evolution 61:2898-2912. DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00225.x. PDF
Singhal, S., M. A. Johnson, and J. T. Ladner. 2007. The behavioral ecology of sleep: natural sleeping site choice in three Anolis lizard species. Behaviour 144: 1033-1052. DOI: 10.1163/156853907781871860. PDF
2006
Johnson, M. A., R. Kirby, S. Wang, and J. B. Losos. 2006. What drives habitat use by Anolis lizards: habitat availability or selectivity? Canadian Journal of Zoology 84: 877-886. DOI: 10.1139/Z06-068. PDF
2005
Johnson, M. A. 2005. A new method of temporarily marking lizards. Herpetological Review 36:277-279. PDF
2003
Browne, R. A., D. J. Anderson, M. D. White, and M. A. Johnson. 2003. Evidence for low genetic divergence among Galápagos' Opuntia cactus species. Noticias de Galápagos 62:11-15. PDF