{"678767":{"#nid":"678767","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"The lizard wars of South Florida help reveal how evolution works","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EFairchild Tropical Botanic Garden may look serene at first glance, but beneath the resplendent orchids and majestic banyans, two invasive lizards are waging a turf war.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe war started a few years ago when Cuban brown anoles, who have called South Florida home for about 100 years, came face to face for the first time with a new rival: crested anoles from Puerto Rico.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAs the two species, which look almost identical and occupy the same ecological niche, faced off, biologists were able to document who was winning, and more importantly, how quickly the losers were adapting to survive on new turf.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA new\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-024-54302-1\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E published in \u003Cem\u003ENature Communications \u003C\/em\u003Eby researchers, including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E Assistant Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/james-stroud\u0022\u003EJames Stroud\u003C\/a\u003E, reveals that the losing species is adapting at a rapid pace, changing their behavior, but also their bodies. This fast adaptation is altering what we know about how evolution works.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E(This story also appeared in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/evolution-lizards-3261972-2\/\u0022\u003EFuturity\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/newatlas.com\/biology\/evolution-in-action-lizards-florida\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENew Atlas\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EFairchild Tropical Botanic Garden may look serene at first glance, but beneath the resplendent orchids and majestic banyans, two invasive lizards are waging a turf war.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe war started a few years ago when Cuban brown anoles, who have called South Florida home for about 100 years, came face to face for the first time with a new rival: crested anoles from Puerto Rico.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAs the two species, which look almost identical and occupy the same ecological niche, faced off, biologists were able to document who was winning, and more importantly, how quickly the losers were adapting to survive on new turf.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA new\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-024-54302-1\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E published in \u003Cem\u003ENature Communications \u003C\/em\u003Eby researchers, including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E Assistant Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/james-stroud\u0022\u003EJames Stroud\u003C\/a\u003E, reveals that the losing species is adapting at a rapid pace, changing their behavior, but also their bodies. This fast adaptation is altering what we know about how evolution works.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E(This story also appeared in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/evolution-lizards-3261972-2\/\u0022\u003EFuturity\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/newatlas.com\/biology\/evolution-in-action-lizards-florida\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENew Atlas\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2024-12-05 18:12:50","changed_gmt":"2025-01-06 20:27:56","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":" Sun Sentinel","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/2024\/11\/30\/the-lizard-wars-of-south-florida-help-reveal-how-evolution-works\/","dateline":{"date":"2024-12-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-12-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"193150","name":"lizards"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}