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Robin M. Andrews

Robin M. Andrews

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
46
Citations
6618
World Ranking
4708
National Ranking
1636

Overview

Robin M. Andrews is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work encompasses several subfields, including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, as well as Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse range of areas related to biology and ecology. These include:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Andrews has published in established venues, notably in:

  • Herpetologica
  • Journal of Morphology

Among recent publications, two papers stand out. In 2022, Andrews authored "Fifty Years of Observations on Anolis Lizards at Barro Colorado Island, Panama," published in Herpetologica. In 2021, they published "Adaptive variation in the development of extraembryonic membranes of gekkotan embryos: A meta-analytical approach" in the Journal of Morphology.

Collaborative work includes frequent coauthorship with A. Stanley Rand.

Best Publications

  • Metabolism of Squamate Reptiles: Allometric and Ecological Relationships

    Robin M. Andrews;F. Harvey Pough

  • REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT IN ANOLINE LIZARDS

    Robin Andrews;A. Stanley Rand

  • Structural Habitat and Time Budget of a Tropical Anolis Lizard

    Robin M. Andrews

  • EFFECT OF INCUBATION TEMPERATURE ON MORPHOLOGY, GROWTH, AND SURVIVAL OF JUVENILE SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS

    Robin M. Andrews;Tom Mathies;Daniel A. Warner

  • Natural History of Reptilian Development: Constraints on the Evolution of Viviparity

    Robin M. Andrews;Tom Mathies

  • Patterns of embryonic development.

    R. M. Andrews;D. C. Deeming

  • Evolution of life histories: a comparison of Anolis lizards from matched island and mainland habitats

    R M Andrews

  • Influence of pregnancy on the thermal biology of the lizard, Sceloporus jarrovi: why do pregnant females exhibit low body temperatures?

    T. Mathies;R. M. Andrews

  • Growth Rate in Island and Mainland Anoline Lizards

    Robin M. Andrews

  • Laboratory and field experiments identify sources of variation in phenotypes and survival of hatchling lizards

    Daniel A. Warner;Robin M. Andrews

  • Cold climates and the evolution of viviparity in reptiles: cold incubation temperatures produce poor-quality offspring in the lizard,Sceloporus virgatus

    Carl P. Qualls;Robin M. Andrews

  • A Comparative Study of Population Density and Sexual Size Dimorphism in Lizards

    Judy A. Stamps;Jonathan B. Losos;Robin M. Andrews

  • Geographic variation in field body temperature of sceloporus lizards

    Robin M. Andrews

  • Thermal and reproductive biology of high and low elevation populations of the lizard Sceloporus scalaris: implications for the evolution of viviparity.

    T. Mathies;R. M. Andrews

  • EVOLUTION OF VIVIPARITY IN THE LIZARD GENUS SCELOPORUS

    F. R. Mendez-De La Cruz;M. Villagran-Santa Cruz;R. M. Andrews

  • Effects of reproductive condition, season, and site on selected temperatures of a viviparous gecko.

    Jennifer Rock;Robin M. Andrews;Alison Cree

  • Evolution of Viviparity: Constraints on Egg Retention

    Robin M. Andrews;Barbara R. Rose

  • Energy Costs of Subduing and Swallowing Prey for a Lizard

    F. Harvey Pough;Robin M. Andrews

  • NEST-SITE SELECTION IN RELATION TO TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE BY THE LIZARD SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS

    Daniel A. Warner;Robin M. Andrews

  • Evolution of viviparity in squamate reptiles (Sceloporus spp.): a variant of the cold‐climate model

    Robin M. Andrews

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel A. Warner
Daniel A. Warner Auburn University
Lin Schwarzkopf
Lin Schwarzkopf James Cook University
A. Stanley Rand
A. Stanley Rand Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Judy A. Stamps
Judy A. Stamps University of California, Davis
Alison Cree
Alison Cree University of Otago
William A. Hopkins
William A. Hopkins Virginia Tech
Daniel A. Cristol
Daniel A. Cristol William & Mary
Richard Shine
Richard Shine Macquarie University
Carmen Díaz-Paniagua
Carmen Díaz-Paniagua Estación Biológica de Doñana
Adolfo Marco
Adolfo Marco Spanish National Research Council

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