2026
16. Cox, C.L., K.L. Wuthrich, D. Aloudeh, S.J. Baker, A.G. Climo, A.F. Gross, C.W. Kizer, Z.M. Korff, O.M. Vera, V.Y. Silva, A.M. Spans, G.R. Thilenius, I.T. Clifton, and A.K. Chung. Plasticity and regional heterothermy of upper thermal tolerance in the ring-necked snake. Journal of Thermal Biology. PDF
15. Gripshover, N.D., E.G. Hoffman, G. Alexandrescu, A. Bazzani, J. Bonilla, M.D. Huaman, J. Guerra, L. Kolinsky, K. Mere, A. Perez, S. Perez, I. Rodicio, A. Santos, I.T. Clifton, and C.L. Cox. Ecological overlap and divergence in natural and urbanized habitats in two species of sympatric anoles. Journal of Thermal Biology. PDF
2024
14. Chamberlain, J.D., I.T. Clifton, and M.E. Gifford. Variable juvenile growth rates and offspring size: A response to anthropogenic shifts in prey size among populations. Oecologia. PDF
13. Robinson, C.D., M. Milnes, I.T. Clifton, H.B. John-Alder, and R.M. Cox. Evolutionary loss of male-specific coloration is associated with the loss of androgen receptor expression in skin of Sceloporus lizards. Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology. PDF
12. Otten, J.G., I.T. Clifton*, D.F. Becker, and J.M. Refsnider. Here comes the sun: thermoregulatory behavior in ectotherms illuminated with light-level geolocators. Journal of Zoology. PDF *Co-first authors
11. Alujević, K., L. Bakewell, I.T. Clifton, C.L. Cox, L.O. Frishkoff, E.J. Gangloff, G. Garcia-Costoya, M.E. Gifford, M. Glenwinkel, S. Gulati, A. Head, M. Miles, C. Pettit, C.M. Watson, K.L. Wuthrich, and M.L. Logan. 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments. Journal of Thermal Biology. PDF
2023
10. Clifton, I.T., M.R. Duffy, S.B. Hudson, C.D. Robinson, E.E. Virgin, S.S. French, K.E. McCluney, and J.M. Refsnider. Compensation for exposure to increased environmental temperatures is costly in a montane, desert lizard. Journal of Arid Environments. PDF
9. Clifton, I.T., N.D. Gripshover, A.G. Amador, W. Aquino, J. Fernandez, M. Mathieu, A. Menendez, C. Quintana, S. Rhoades, G. Suarez, and C.L. Cox. Bite or flight? Behavioral interactions between bark anoles and brown anoles in their nonnative range. Journal of Zoology. PDF
2022
8. Clifton, I.T., and J.M. Refsnider. Temporal climatic variability predicts thermal tolerance in two sympatric lizard species. Journal of Thermal Biology. PDF
2021
7. Clifton, I.T., A.J. Bagrowski, E.T. Morrissey, and J.M. Refsnider. Thermal biology does not vary with body size in greater short-horned lizards (Phrynosoma hernandesi). Herpetological Review.
6. Refsnider, J.M. T.K. Vazquez, I.T. Clifton, D.M. Jayawardena, and S.A. Heckathorn. Cellular and whole-organism effects of prolonged versus acute heat stress in a montane, desert lizard. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A. PDF
2020
5. Clifton, I.T., J.D. Chamberlain, and M.E.Gifford. Role of phenotypic plasticity in morphological differentiation between water snake populations. Integrative Zoology. PDF
2019
4. Refsnider, J.M., I.T. Clifton, and T.K. Vazquez. Developmental plasticity of thermal ecology traits in reptiles: Trends, potential benefits, and research needs. Journal of Thermal Biology. PDF
2018
3. Refsnider, J.M., S.S. Qian, H.M. Streby, S.E. Carter, I.T. Clifton, A.D. Siefker, and T.K. Vazquez. Reciprocally-transplanted lizards along an elevational gradient match light-environment use of local lizards via phenotypic plasticity. Functional Ecology. PDF
2017
2. Chamberlain, J.D., I.T. Clifton, and M.E. Gifford. Influence of prey size on reproduction among populations of diamond-backed watersnakes (Nerodia rhombifer). Canadian Journal of Zoology. PDF
1. Clifton, I.T., J.D. Chamberlain, and M.E. Gifford. Patterns of morphological variation following colonization of a novel prey environment. Journal of Zoology. PDF