Teaching Interests:
Vertebrate Anatomy & Embryology (BIOL 481/581 + L); Mechanics & Physiology of Skeletal
Muscle Function (BIOL 791); Comparative Physiology (BIOL 428/528); General Biology
II (BIOL 153)
Research Interests:
My research is broadly focused on understanding physiological and biomechanical systems
in an ecological and evolutionary context. In my lab we examine the morphological,
biomechanical and physiological mechanisms underlying animal movement in general,
and how these mechanisms change through evolution and vary across environments. We
apply an integrative approach, often combining laboratory and field studies, to elucidate
interactions between an organism's physiology and their performance, reveal how organisms
perform in their natural surroundings, and improve our understanding of the evolution
of form and function. Further, while our research generally utilizes non-model organisms,
the mechanistic levels we work at are broadly applicable to a wide range of taxa,
including humans, and provide insight into broader functional and physiological principles.
Publications:
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- Smith, Dustin, Vinci, Joy, Anderson, Christopher V., Ketterlin Eckles, Jennifer, Ridgley, Frank, and Mazzotti, Frank J.. Observations on nesting and clutch size in Furcifer oustaleti (Oustalet's Chameleon)
in South Florida, 75-88. Vol. 15, Iss. Special Issue 8. Southeastern Naturalist, 2016. (DOI: 10.1656/058.015.sp808)
- Anderson, Christopher V., Fabre, Anne-Claire, and Herrel, Anthony. Anolis roquet (Martinique's Anole). Coloration, 665-666. Vol. 47, Iss. 4. Herpetological Review, 2016.
- Anderson, Christopher V.. Off like a shot: scaling of ballistic tongue projection reveals extremely high performance
in small chameleons, 18625. Vol. 6. Scientific Reports, 2016. (DOI: 10.1038/srep18625)
- Diaz, Raul E., Anderson, Christopher V., Baumann, Diana P., Kupronis, Richard, Jewell, David, Piraquive, Christina, Kupronis, Jill, Winter, Kristy, Greek, Thomas J., and Trainor, Paul A.. Captive care, raising and breeding of the veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus), 943-949. Vol. 2015, Iss. 10. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols, 2015. (DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot087718)
- Diaz, Raul E., Anderson, Christopher V., Baumann, Diana P., Kupronis, Richard, Jewell, David, Piraquive, Christina, Kupronis, Jill, Winter, Kristy, Bertocchini, Federica, and Trainor, Paul A.. The veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus Dumeril and Dumeril 1851): A model for
studying reptile body plan development and evolution, 889-894. Vol. 2015, Iss. 10. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols, 2015. (DOI: 10.1101/pdb.emo087700)
- Anderson, Christopher V., and Higham, Timothy E.. Chameleon anatomy. In The Biology of Chameleons, 7-55. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2014.
- Jenkins, Richard, Measey, G. J., Anderson, Christopher V., and Tolley, Krystal A.. Chameleon conservation. In The Biology of Chameleons, 193-216. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2014.
- Higham, Timothy E., and Anderson, Christopher V.. Function and adaptation of chameleons. In The Biology of Chameleons, 63-83. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2014.
- Anderson, Christopher V., Larghi, Nicholas P., and Deban, Stephen M.. Thermal effects on the performance, motor control, and muscle dynamics of ballistic
feeding in the salamander Eurycea guttolineata, 3146-3158. Vol. 217, Iss. 17. Journal of Experimental Biology, 2014. (DOI: 10.1242/jeb.105437)
- Anderson, Christopher V., and Van Heygen, Emmanuel. On the sympatry of three Trioceros species in a tropical upland forest in Cameroon, 215-218. Vol. 49, Iss. 4. Salamandra, 2013.
- Venesky, Matthew D., Rossa-Feres, Denise C., Nomura, Fausto, de Andrade, Gilda V., Pezzuti, Tiago L., de Sousa, Verônica T., Anderson, Christopher V., and Wassersug, Richard J.. Comparative feeding kinematics of tropical hylid tadpoles, 1928-1937. Vol. 216, Iss. 10. Journal of Experimental Biology, 2013. (DOI: 10.1242/jeb.082040)
- Anderson, Christopher V., and Tolley, Krystal A.. Bradypodion occidentale (Hewitt, 1935) Western Dwarf Chameleon. Reproduction/Colour, 40-42. Vol. 59. African Herp News, 2013.
- Anderson, Christopher V., and Deban, Stephen M.. Thermal effects on motor control and in vitro muscle dynamics of the ballistic tongue
apparatus in chameleons, 4345-4357. Vol. 215, Iss. 24. Journal of Experimental Biology, 2012. (DOI: 10.1242/jeb.078881)
- Anderson, Christopher V., Sheridan, Thomas, and Deban, Stephen M.. Scaling of the ballistic tongue apparatus in chameleons, 1214-1226. Vol. 273, Iss. 11. Journal of Morphology, 2012. (DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20053)
- Anderson, Christopher V., and Deban, Stephen M.. Ballistic tongue projection in chameleons maintains high performance at low temperature, 5495-5499. Vol. 107, Iss. 12. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2010. (DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0910778107)