Intrapopulation variation in endurance of Galapagos lava lizards (Microlophus albemarlensis): Evidence for an interaction between natural and sexual selection

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 795-804

  Miles, Donald B ^a   Snell, Howard L ^b,c   Snell, Heidi M ^c  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c CHARLES DARWIN RESEARCH STATION   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Endurance capacity; Gal pagos; Individual variation; Lizard; Microlophus albemarlensis; Natural selection; Predation; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010379779     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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