Size and shape variation in a Lesser Antillean anole, Anolis oculatus (Sauria: Iguanidae) in relation to habitat

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-72

  Malhotra, Anita ^a   Thorpe, Roger S ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dominica; ecomorphs; matrix correlation; morphology; multivariate analysis; natural selection; West Indies

Indexed keywords

ANOLIS OCULATUS; IGUANIDAE; SAURIA;

EID: 0030997987     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1996.0088     Document Type: Article

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