The evolution of search modes: Ecological versus phylogenetic perspectives

American Naturalist

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 98-109

  Perry, Gad ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological correlates; Evolution; Foraging behavior; Phylogenetic conservatism; Search modality

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; PHYLOGENY;

AUTARCHOGLOSSA; GEKKOTA; IGUANIA;

EID: 0033053820     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303145     Document Type: Article

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