Skin pigments and coloration in the Jamaican radiation of Anolis lizards

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 99-109

  Macedonia, Joseph M ^a   James, Sarah ^b   Wittle, Lawrence W ^c   Clark, David L ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BELOIT COLLEGE   (United States)

^c ALMA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANOLIS; ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS; ANOLIS CONSPERSUS; CAROLINENSIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0034122413     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565245     Document Type: Article

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