How lizards turn into snakes: A phylogenetic analysis of body-form evolution in anguid lizards

Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2303-2318

  Wiens, John J ^a   Slingluff, Jamie L ^b  

^a SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative methods; Development; Macroevolution; Morphology; Phylogeny; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SNAKE;

ANGUIDAE; ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035688423     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb00744.x     Document Type: Article

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