Multivariate sexual dimorphism, sexual selection, and adaptation in greater antillean anolis lizards

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 541-559

  Butler, Marguerite A ^a,b,c   Losos, Jonathan B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL MATHEMATICS   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Allometry; Anolis lizards; Ecomorphs; Greater Antilles; Habitat use; Morphometrics; Multivariate analysis; Phylo GLS; Phylogeny; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; LIZARD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES;

ANOLIS; PHYLO; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0036878439     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9615(2002)072[0541:MSDSSA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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