History and the global ecology of squamate reptiles

American Naturalist

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 44-60

  Vitt, Laurie J ^a   Pianka, Eric R ^b   Cooper Jr , William E ^c   Schwenk, Kurt ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cladogenesis; Community ecology; Evolutionary innovations; Niche; Phylogeny; Squamate history

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EVOLUTION; PALEOECOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; REPTILE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SNAKE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIZARDS; PHYLOGENY; SNAKES;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; AUTARCHOGLOSSA; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; IGUANIA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0038448923     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/375172     Document Type: Article

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