The role of phenotypic plasticity in color variation of Tularosa Basin lizards

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2005, Pages 586-596

  Rosenblum, Erica Bree ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COLOR; COLOR MORPH; LIZARD; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ASPIDOSCELIS INORNATA; HOLBROOKIA MACULATA; REPTILIA; SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 23444459670     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CP-04-154R1     Document Type: Article

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