Ornament evolution in dragon lizards: Multiple gains and widespread losses reveal a complex history of evolutionary change

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 797-808

  Ord, T J ^a   Stuart Fox, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agamidae; Comparative methods; Ecological constraint; Genetic correlation; Lizard; Ornaments; Phylogenetic reconstruction; Sexual dimorphism; Sexually selected traits

Indexed keywords

GOOD GENES HYPOTHESIS; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; LIZARD; NATURAL SELECTION; ORNAMENTATION; PHYLOGENETICS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

ANIMALS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; PIGMENTATION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

AGAMIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33646484403     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.01050.x     Document Type: Article

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