Sex-specific ecomorphological variation and the evolution of sexual dimorphism in dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion spp.)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1073-1081

  Stuart Fox, Devi ^a,c   Moussalli, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental gradients; Habitat structure; Lizard; Natural selection; Sexual selection; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECOMORPHOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; EVOLUTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LIZARD; NATURAL SELECTION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MALE; PHYLOGENY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

BRADYPODION; CHAMAELEONIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34247537859     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01295.x     Document Type: Article

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