Does foraging mode mould morphology in lacertid lizards?

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1950-1961

  Verwaijen, D ^a   Van Damme, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Co adaptation; Foraging; Lacertidae; Lizard; Morphology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MASTICATION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BITE FORCE; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIZARDS; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

LACERTIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34547869781     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01367.x     Document Type: Article

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