Convergent exaptation and adaptation in solitary island lizards

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 274, Issue 1623, 2007, Pages 2231-2237

  Poe, Steven ^a   Goheen, Jacob R ^b   Hulebak, Erik P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Anolis; Convergence; Ecological filter; Exaptation; Island

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COLONIZATION; CONVERGENCE; ISLAND; LIZARD; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SIZE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEMALE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NULL HYPOTHESIS; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REPTILE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLITARY ISLAND LIZARD;

ANOLIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34548484787     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0569     Document Type: Article

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