Body size diversification in anolis: Novel environment and island effects

Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2017-2030

  Thomas, Gavin H ^a   Meiri, Shai ^a   Phillimore, Albert B ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anolis lizards; Body size; Ecomorphs; Islands; Morphological diversification rates; Novel environments; Phylogeny; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COLONIAL ORGANISM; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MALE; PHYLOGENY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; LIZARDS; MALE; PHYLOGENY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES;

ANOLIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 68149107581     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00694.x     Document Type: Article

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