Morphological evolution in Tropidurinae squamates: An integrated view along a continuum of ecological settings

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 98-111

  Grizante, M B ^a   Navas, C A ^a   Garland Jr , T ^a   Kohlsdorf, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative method; Ecology; Evolution; Locomotion; Morphology; Phylogenetic signal; Squamata; Trade off

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGETICS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HABITAT SELECTION; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TRADE-OFF;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FOOT; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAIL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; FOOT; LIZARDS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PHYLOGENY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAIL;

SOLEIDAE; SQUAMATA; TROPIDURINAE;

EID: 72449122930     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01868.x     Document Type: Article

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