Processes driving male breeding colour and ecomorphological diversification in rainbow skinks: A phylogenetic comparative test

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-113

  Dolman, Gaynor ^a,b,d   Stuart Fox, Devi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carlia; Comparative test; Ecological speciation; Ecomorphology; Sexual signals

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COLOR MORPH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOMORPHOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; REPTILE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

SCINCIDAE;

EID: 75549088333     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-009-9293-5     Document Type: Article

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