Sex-specific evolution of bite performance in Liolaemus lizards (Iguania: Liolaemidae): The battle of the sexes

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 461-475

  Vanhooydonck, Bieke ^a   Cruz, Felix B ^b   Abdala, Cristian S ^c   Azócar, Débora L Moreno ^b   Bonino, Marcelo F ^b   Herrel, Anthony ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente Bariloche   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Diet; Ecomorphology; Interspecific variation; Natural selection; Sexual differences; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; DIET; ECOMORPHOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LIZARD; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

IGUANIA; LIOLAEMINAE; LIOLAEMUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 78649409217     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01519.x     Document Type: Article

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