Relationships among morphology, clinging performance and habitat use in Liolaemini lizards

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 843-855

  Tulli, M J ^a   Abdala, V ^a   Cruz, F B ^b  

^a FUNDACIÓN MIGUEL LILLO   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Clinging; Ecology; Liolaemini; Morphology; Performance

Indexed keywords

ARBOREAL SPECIES; ECOMORPHOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HABITAT USE; LIZARD; PHYLOGENETICS; SUBSTRATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; HOOF AND CLAW; LIZARD; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FORELIMB; HOOF AND CLAW; LIZARDS; PHYLOGENY;

SQUAMATA;

EID: 79952708807     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02218.x     Document Type: Article

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