A phylogenetic framework for the evolution of female polymorphism in anoles

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 303-317

  Paemelaere, Evi A D ^a   Guyer, Craig ^a   Dobson, F Stephen ^a,b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Analysis; Anolis; Comparative studies; Dorsal patterns; Lizards; Neotropics; Polychrotidae

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMMON ANCESTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LIZARD; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PARALLEL EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CENTRAL AMERICA;

ANOLIS; POLYCHROTINAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 80052800350     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01742.x     Document Type: Article

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