Functional consequences of morphological differentiation between populations of the Cape Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 692-700

  Herrel, Anthony ^a   Measey, G John ^b,c   Vanhooydonck, Bieke ^d   Tolley, Krystal A ^b,e  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Habitat; Limbs; Performance; Tail

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; LIMB; MORPHOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPTILE;

BRADYPODION; BRADYPODION PUMILUM; CHAMAELEONIDAE;

EID: 80054684023     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01764.x     Document Type: Article

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