When are adaptive radiations replicated in areas? Ecological opportunity and unexceptional diversification in West Indian dipsadine snakes (Colubridae: Alsophiini)

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 465-475

  Burbrink, Frank T ^a,b   Ruane, Sara ^a,b   Pyron, R Alexander ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Alsophiini; Colubridae; Ecological opportunity; Island biogeography; Snakes; West Indies

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BODY SIZE; CLADISTICS; COLONIZATION; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORPHOLOGY; NICHE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SNAKE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WHITE NOISE;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

ANOLIS; COLUBRIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 84857117210     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02621.x     Document Type: Article

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