Evolution of an ornament, the dewlap, in females of the lizard genus Anolis

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 191-201

  Harrison, Alexis ^a   Poe, Steven ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative methods; Sensory drive; Signalling; Social selection; Species recognition

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LIZARD; MATE CHOICE; NEOTROPICAL KINGDOM; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RECOGNITION; SENSORY SYSTEM; SEXUAL SELECTION; TERRITORY;

ANOLIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84859364587     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.01847.x     Document Type: Article

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