On the congruence of morphology, trophic ecology, and phylogeny in Neotropical treeboas (Squamata: Boidae: Corallus)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 466-475

  Henderson, Robert W ^a   Pauers, Michael J ^a   Colston, Timothy J ^b  

^a MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Diets; Ecomorphology; Meristics; Snakes; West Indies

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; MORPHOMETRY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PHYLOGENY; PREY SELECTION; SNAKE; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT;

BRAZIL; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 84877720834     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bij.12052     Document Type: Article

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