Diversity and niche evolution along aridity gradients in north american lizards (phrynosomatidae)

Evolution

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1715-1728

  Wiens, John J ^a,b   Kozak, Kenneth H ^c   Silva, Natalia ^b  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aridity; Diversification; Niche; Phylogeny; Reptiles; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; CALIBRATION; DATA SET; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HABITAT TYPE; LAND SURFACE; LIZARD; NICHE; PHYLOGENY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFOREST; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; IGUANIDAE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; TIME; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; IGUANAS; PHYLOGENY; TIME FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

NORTH AMERICA;

PHRYNOSOMATINAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84878655513     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evo.12053     Document Type: Article

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