Head shape evolution in monitor lizards (Varanus): Interactions between extreme size disparity, phylogeny and ecology

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 363-373

  Openshaw, G H ^a   Keogh, J S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allometry; Geometric morphometrics; Habitat; Head shape; Phylogeny; Size; Varanus

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HERPETOFAUNA; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SHAPE;

SQUAMATA; VARANIDAE; VARANUS; VERTEBRATA;

ALLOMETRY; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS; HABITAT; HEAD; HEAD SHAPE; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; PHYLOGENY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SIZE; VARANUS;

ALLOMETRY; GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS; HABITAT; HEAD SHAPE; PHYLOGENY; SIZE; VARANUS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; HEAD; LIZARDS; PHYLOGENY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84892869263     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12299     Document Type: Article

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