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Digest: Old world climates give rise to 'young' lizard skulls.
- Source :
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Evolution . Apr2017, Vol. 71 Issue 4, p1116-1117. 2p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The article discusses the effect of warmer climate on animals which leads to decrease in body size and increase in length of limbs with a special focus on skull size of lizards. Topics discussed include assessment of lizards based on morphometrics, paedomorphosis describing juvenile characteristics in morphology and convergence of morphology and ecological habitat.
- Subjects :
- *LIZARDS
*CLIMATOLOGY
*MORPHOMETRICS
*NEOTENY
*MORPHOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00143820
- Volume :
- 71
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Evolution
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 122314176
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.13224