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  • Jonathan Losos
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Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree
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© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Foreword ix
  4. Acknowledgments xiii
  5. Prologue: The Case For Anolis xvii
  6. 1. Evolutionary Biology As A Historical Science 1
  7. 2. Meet The Anoles! 11
  8. 3. Five Anole Faunas, Part One: Greater Antillean Ecomorphs 29
  9. 4. Five Anole Faunas, Part Two: The Other Four 59
  10. 5. Phylogenetics, Evolutionary Inference, And Anole Relationships 81
  11. 6. Phylogenetic Perspective On The Timing And Biogeography Of Anole Evolution 99
  12. 7. Evolution Of Ecomorphological Diversity 113
  13. 8. Cradle To Grave: Anole Life History And Population Biology 135
  14. 9. Social Behavior, Sexual Selection, And Sexual Dimorphism 161
  15. 10. Habitat Use 189
  16. 11. Ecology And Adaptive Radiation 205
  17. 12. Natural Selection And Microevolution 233
  18. 13. Form, Function, And Adaptive Radiation 257
  19. 14. Speciation And Geographic Differentiation 291
  20. 15. The Evolution Of An Adaptive Radiation 317
  21. 16. The Five Faunas Reconsidered 351
  22. 17. Are Anoles Special, And If So, Why? 383
  23. Afterword 411
  24. References 421
  25. Index 495
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520943735-003

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Foreword ix
  4. Acknowledgments xiii
  5. Prologue: The Case For Anolis xvii
  6. 1. Evolutionary Biology As A Historical Science 1
  7. 2. Meet The Anoles! 11
  8. 3. Five Anole Faunas, Part One: Greater Antillean Ecomorphs 29
  9. 4. Five Anole Faunas, Part Two: The Other Four 59
  10. 5. Phylogenetics, Evolutionary Inference, And Anole Relationships 81
  11. 6. Phylogenetic Perspective On The Timing And Biogeography Of Anole Evolution 99
  12. 7. Evolution Of Ecomorphological Diversity 113
  13. 8. Cradle To Grave: Anole Life History And Population Biology 135
  14. 9. Social Behavior, Sexual Selection, And Sexual Dimorphism 161
  15. 10. Habitat Use 189
  16. 11. Ecology And Adaptive Radiation 205
  17. 12. Natural Selection And Microevolution 233
  18. 13. Form, Function, And Adaptive Radiation 257
  19. 14. Speciation And Geographic Differentiation 291
  20. 15. The Evolution Of An Adaptive Radiation 317
  21. 16. The Five Faunas Reconsidered 351
  22. 17. Are Anoles Special, And If So, Why? 383
  23. Afterword 411
  24. References 421
  25. Index 495
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