Many of the classic examples of adaptive radiation, including Caribbean Anolis lizards, are
found on islands. However, Anolis also exhibits substantial species richness and …

Uncovering convergent and divergent patterns of diversification is a major goal of
evolutionary biology. On four Greater Antillean islands, Anolis lizards have convergently …

Oceanic islands are known as test tubes of evolution. Isolated and colonized by relatively
few species, islands are home to many of nature's most renowned radiations from the …

Exploring the relationship between phenotype and performance in an ecological and
evolutionary context is crucial to understanding the adaptive nature of phenotypic traits …

The study of sexual dimorphism in Anolis lizards brings the opportunity to understand how
this phenomena interacts with adaptive radiation to produce broader diversity. We explored …

Burrowing is an important form of locomotion in reptiles, but no study has examined the
energetic cost of burrowing for reptiles. This is significant because burrowing is the most …

Extreme morphologies of many insular taxa suggest that islands have unusual properties
that influence the tempo and mode of evolution. Yet whether insularity per se promotes rapid …

The jum** pitvipers of the genus Metlapilcoatlus are generally associated with montane
environments and are widely distributed from central and southern Mexico to Panama. In …

Anolis lizards are one of the most diverse vertebrate genera and are the classic example of
adaptive radiation and convergent evolution. Anoles exhibit great morphological diversity …

The morphological variation of the gekkotan skull, as visualized through dorsal and lateral
views of a large sample of skulls (164 species; 68% of all gekkotan genera), was analysed …