The evolution of sexual size dimorphism in reptiles 4 2 2 Snakes Although snakesactually compriseaderivedlizard clade, they differ from lizards in that females are larger than males in the majority of species (Figure
The amphibians and reptiles of Mindanao Island, southern . . . Together, our comprehensive analysis of this fauna suggests that the greater Mindanao faunal region possesses distinct subcenters of amphibian and reptile species diversity, and that until this area is revisited and its fauna and actually studied, with on-the-ground field work including targeted surveys of species distributions coupled to the
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REPTILE BEHAVIOR - Veterian Key CHAPTER 3 REPTILE BEHAVIOR JÖRG MAYER, TERESA BRADLEY BAYS Introduction Reptiles are becoming more and more popular as pets and as research animals With so many reptile species being presented to the practitioner, it is difficult to stay abreast of the knowledge necessary to provide appropriate care and to counsel and educate clients
Synthesis reveals that island species–area relationships . . . Study-level variation in the island species–area relationship (ISAR) Posterior density plots of study-level variation in the slopes of the rarefied number of species (S n) and the effective number of species given the probability of interspecific encounter (S PIE) grouped by (a) taxon group and (b) island type The continuous black line and