This dissertation is primarily focused on understanding the generation and maintenance of
phenotypic diversity through ecological selection. Natural selection acts on the phenotype …

Many species of arboreal frog, over a wide range of taxa, possess specialised expanded
digital pads which are remarkable similar in structure. It has long been accepted that the …

Anolis lizards are best known for their ability to adhere to surfaces with the use of their
adhesive toe pads. Different ecomorphs of anoles exist which co-vary with habitat type, a …

Resumen SILICEO-CANTERO, Hector Hugo y GARCIA, Andrés. Activity and habitat use of
an insular and a mainland populations of the lizard Anolis nebulosus (Squamata …

Maximal locomotor performance in Anolis lizards has been studied extensively within and
across species. Hindlimb length is correlated with jump distances in a number of species of …

This book demonstrates that there is an enormous diversity of attachment devices and
adhesives among arachnids. This diversity is comparable to what has previously been found …

Habitat-driven differences in reptile life-histories have been observed in many species.
Prairie lizards, Sceloporus consobrinus, in the Arkansas River Valley inhabit rocky, forested …

The study of the radiation of anolines in the continent has shown to have a convergent
morphological pattern comparable to the radiation of the Caribbean, thus, 10 morphotypes …

Morphology is expected to represent species' ecological niches, based on microhabitat and
ecological selection pressures dictating morphological adaptations for efficient performance …

The performance of an organism in its environment frequently depends more on its
composite phenotype than on individual phenotypic traits. Thus, understanding …