Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "comparative methods"
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Lizard scales in an adaptive radiation: variation in scale number follows climatic and structural habitat diversity in Anolis lizards
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2014)Lizard scales vary in size, shape and texture among and within species. The overall function of scales in squamates is attributed to protection against abrasion, solar radiation and water loss. We quantified scale number ... -
Mutualism or Parasitism? Using a Phylogenetic Approach to Characterize the Oxpecker-Ungulate Relationship
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)With their striking predilection for perching on African ungulates and eating their ticks, yellow-billed (Buphagus africanus) and red-billed oxpeckers (B. erythrorhynchus) represent one of the few potentially mutualistic ...