Author: Kay Philbrick YanevPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Salamanders
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Evolutionary Studies of the Plethodontid Salamander Genus Batrachoseps
Author: Kay Philbrick YanevPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Salamanders
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Studies of Ecology and Morphology in the Plethodontid Salamander Genus Batrachoseps
Author: Christopher James EvelynPublisher:
ISBN: 9781369145939
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Evolution of interspecific morphological diversity within a clade is one of the fundamental patterns studied in evolutionary biology. These morphological differences may reflect adaptation to different environmental conditions and influence patterns across biogeographical spatial scales and macroevolutionary time scales. Using a multivariate measure of morphological shape and a well-studied phylogenetic hypothesis for the plethodontid salamander genus Batrachoseps, I revealed the strong correlation between morphology and species range size, and tested ecological hypotheses that might explain this relationship. Morphological evolution in Batrachoseps can be generally described as variation on the theme of elongation, a pattern also seen in several families of lizards such as Scincidae and Gymnophthalmidae. In Batrachoseps the most elongate forms appear wormlike with highly reduced limbs. Generalized forms of Batrachoseps are similar in proportion to other small salamanders in the family Plethodontidae, such as Plethodon.
The Biology of Plethodontid Salamanders
Author: Richard C. BrucePublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461542553
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
This volume offers a state-of-the-art overview of plethodontid salamanders. Readers will find the best current understanding of many aspects of the evolution, systematics, development, morphology, life history, ecology, and field methodology of these animals.
Evolutionary Studies in Batrachoseps and Other Plethodontid Salamanders
Author: Elizabeth Lacy JockuschPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Studies on the Salamander Genus Batrachoseps
Author: John Roscoe HendricksonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Slender salamander
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Genome Evolution, Morphological Homoplasy, and the Phylogeny of Plethodontid Salamanders
Author: Rachel Lockridge MuellerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Comparative Osteology and Evolution of the Lungless Salamanders, Family Plethodontidae
Author: David B. WakePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
The Salamanders of the Family Plethodontidae
Author: Emmett Reid DunnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
The Distribution, Ecology, and Evolutionary History of Plethodontid Salamanders in Tropical America
Author: David B. WakePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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