Ecological specialization and morphological diversification in Greater Antillean boas

Colonization of islands can dramatically influence the evolutionary trajectories of organisms, with both deterministic and stochastic processes driving adaptation and diversification. Some island colonists evolve extremely large or small body sizes, presumably in response to unique ecological circum...

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Published in:Evolution 2016-08, Vol.70 (8), p.1882-1895
Main Authors: Reynolds, R. Graham, Collar, David C., Pasachnik, Stesha A., Niemiller, Matthew L., Puente-Rolón, Alberto R., Revell, Liam J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal behavior
Animals
Biological Evolution
Boa
Body Size
Boidae
Boidae - physiology
Caribbean
Chilabothrus
ecomorphology
Evolutionary biology
Genetic diversity
Islands
Life History Traits
Morphology
morphometrics
multilocus
phylogenetics
Snakes
West Indies
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Summary:Colonization of islands can dramatically influence the evolutionary trajectories of organisms, with both deterministic and stochastic processes driving adaptation and diversification. Some island colonists evolve extremely large or small body sizes, presumably in response to unique ecological circumstances present on islands. One example of this phenomenon, the Greater Antillean boas, includes both small (
ISSN:0014-3820
1558-5646
DOI:10.1111/evo.12987