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Nonlinear selection and the evolution of variances and covariances for continuous characters in an anole by REVELL, L.J, MAHLER, D.L, SWEENEY, J.R, SOBOTKA, M, FANCHER, V.E, LOSOS, J.B

“…The pattern of genetic variances and covariances among characters, summarized in the additive genetic variance-covariance matrix, G, determines how a…”
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Habitat use affects morphological diversification in dragon lizards by COLLAR, D.C, SCHULTE, J.A. II, O'MEARA, B.C, LOSOS, J.B

“…Habitat use may lead to variation in diversity among evolutionary lineages because habitats differ in the variety of ways they allow for species to make a…”
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Correlated evolution of microhabitat, morphology, and behavior in West Indian Anolis lizards: a test of the habitat matrix model by Harrison, A.S., Revell, L.J., Losos, J.B.

“…The habitat matrix model (HMM) explains convergence among arboreal animals as a result of the correlated evolution of morphology, locomotor mode, and habitat…”
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Detective Work in the West Indies: Integrating Historical and Experimental Approaches to Study Island Lizard Evolution by LOSOS, JONATHAN B

“…Evolutionary biology is a historical science, like astronomy and geology. Understanding how and why evolution has occurred requires synthesizing multiple lines…”
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Habitat use and ecological interactions of an introduced and a native species of Anolis lizard on Grand Cayman, with a review of the outcomes of anole introductions by Losos, J.B. (Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO (USA). Dept. of Biology), Marks, J.C, Schoener, T.W

“…Since its introduction ten years ago, Anolis sagrei has spread over much of Grand Cayman and is now more common in some habitats than the native anole, A…”
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Systematics, natural history, and conservation by Greene, H.W, Losos, J.B

“…The work of field biologists in the role of conservation is often misunderstood. A summary of the roles of systematics and natural history in the preservation…”
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