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Small, rare and trendy: traits and biogeography of lizards described in the 21st century by Meiri, S.

“…The pace of new reptile species descriptions, especially of new lizard descriptions, is rapidly increasing. The number of recognized lizard species has…”
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Length-weight allometries in lizards by Meiri, S

“…Body shape and body size are hugely important for the understanding of multiple ecological phenomena. In order to study and compare sizes across taxa and to…”
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New data and taxonomic changes influence our understanding of biogeographic patterns: A case study in Australian skinks by Flanagan, T., Shea, G. M., Roll, U., Tingley, R., Meiri, S., Chapple, D. G.

“…Species are the most commonly used unit of biogeography research, and in many conservation schemes. For many faunal groups, taxonomy is in a constant state of…”
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Ecophysiological trait variation in desert versus Mediterranean populations of a gecko by Schwarz, R., Stark, G., Levin, E., Chapple, D. G., Meiri, S.

“…Populations inhabiting several biomes may experience different abiotic and biotic conditions, exerting local selection pressures. Temperature and water regimes…”
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Do urban habitats induce physiological changes in Mediterranean lizards? by Vardi, R., Dubiner, S., Ben Bezalel, R., Meiri, S., Levin, E.

“…Urban environments offer dramatically different habitats for wildlife compared with natural environments. They provide, for example, different levels of…”
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Squamate hatchling size and the evolutionary causes of negative offspring size allometry by Meiri, S., Feldman, A., Kratochvíl, L.

“…Although fecundity selection is ubiquitous, in an overwhelming majority of animal lineages, small species produce smaller number of offspring per clutch. In…”
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The island rule is not valid in terrestrial isopods (Crustacea: Oniscidea) by Karagkouni, M., Sfenthourakis, S., Meiri, S.

“…The island rule posits that small animals grow larger on islands, whereas large‐bodied ones are expected to dwarf, but remains largely unexplored in…”
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Dwarfism in insular carnivores: a case study of the pygmy raccoon by McFadden, K. W., Meiri, S.

“…Insular dwarfism is common in mammals. Many theories have been put forward to explain it, including competitive release, predation release, resource limitation…”
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Hot, dry and different: Australian lizard richness is unlike that of mammals, amphibians and birds by Powney, G.D, Grenyer, R, Orme, C.D.L, Owens, I.P.F, Meiri, S

“…(1) To map the species richness of Australian lizards and describe patterns of range size and species turnover that underlie them. (2) To assess the congruence…”
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Diversity gradients of terrestrial vertebrates – substantial variations about a common theme by Raz, T., Allison, A., Avila, L. J., Bauer, A. M., Böhm, M., Caetano, G. H. de O., Colli, G., Doan, T. M., Doughty, P., Grismer, L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., Martins, M., Morando, M., Murali, G., Nagy, Z. T., Nogueira, C. de C., Novosolov, M., Oliver, P. M., Passos, P., Pincheira‐Donoso, D., Sindaco, R., Slavenko, A., Torres‐Carvajal, O., Uetz, P., Wagner, P., Zimin, A., Roll, U., Meiri, S.

“…Environmental factors, such as temperature, precipitation, and elevation, explain most of the variation in species richness at the global scale. Nevertheless,…”
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Variability and Correlations in Carnivore Crania and Dentition by Meiri, S., Dayan, T., Simberloff, D.

“…1. We analysed patterns of variability and correlations in skulls and teeth of a wide (>100 species; >17 000 specimens) sample of terrestrial carnivores. 2…”
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Co‐occurrence in snake and lizard sister species is unrelated to major ecomorphological traits by Shinde, A., Davies, T. J., Roll, U., Meiri, S.

“…Environmental factors and interspecific interactions, such as competition and facilitation, can shape species' geographic ranges. Here, we tested the…”
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THE ISLAND RULE IN LARGE MAMMALS: PALEONTOLOGY MEETS ECOLOGY by Raia, Pasquale, Meiri, Shai

“…The island rule is the phenomenon of the miniaturization of large animals and the gigantism of small animals on islands, with mammals providing the classic…”
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On the validity of Bergmann's rule by Meiri, Shai, Dayan, Tamar

“…Aim We reviewed the occurrence of Bergmann's rule in birds (ninety-four species) and mammals (149 species), using only studies where statistical significance…”
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Island Species Richness Increases with Habitat Diversity by Hortal, Joaquín, Triantis, Kostas A., Meiri, Shai, Thébault, Elisa, Sfenthourakis, Spyros

“…Species richness is commonly thought to increase with habitat diversity. However, a recent theoretical model aiming to unify niche and island biogeography…”
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Socio-ecological factors correlate with levels of stereotypic behavior in zoo-housed primates by Pomerantz, Ori, Meiri, Shai, Terkel, Joseph

“…•Hair-pulling was expressed by 75% of the species.•Pacing was expressed by 50% of the species.•Hair-pulling levels were positively correlated with group…”
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Variability and Sexual Size Dimorphism in Carnivores: Testing the Niche Variation Hypothesis by Meiri, Shai, Dayan, Tamar, Simberloff, Daniel

“…The niche variation hypothesis predicts greater morphological variability in populations occupying wide ecological niches than in those occupying narrow ones…”
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Carnivores, biases and Bergmann's rule by MEIRI, SHAI, DAYAN, TAMAR, SIMBERLOFF, DANIEL

“…Studies of Bergmann's rule may encompass a non‐random subsample of extant homeotherms. We examined patterns of correlation between skull length and…”
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Body Size of Insular Carnivores: Little Support for the Island Rule by Meiri, Shai, Dayan, Tamar, Simberloff, Daniel

“…Large mammals are thought to evolve to be smaller on islands, whereas small mammals grow larger. A negative correlation between relative size of island…”
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Using phylogenetic trees to test for character displacement: a model and an example from a desert mammal community by Davies, T. Jonathan, Cooper, Natalie, Diniz-Filho, Jose Alexandre Felizola, Thomas, Gavin H, Meiri, Shai

“…The distribution of traits within communities is thought to provide information on the evolutionary and ecological forces that structure community composition…”
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