Projektnummer

0053966

Zusammenfassung

150 years after the first publication of the Evolutionary Theory patterns and processes of lineage diversification are still one of the most challenging fields in evolutionary biology. The objective of this project is to assess the role of geomorphological complexity in lineage diversification using a vertebrate model group (Anolis lizards). Adaptive lineage diversification has been extensively studied and verified in the Caribbean portion of this radiation but which evolutionary processes operate on the same genus in a mainland setting is yet enigmatic. Comparing variation in adaptive...