@article{416d63e3116f4747af350e0d86ac5285,
title = "Discovery of a giant chameleon-like lizard (Anolis) on hispaniola and its significance to understanding replicated adaptive radiations",
abstract = "We report a new chameleon-like Anolis species from Hispaniola that is ecomorphologically similar to congeners found only on Cuba. Lizards from both clades possess short limbs and a short tail and utilize relatively narrow perches, leading us to recognize a novel example of ecomorphological matching among islands in the well-known Greater Antillean anole radiation. This discovery supports the hypothesis that the assembly of island faunas can be substantially deterministic and highlights the continued potential for basic discovery to reveal new insights in well-studied groups. Restricted to a threatened band of midelevation transitional forest near the border of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, this new species appears to be highly endangered.",
keywords = "Community assembly, Conservation, Determinism, Dominican Republic, Island biogeography",
author = "Mahler, {D. Luke} and Lambert, {Shea M.} and Geneva, {Anthony J.} and Julienne Ng and Hedges, {S. Blair} and Losos, {Jonathan B.} and Glor, {Richard E.}",
note = "Funding Information: For loans, assistance, and constructive comments, we thank C. Boccia, J. Brocca, R. Brown, C. Davis, K. de Queiroz, K. Helgen, Y. Hernandez, F. Jenkins, M. Landestoy and family, A. Marmolejo, C. Marte, J. Martinez, T. Mejia, L. Meszoly, M. Mu{\~n}oz, N. Navarro, S. Poe, R. Powell, M. Qu{\'i}rico, J. Rosado, D. Scantlebury, M. Stimola, T. Takahashi, R. Thomas, L. Vitt, C. Wessinger, and one anonymous reviewer. Research permission was granted by theMinisterio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Dominican Republic (permits 2009-0001179, 2010-0000818). Support was provided by the National Science Foundation (DEB-0918975, DEB-0808401) and Harvard University{\textquoteright}s David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 by The University of Chicago.",
year = "2016",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1086/687566",
language = "English",
volume = "188",
pages = "357--364",
journal = "American Naturalist",
issn = "0003-0147",
number = "3",
}