Abstract
We investigated whether a relationship exists between the number of lamellae and the height and diameter of perches utilized by a diverse set of anoline lizards. Although the number of lamellae on both the fore- and hindfoot is related to both ecological variables, these results are confounded by body size. When the effect of size is removed, the number of lamellae is related to perch height, but not perch diameter. When the data are analyzed in a phylogenetic framework, results are similar, but only the number of lamellae on the forefoot is related to perch height. Consequently, although inter- and intraspecific correlations exist among the number of lamellae on different toes of the fore- and hindfeet, examining the number of lamellae on a single toe may be insufficient for ecomorphological analyses.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 192-199 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Herpetologica |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Jun 1997 |
Keywords
- Anolis
- Habitat use
- Lamellae
- Toe-pad