Rapid temporal reversal in predator-driven natural selection

Jonathan B. Losos; Thomas W. Schoener; R. Brian Langerhans; David A. Spiller

doi:10.1126/science.1133584

Rapid temporal reversal in predator-driven natural selection

Jonathan B. Losos, Thomas W. Schoener, R. Brian Langerhans, David A. Spiller

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

125 Scopus citations

Abstract

As island lizards shift from ground to trees to escape predators, the selective pressure favors longer legs instead of the shorter legs favored on the ground.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1111
Number of pages	1
Journal	Science
Volume	314
Issue number	5802
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1133584
State	Published - Nov 17 2006

Access to Document

10.1126/science.1133584

Cite this

@article{54aa67eae35242d6abdb6b7c0d60dba0,

title = "Rapid temporal reversal in predator-driven natural selection",

abstract = "As island lizards shift from ground to trees to escape predators, the selective pressure favors longer legs instead of the shorter legs favored on the ground.",

author = "Losos, {Jonathan B.} and Schoener, {Thomas W.} and Langerhans, {R. Brian} and Spiller, {David A.}",

year = "2006",

month = nov,

day = "17",

doi = "10.1126/science.1133584",

language = "English",

volume = "314",

pages = "1111",

journal = "Science",

issn = "0036-8075",

number = "5802",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Rapid temporal reversal in predator-driven natural selection

AU - Losos, Jonathan B.

AU - Schoener, Thomas W.

AU - Langerhans, R. Brian

AU - Spiller, David A.

PY - 2006/11/17

Y1 - 2006/11/17

N2 - As island lizards shift from ground to trees to escape predators, the selective pressure favors longer legs instead of the shorter legs favored on the ground.

AB - As island lizards shift from ground to trees to escape predators, the selective pressure favors longer legs instead of the shorter legs favored on the ground.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33751229012&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1126/science.1133584

DO - 10.1126/science.1133584

M3 - Article

C2 - 17110568

AN - SCOPUS:33751229012

SN - 0036-8075

VL - 314

SP - 1111

JO - Science

JF - Science

IS - 5802

ER -

Rapid temporal reversal in predator-driven natural selection

Abstract

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this