Rapid lizard radiation lacking niche conservatism: ecological diversification within a complex landscape
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY, vol.40, no.9, pp.1807-1818, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 40 Issue: 9
- Publication Date: 2013
- Doi Number: 10.1111/jbi.12121
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1807-1818
- Keywords: Anatolia, ancestral niche reconstruction, Eastern Mediterranean, Lacerta media, Lacerta pamphylica, Lacerta trilineata, lacertid lizards, niche overlap, niche divergence, species distribution model
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Aim Diversification and rapid radiation are well documented in lacertid lizards. Niche conservation is frequently observed among related taxa, whereby niches will not change much during speciation events. Here, we investigate the relationship between environmental niche divergence and phylogenetic relatedness in a widespread group of green lizards, the Lacerta trilineata group.