Sympatry and Interrelationships in Costa Rican Anoles (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Anolis has well over 200 species, mostly Neotropical but with some in the temperate zones. The majority have at least some arboreal tendencies, and are inhabitants of warm, humid climates. There is much diversity in the West Indies, with a host Of Species endemic to single islands or groups of islands. The insular species have been the subjects Of intensive studies that have contributed substantially to an understanding of evolution and ecology, and thus have in many instances clarified the phylogenetic and competitive relationships of kinds that live in sympatry.

Much less field work has been done with the even more numer ous mainland species, and in general their relationship and ecology remain poorly known. Slower progress in studies Of the mainland species results from the fact that they are distributed over a much greater area than that Of all the West Indian islands combined, that they generally Occur in much lower population densities, and that their ecological relationships are perforce more complex than in kinds living in the relatively simplified insular ecosystems.

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