Hurricane-induced selection on the morphology of an island lizard

Hurricane-induced selection on the morphology of an island lizard

Hurricane-induced selection on the morphology of an island lizard, Published online: 25 July 2018; doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0352-3

Two populations of Anolis lizards that survived Hurricanes Irma and Maria had larger toepads, longer forelimbs and shorter hindlimbs relative to the pre-hurricane populations, which suggests hurricane-induced natural selection.

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