Study of dentition in lizards from Gran Ganaria Island (Canary Islands) and its ecological and evolutionary significance
The dentition of Gallotia stehlini from one extant and two subfossil populations dated as 4000 and 2000 years before present was studied. Body measurements were similar in the two subfossil populations, but much greater than the largest sizes observed today in G. stehlini. The morphology of the dent...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1992 |
| País: | España |
| Repositorio: | accedaCRIS portal de investigación de la Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:accedacris.ulpgc.es:10553/19926 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10553/19926 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 24 Ciencias de la vida 2401 Biología animal (zoología) 240116 Herpetología 240105 Desarrollo animal Dentition Lizards Canary Islands Ecology Evolution |
| Sumario: | The dentition of Gallotia stehlini from one extant and two subfossil populations dated as 4000 and 2000 years before present was studied. Body measurements were similar in the two subfossil populations, but much greater than the largest sizes observed today in G. stehlini. The morphology of the dental cusps in this G. stehlini differs greatly from that of other Lacertidae, including other congeneric Canarian species; this has been connected with a vegetarian diet. |
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