• DOI:10.1554/05-328.1
Corpus ID: 17688691

WHY DOES A TRAIT EVOLVE MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN A CLADE? REPEATED EVOLUTION OF SNAKELIKE BODY FORM IN SQUAMATE REPTILES

@inproceedings{Wiens2006WHYDA,
  title={WHY DOES A TRAIT EVOLVE MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN A CLADE? REPEATED EVOLUTION OF SNAKELIKE BODY FORM IN SQUAMATE REPTILES},
  author={J. Wiens and M. C. Brandley and T. Reeder},
  booktitle={Evolution; international journal of organic evolution},
  year={2006}
}

• J. Wiens, M. C. Brandley, T. Reeder
• Published in
  Evolution; international…
  2006
• Biology, Medicine

Abstract Why does a trait evolve repeatedly within a clade? When examining the evolution of a trait, evolutionary biologists typically focus on the selective advantages it may confer and the genetic and developmental mechanisms that allow it to vary. Although these factors may be necessary to explain why a trait evolves in a particular instance, they may not be sufficient to explain phylogenetic patterns of repeated evolution or conservatism. Instead, other factors may also be important, such… Expand

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