A Short Article about the Origins of Madagascar Chameleons

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Here's a neat short article about the origins of the chameleons of Madagascar.

http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0329-madagascar-chameleon-origin.html

 

[Chris Anderson]

Yep, its based on this article by Krystal Tolley, Ted Townsend and Miguel Vences that came out last week: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1759/20130184.abstract They really put together an impressive phylogeny for the study, utilizing 174 taxa (more than 90% of the described diversity) for it.

Chris

Chris

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Yep, its based on this article by Krystal Tolley, Ted Townsend and Miguel Vences that came out last week: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1759/20130184.abstract They really put together an impressive phylogeny for the study, utilizing 174 taxa (more than 90% of the described diversity) for it.

Chris

Chris

Chris

Thanks for the heads up the next time I'm at the UC Davis Library I'm going to attempt to locate a copy of the PDF.

Jeremy A. Rich