Behavioral Drive versus Behavioral Inertia in Evolution: A Null Model Approach

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Summary

A null model is developed that quantifies the impact of regulatory behaviors on body temperature and on performance of ectotherms and supports the alternative view that behavior has diverse—and sometimes conflicting—effects on the directions and rates at which other traits evolve.

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article
Published
2003-02-11
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Keywords

Ectotherm, Lizard, Anolis, Evolutionary physiology, Ecology

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