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| | Evolution on Islands |
 | | In this study, we use these tests to investigat the patterns of trait variation among populations of the ornate day gecko (Phelsuma ornata) and its close relative, the Manapany day gecko (Phelsuma inexpectata), in the Mascarene islands. |
 | | In the case of Phelsuma, this explanation is supported by the observation that offshore Mauritian islands tend to have fewer species (either one, as on IAA, GQ, GAB, FI, or two on IAB and RI). |
 | | We have shown that populations of Phelsuma ornata and P. inexpectata are morphologically distinct, but that the processes responsible for this variation differ for body size, body shape, and head color pattern. |
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