title: Species patterns: evolution's competitive edge.
abstract: Phylogenetic analyses of island lizard faunas suggest that patterns in species distributions and body size evolution are the result of resource competition.
authors.affiliation: Zoology Department, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS, UK.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Steers
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Harvey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001824:Body Constitution; D002140:California; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D008800:Mexico; D010802:Phylogeny; D011157:Population Dynamics; D013045:Species Specificity