Dragon's paradise lost: palaeobiogeography, evolution and extinction of the largest-ever terrestrial lizards (Varanidae)
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Hocknull, Scott A; Piper, Philip J; van den Bergh, Gerrit D; Due, Rokus Awe; Morwood, Michael J.; Kurniawan, Iwan
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BACKGROUND The largest living lizard species, Varanus komodoensis Ouwens 1912, is vulnerable to extinction, being restricted to a few isolated islands in eastern Indonesia, between Java and Australia, where it is the dominant terrestrial carnivore. Understanding how large-bodied varanids responded to past environmental change underpins long-term management of V. komodoensis populations. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We reconstruct the palaeobiogeography of Neogene giant varanids and identify a...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2009 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/16596 |
Source: | PLoS ONE |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0007241 |
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