Microevolutionary trends of tooth complexity in the Ibiza wall lizard, Podarcis pityusensis, mirror macroevolutionary trends in squamates
Stephanie Charlotte Woodgate, Alistair Evans, Bilal Kayed, Ana Pérez‐Cembranos, Valentín Pérez‐Mellado, Johannes Müller
The paper quantifies tooth complexity in eight populations of Podarcis pityusensis to assess its relationship with diet, finding increasing complexity correlates with herbivory, mirroring macroevolutionary trends.
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society · Dec 3, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology