Boback, Scott M. Body Size Evolution in Snakes: Evidence from Island Populations. Copeia 2003, no.1 (2003): 81-94., The current literature reports divergent conclusions on the patterns of body size change in island snakes. I...
Reed, Robert N., and Scott M. Boback. Does Body Size Predict Dates of Species Description among North American and Australian Reptiles and Amphibians? Global Ecology and Biogeography 11, no.1 (2002): 41-48., Which factors...
Boback, Scott M., and Craig Guyer. Empirical Evidence for an Optimal Body Size in Snakes. Evolution 57, no. 2 (2003): 345-351., For more information on the published version, visit Wiley's Website., and The concept of optimal...
For more information on the published version, visit American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists's Website., Relative to mainland Boa constrictor , boas from islands off the coast of Belize aredescribed as being...
Scale dependent patterns of body size frequency distributions (BSFDs) have been explained by competition and an evolutionarily optimal body size in mammals. We test these ideas in a vertebrate group that is a model for...
Reproductive power is a contentious concept among ecologists, and the model has been criticized on theoretical and empirical grounds. Despite these criticisms, the model has successfully predicted the modal (optimal) size in...