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...
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...
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...