Reproductive ecology of the jacky dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus): An agamid lizard with temperature-dependent sex determination

Austral Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 640-652

  Harlow, Peter S ^a   Taylor, Jennifer E ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agamidae; Incubation temperature; Nest temperature; Reproduction; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000139012     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2000.tb00070.x     Document Type: Article

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