Maternal manipulation of offspring phenotypes via nest-site selection in an oviparous lizard

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1808-1817

  Shine, Richard ^a   Harlow, Peter S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Development; Hatchling performance; Incubation; Lizard; Phenotypic plasticity; Temperature effects

Indexed keywords

MATERNAL INVESTMENT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SKINK;

AUSTRALIA;

BASSIANA DUPERREYI;

EID: 0030438355     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265785     Document Type: Article

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