The limits to reproductive output: Offspring size versus number in the sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)

American Naturalist

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 179-188

  Olsson, M ^a,b   Shine, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; CLUTCH VOLUME; REPRODUCTIVE OUTPUT; SAND LIZARD;

SWEDEN, ASKETUNNAN;

LACERTA AGILIS;

EID: 0030619652     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/285985     Document Type: Article

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