The influence of thermal and hydric environments on embryonic use of energy and nutrients, and hatchling traits, in the wall lizards (Podarcis muralis)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 205-213

  Ji, Xiang ^a,b   Braña, Florentino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b Division of Plastic Surgery   (China)

Author keywords

Calcium; Calorimetry; Egg; Hatchling; Incubation; Lacertidae; Lipids; Magnesium; Podarcis muralis; Reptilia

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; ORGANIC MATTER; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; EGG SHELL; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HATCHING; LIZARD; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; SEX RATIO; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE;

PODARCIS MURALIS;

EID: 0032736415     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(99)00111-7     Document Type: Article

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