Rates of embryonic development of Sceloporus lizards: Do cold climates favor the evolution of rapid development?

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 1999, Pages 692-700

  Andrews, Robin M ^a   Mathies, Tom ^a   Qualls, Carl P ^b   Qualls, Fiona J ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (Guam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; LIZARD;

SCELOPORUS; SCELOPORUS AENEUS; SCELOPORUS SCALARIS; SCELOROPUS; SCELOROPUS AENEUS; SCELOROPUS SCALARIS;

EID: 0033517077     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447601     Document Type: Article

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